Irina facts for kids

Irina is a Slavic feminine given name, meaning peace (from ancient Greek εἰρήνη).

Variant forms include Iryna and Arina.

People named Irina

• Irina Antonenko, Miss Russia 2010
• Irina Baskakova, a Soviet track and field sprinter
• Irina-Camelia Begu, a Romanian tennis player
• Irina Bespalova, a Russian butterfly swimmer
• Irina Deleanu, a Romanian former individual rhythmic gymnast
• Irina Hakamada, a Russian politic
• Irina Ionesco, a French photographer
• Irina Iordachescu, a Romanian soprano opera singer
• Irina Kostyuchenkova, a Ukrainian javelin thrower
• Irina Krush, an elite chess player
• Irina Lashko, a Russian-born Australian diver
• Irina Lazareanu, a Romanian-born Canadian model
• Irina Livezeanu, a Romanian-born American historian
• Irina Pantaeva, a Siberian fashion model and actress
• Irina Podyalovskaya, a Soviet middle distance runner
• Irina Pudova, a famous Yakut ballerina
• Irina Press, Soviet 2x Olympic champion (80-m hurdles & pentathlon)
• Irina Rodnina, a Soviet figure skater
• Irina Saari, a Finnish pop singer
• Irina Sharipova, 1st runner-up at Miss Russia 2010. Contestant of Miss World 2010 and representative of Russia
• Irina Shayk, a model originally from Russia
• Irina Slutskaya, a Russian world champion figure skater
• Irina Tebenikhina, a Russian volleyball player
• Irina Toneva, a Russian pop singer
• Irina Ufimtseva, a Russian freestyle swimmer

Fictional characters

• Irina Denali, a member of the Denali coven in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
• Irina Derevko, KGB and Covenant terrorist, a main character in the Alias series
• Irina Palm, pseudonym of the main character in 2007 film of the same name
• Irina Spalko, a fictional Soviet Union KGB agent in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Irina Clayton, a.k.a. Choir, a former member of the Xavier Institute student body and the Street Team X-Men in the Marvel Comics Universe
• Irina, One of the three sisters in Anton Chekhov's play 'Three Sisters'
• Irina Kerchenkov, a Russian model in Sarra Manning's Fashionistas book series

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