Kirenia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kirenia

What is the meaning of the name Kirenia ?

The baby name Kirenia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced kee-REH-nee-uh (IPA: /kiˈrɛniə/).

Kirenia is Spanish in Origin.

Kirenia is a modern feminine name most common in Cuba and among the Cuban diaspora. Its shape likely blends the Spanish/Greek saint’s name Irene (from Greek Eirene, “peace”) with the fashionable K-initial that gained favor in late-20th-century Cuban naming, and it may also echo the Cypriot place name Kyrenia (Greek Keryneia). Because of its close ties to Irene/Irina, the name is widely interpreted to carry the meaning “peace.”

Use rose in Cuba from the 1970s through the 1990s, amid a wave of inventive spellings and some Slavic influence on given names, and it remains relatively uncommon outside the Caribbean. Related forms and near-equivalents include Irenia and Yrenia in Spanish, and Irene and Irina internationally. Short forms include Kire, Kiri, Reni, and Nia. Less frequent variant spellings encountered are Kirenya and Kyrenia, though these are rare and often toponymic in feel.