Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name)

Places

* Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United States * Irene, Texas, United States * Irene, West Virginia, United States * Irene Lake, Quebec, Canada * Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States * Lake Irene, a lake in Minnesota, United States * Irene River (Opawica River tributary), a tributary of the Opawica River in Quebec, Canada * Irene River (New Zealand), a river of New Zealand * Eirini metro station, an Athens metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece

Storms and hurricanes

* Tropical Storm Irene (1947) * Tropical Storm Irene (1959) * Hurricane Irene–Olivia (1971) * Hurricane Irene (1981), part of the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season * Hurricane Irene (1999) * Hurricane Irene (2005) * Hurricane Irene (2011)

Arts and entertainment

Films and anime

* Irene (1926 film), ''Irene'' (1926 film), an American silent film * Irene (1940 film), ''Irene'' (1940 film), an American film * Irene (2002 film), ''Irene'' (2002 film), a French film * Irene (2009 film), ''Irene'' (2009 film), a French film * Irina Jelavić, a character in the manga and anime ''Assassination Classroom'' * Eirene, a List of SoltyRei characters, character in the anime ''SoltyRei'' * Irene, the female protagonist of the 2011 movie ''Drive (2011 film), Drive'' * Irene Belserion, a List of Fairy Tail characters, character in the manga ''Fairy Tail'' * Irene Moffat, a character in the 1987 American fantasy comedy movie ''Harry and the Hendersons#Cast, Harry and the Hendersons''

Literature

* Irene (play), ''Irene'' (play), a play written by Samuel Johnson between 1726 and 1749 * Irène (tragedy), ''Irène'' (tragedy), a 1778 play by Voltaire * "Irene", an 1831 poem by Edgar Allan Poe, also known as The Sleeper (poem), "The Sleeper" * Irene Adler, a character in the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia" * Destiny (Irene Adler), a Marvel Comics character * Irene Redfield, a character in the novel ''Passing'', by Nella Larsen * Irene Forsyte, a character in ''The Forsyte Saga'' * Irene Pollock, a character in the ''44 Scotland Street'' series * Irene Van de Kamp, a character in the Good Girls (comics), ''Good Girls'' (comics) series * Irene Kennedy, a character in multiple Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn * Princess Irene, the heroine of ''The Princess and the Goblin'' by George MacDonald * The eponymous protagonist of ''Irene Iddesleigh'' by Amanda McKittrick Ros

Music

* Irene (musical), ''Irene'' (musical), a 1919 Broadway musical * Irene, a character in the opera ''Tamerlano'' by Handel * Irene, a character in the opera ''Bajazet (opera), Bajazet'' by Vivaldi * "Irene", a song by Beach House on the 2012 album ''Bloom (Beach House album), Bloom'' * "Irene", a song by Mike Oldfield on the 2014 album ''Man on the Rocks'' * "Irene", a song by tobyMac on the 2001 album ''Momentum (TobyMac album), Momentum''

Television

* Irene the Concierge, a character in the TV series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' * Irene Frederic, a character in the series ''Warehouse 13''

Ships

* Irene (ketch), ''Irene'' (ketch), a 1907 sailing ship * Irene (sternwheeler), ''Irene'' (sternwheeler), a 1900s steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet * Irene-class cruiser, ''Irene''-class cruiser, of the German Imperial Navy ** , a German protected cruiser in service from 1887 to 1921 * HMS Princess Irene, HMS ''Princess Irene'' * , a British refrigerated cargo liner in service from 1961 to 1970 * , a Greek-owned freighter * , a Greek-owned supertanker * TSS Irene (1885), TSS ''Irene'' (1885), a steam turbine cargo vessel in service from 1885 to 1906

Other uses

* Irene (singer), the stage name of Red Velvet's Bae Joo-hyun * Irene (costume designer), American fashion designer and costume designer * IRENE (technology), an optical method for playing sound recordings * 14 Irene, an asteroid * Irene, in chemistry the hydrocarbon (CH₃)₄C₁₀H₈ formed by dehydration of irone * A rosemary cultivar * A brand name of desipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant