The story behind Irina
From Russian Ири́на (Irína), akin to English Irene.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Finnish entry
From Russian Ирина (Irina), akin to English Irene.
Portuguese entry
Borrowed from Russian Ири́на (Irína). Doublet of Irene.
Spanish entry
Borrowed from Russian Ири́на (Irína). Doublet of Irene.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): IH2 R IY1 N AH0
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: /ˈirinɑ/
- Finnish: [ˈirinɑ̝]
- Portuguese; Brazil: /iˈɾĩ.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /iˈɾi.nɐ/
- Spanish: /iˈɾina/
- Spanish: [iˈɾi.na]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Irina ranked #1636 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Irina
Aelita
From Russian Аэли́та (Aelíta).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ania
a female given name from Russian Аня (Anja), equivalent to English Anya
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anniina
From Russian Аннина (Annina) or Italian Annina, popularized in Finland by the song Annina (1901) by Oskar Merikanto.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anuṣkā
Maybe ultimately from Russian Аннушка (Annuška) or Classical Persian اَنُوشَه (anūša), later reanalyzed as a Sanskrit-origin name with retroflex -ष्- (-ṣ-). See Anoushka for more.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cátia
Borrowed from Russian Ка́тя (Kátja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Galina
Borrowed from Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Irina
Dmitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Dzhokhar
From Russian Джохар (Džoxar), from Chechen Джовхӏар (Džovhar), from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
German
From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Irina
Anātolī
Borrowed from Russian Анато́лий (Anatólij).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Andrei
Borrowed from Russian Андре́й (Andréj). Doublet of André.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length