Irinah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Irinah

What is the meaning of the name Irinah ?

The baby name Irinah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ih-REE-nah (IPA: /ɪˈriːnə/).

Irinah is Greek in Origin.

Irinah is a feminine given name most closely related to Irina, the Slavic and East European form of Greek Eirēnē, “peace.” Through Byzantine and Orthodox Christian tradition it spread across Russia, Ukraine, the Balkans, and the Caucasus; notable bearers include several early martyrs named Irene and the Byzantine Empress Irene of Athens. Western interest rose in the 19th–20th centuries through literature and migration, keeping the core meaning of serenity and concord.

The final -h marks a modern variant seen in Madagascar and among diasporic communities, aligning visually with Malagasy name patterns and, in Malagasy, resonating with the verb irina/nirina, “desired; longed-for,” giving a layered sense of “peace” and “beloved wish.” Common variants include Irina, Irene, Irena, Iryna, Irini/Eirini, Irine and Arina; short forms Rina, Ira and Ina are frequent. Related spellings Rinah/Rina also overlap with Hebrew rinah, “joyous song.”

⚙ Irinah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Irinah appears only 9 times in total — found in 7 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.