Irina Explained

Irina / Iryna
Gender:	Female
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ru/ pronounced as /uk/
Origin:	Bulgarian Russian Albanian Romanian Greek Ukrainian Belarusian Serbian Macedonian Georgian Finnish
Meaning:	Peace
Related Names:	Erina Irene Arina Yurina

Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans.

Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irinka, Irinushka, Irinochka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irusia, Iraya.

Origin

Irina is connected with Irene of Macedonia who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized as Irene. Some sources refer to her being baptized by Saint Timothy, in which case she lived in the 1st–2nd century, while others date her death in the year 315. Opinions also differ about the location of her birthplace, the city of Magedon, placing it either in Persia or in Migdonia (Macedonia).^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Notable people with this name

Nobility and politics

Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (1895–1970)
Iryna Akimova (born 1960), Ukrainian politician
Irina Berezhna (1980–2017), Ukrainian politician
Irina Belykh (born 1964), Russian politician
Irina Cabezas (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician and educator
Irina Dunn (born 1948), Australian politician
Iryna Farion (born 1964), Ukrainian linguist and politician
Irina Filatova (born 1978), Russian politician
Iryna Friz (born 1974), Ukrainian politician
Irina Ivenskikh, Russian politician
Irina Khakamada (born 1955), Russian politician
Iryna Konstankevych, Ukrainian politician
Irina Kozhanova (born 1987), Russian politician
Irina Krohn (born 1962), Finnish politician
Irina Davydovna Kuznetsova, Soviet-Latvian communist politician
Iryna Lutsenko, Ukrainian politician
Irina Mikhailovna of Russia (1627–1679), Russian Tsarevna
Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya (1892–1955), Russian and German noble
Irina Molokanova, Transnistrian politician
Irina Ovtchinnikova (1904–1990), Marquise de Monléon
Irina Paley (1903–1990), daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Irina Panchenko (born 1968), Russian politician
Irina Pankina, Russian politician
Irina Petina (born 1972), Russian politician
Irina Rodnina (born 1949), Russian politician and figure skater
Irina Rozova (1958–2023), Lithuanian politician
Irina Rukavishnikova (born 1973), Russian politician
Iryna Sekh (born 1970), Ukrainian politician
Irina Smirnova (born 1960), Kazakhstani politician
Iryna Suslova (born 1988), Ukrainian politician
Iryna Sysoyenko (born 1982), Ukrainian politician
Iryna Venediktova (born 1978), Ukrainian politician
Iryna Vereshchuk (born 1979), Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories
Irina Vlah (born 1974), Moldovan politician
Irina von Wiese (born 1967), British politician
Irina Walker (born 1953), daughter of King Michael I of Romania
Irina Yarovaya (born 1966), Russian jurist and politician
Irina Yusupova (1915–1983), Russian princess
Iryna Yefremova (born 1959), Ukrainian politician

Arts and music

Irina Allegrova (born 1952), Russian singer
Irina Antonenko (born 1991), Miss Russia 2010
Irina Arkhipova (1925–2010), Soviet and Russian opera singer
Irina Baldina (1922–2009), Russian artist
Irina Belotelkin (1913–2009), Russian—American artist and fashion designer
Irina Björklund (born 1973), Finnish actress and singer
Irina Bogacheva (1939–2019), Russian opera singer
Irina Bogushevskaya (born 1965), Russian singer
Irina Brzhevskaya (1929–2019), Russian pop singer and soprano
Irina Dobrekova (born 1931), Russian painter
Irina Dorofeeva (born 1977), Belarusian singer and politician
Irina Dubkova, Russian composer
Irina Dubtsova (born 1982), Russian singer-songwriter and actress
Irina Elcheva (1926–2013), Russian composer
Irina Emeliantseva (born 1973), Russian musician
Iryna Fedyshyn (born 1987), Ukrainian singer and songwriter
Irina Getmanskaya (born 1939), Russian artist
Irina Gribulina (born 1953), Soviet composer and poet
Irina Hasnaș (born 1954), Romanian composer
Irina Ionesco (1930–2022), French photographer
Irina Iordachescu (born 1977), Romanian soprano opera singer
Irina Kotova (born 1976), Belarusian—French painter and graphic artist
Irina Kulikova (born 1982), Russian classical guitarist
Iryna Kyrylina (1953–2017), Ukrainian composer
Irina Lankova (born 1977), Russian—born Belgian concert pianist
Irina Levshakova (1959–2016), Russian paleontologist and artist
Irina Loghin (born 1939), Romanian folk singer
Irina Lungu (born 1980), Russian operatic soprano
Irina Mataeva, Russian opera singer
Irina Nakhova, Russian painter
Irina Odagescu (born 1937), Romanian music educator and composer
Irina Plotnikova (born 1954), Russian pianist
Irina Ponarovskaya (born 1953), Russian actor and singer
Irina Rimes (born 1991), Moldavian-Romanian singer and songwriter
Irina Rubtsova (born 1957), Russian opera singer
Irina Saari (born 1975), Finnish pop singer, better known by her mononym Irina
Irina Saltykova (born 1966), Russian singer
Irina Smelaya (born 1991), Russian hip-hop artist
Irina Stolyarova (born 1966), Russian art collector
Irina Terehova (born 1989), Canadian model and reality television personality
Irina Toneva (born 1977), Russian pop singer
Irina Zabiyaka (born 1982), Russian singer
Irina Zahharenkova (born 1976), Estonian and Finnish concert pianist
Irina Zaritskaya (1939–2001), Ukrainian pianist
Irina Zhurina (born 1946), Russian operatic coloratura soprano

