First names in Hebrew

First name Irene: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

איירין

Gematria value: 281

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Irene is written איירין

Meaning and origin

What does Irene mean?

Meaning: "peace"
Origin: Greek

Irene comes from the Greek eirēnē, "peace". It is one of the oldest names of the Greek world, and it was popular in America and Britain in the early twentieth century.

Gematria

Irene = 281

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. איירין has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total281

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Irene, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Irene, in nine pages

• Irene, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Irene
• Irene, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Irene in three answers

How do you write Irene in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Irene is written איירין.

What is the gematria value of Irene?
Written איירין, Irene is worth 281: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Irene mean?
Peace (origin: Greek). Irene comes from the Greek eirēnē, "peace". It is one of the oldest names of the Greek world, and it was popular in America and Britain in the early twentieth century.