Peirene as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Peirene

What is the meaning of the name Peirene ?

The baby name Peirene is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced pee-REE-nee (IPA: /piˈriːni/).

Peirene is Greek in Origin.

Peirene is a feminine name from Ancient Greek Πειρήνη (Peirēnē), the famed Corinthian spring and the nymph who presided over it. The etymology is uncertain - often classed as pre‑Greek - though folk links to ideas of piercing or flowing water have been suggested. As a given name it signifies “of the Peirene spring,” evoking a fountain, lamenting tears, and a wellspring of poetic inspiration. In one tradition, the spring arose from the nymph’s tears for her son Cenchrias.

In classical sources (Pindar, Pausanias, Ovid), Pegasus drinks at the Fountain of Peirene, where Bellerophon tames him. As a personal name Peirene is exceedingly rare in antiquity and today, appearing chiefly in literary or antiquarian use and occasional modern revivals. Variants include Pirene (Latinized) and the scholarly form Peirēnē; do not confuse it with Pyrene or Irene, which are etymologically distinct.

⚙ We have no record of Peirene in any national birth registry or name dataset. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.