Given name
Ireneusz
“peace”
Ireneusz is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ireneusz goes back to Latin Irenaeus, meaning “peace.”
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Where it comes from
In Polish use, Ireneusz shares an earlier linguistic root with Iréné. An origin associated with Iréné is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Polish usage, Ireneusz developed from Εἰρηναῖος.
Ireneusz’s family of names
In Polish usage, Ireneusz has a diminutive in IREK. Ireneusz shares a linguistic root with Iréné. In Polish usage, Ireneusz has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Ireneo.
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Around the world
Ireneusz has relatives in 17 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ireneusz
- Ireneusz JeleńPolish footballerborn 1981
- Ireneusz PalińskiPolish weightlifter (1932-2006)
- Ireneusz RaśPolish politicianborn 1972
- Ireneusz CzopPolish actorborn 1968
- Ireneusz IredyńskiPolish playwright (1939–1985)
- Ireneusz KaniaPolish translator and polyglot1940–2023
- Ireneusz ZyskaPolish politician and deputyborn 1969
- Ireneusz AdamskiPolish association football playerborn 1974
- Ireneusz MulakPolish basketball playerborn 1956
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