Gender Feminine
Usage Finnish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈir.jɑ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Possibly a Finnish diminutive of Irina.

Related Names

VariantsArja, Erja
Other Languages & CulturesIrena(Albanian) Eirene, Irene(Ancient Greek) Iryna(Belarusian) Irena, Irina(Bulgarian) Irena, Ena(Croatian) Irena, Irenka(Czech) Irene(Danish) Irene(Dutch) Irene, Eireen(English) Irina(Estonian) Irène, Irénée(French) Iria(Galician) Irina, Irine(Georgian) Irene(German) Eirini, Irini(Greek) Eirene, Irene(Greek Mythology) Irén(Hungarian) Irene(Italian) Irēna, Irīna(Latvian) Irena(Lithuanian) Irina(Macedonian) Irene(Norwegian) Irena, Irenka(Polish) Irene, Iria(Portuguese) Irina(Romanian) Irina, Arina, Arisha, Ira, Irinushka(Russian) Irena(Serbian) Irena(Slovak) Irena(Slovene) Irene(Spanish) Irene(Swedish) Iryna(Ukrainian)

Name Days

Estonia: January 30
Finland: January 30
Sweden: April 5

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Entry updated December 3, 2014