Irineu is the
Portuguese version of the male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
Irenaeus.
Notable people with the name include:
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Irineu Esteve Altimiras (born 1996), Andorran cross-country skier
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Irineu Calixto Couto (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
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Irineu Gassen
Irineu Gassen (born 24 November 1942) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood on 27 July 1968, Gassen was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Feder ...
(born 1942), Brazilian bishop
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Irineu Evangelista de Sousa (1813 – 1889), Brazilian businessman and politician
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Victor Irineu de Souza
Victor Irineu de Souza (born 3 April 1989 in Belo Horizonte), or simply Victor, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for IFK Ölme.
Career
In September 2007, he left for Monza from Villa Nova.
In January 2008, he was loaned to Pescara ...
(born 1989), Brazilian footballer
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Irineu Sílvio Wilges
Irineu Sílvio Wilges (3 October 1936 – 17 November 2022) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate.
Wilges was born in Pinheiral and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. On 14 June 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him as the bishop of the Ro ...
(1936 – 2022), Brazilian bishop
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Portuguese masculine given names
Masculine given names