Actresses and models

Irina Afanasieva, Russian theater producer
Irina Alfyorova (born 1951), Soviet and Russian actress
Irina Apeksimova (born 1966), Russian ballet dancer and actress
Irina Baeva (born 1992), Russian actress and model
Irina Baronova (1919–2008), Russian ballerina and actress
Irina Björklund (born 1973), Finnish actress and singer
Irina Brazgovka (born 1954), Soviet and Russian actress
Irina Brook (born 1962), British stage director, producer and actress
Irina Brown, Russian theatre director
Irina Bugrimova (1910–2001), Russian circus performer
Irina Demick (1936–2004), French actress
Irina Dvorovenko (born 1973), Ukrainian-American ballet dancer and actress
Irina Fedotova, Russian model and fashion designer
Irina Gorbacheva (born 1988), Russian theater and film actress
Irina Gorovaia (born 1989), American actress
Irina Grjebine (1909–1994), Russian ballet dancer
Irina Gubanova (1940–2000), Russian ballerina and film actress
Irina Hudova (1926–2015), Finnish ballet dancer and teacher
Irina Kaptelova (born 1986), Ukrainian actress
Irina Kolesnikova (born 1980), Russian ballet dancer
Irina Kolpakova (born 1933), Russian ballerina
Irina Kovalenko, Russian model
Irina Kulikova (born 1991), Russian fashion model
Irina Kupchenko (born 1948), Soviet and Russian actress
Irina Lăzăreanu (born 1982), Canadian model and singer
Irina Leonova (born 1978), Russian theater and film actress
Irina Medvedeva (born 1982), Russian and Belarusian actress
Irina Miroshnichenko (1942–2023), Soviet and Russian actress
Irina Muluile (born 1989), French actress
Irina Murzaeva (1906–1988), Soviet actress
Irina Pantaeva (born 1967), Siberian fashion model and actress
Irina Petrescu (1941–2013), Romanian actress
Irina Rozanova (born 1961), Soviet and Russian actress
Irina Shabayeva (born 1982), American fashion designer
Irina Shayk (born 1986), model originally from Russia
Irina Skobtseva (1927–2020), Soviet and Russian actress
Irina Skvortsova (born 1988), Russian TV presenter and bobsleigh racer
Irina Sosnovaya, Russian film producer
Irina Starshenbaum (born 1992), Russian actress
Irina Taseva (1910–1990), Bulgarian actress
Irina Terehova (born 1989), Canadian model and reality TV personality
Iryna Tsilyk (born 1982), Ukrainian writer and film director
Irina Voronina (born 1977), Playboy Playmate originally from Russia
Irina Wrona, German actress
Irina Zarubina (1907–1976), Soviet actress
Irina Zhdanovich (1906–1994), Belarusian actress and theatre director
Iryna Zhuravska (born 1990), Ukrainian model

Sports

Irina Abysova (born 1980), Russian triathlete
Irina Aksyonova (born 1962), Russian swimmer
Irina Alexandrova (born 1994), Kazakhstani handball player
Irina Alexeeva (born 2002), Russian gymnast
Irina Amalie Andersen (born 1998), Danish badminton player
Irina Andreeva (born 1994), Russian sprint canoeist
Irina Annenkova (born 1999), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Irina Antonova (born 1986), Kazakhstani-Russian handball player
Irina Anurina (born 1999), Russian athlete
Irina Armstrong (born 1970), German darts player
Irina Avvakumova (born 1991), Russian ski jumper
Iryna Balashova, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer
Irina Bara (born 1995), Romanian tennis player
Irina Baskakova (born 1956), Soviet track and field sprinter
Irina Bazilevskaya (born 1970), Belarusian rower
Irina Beglyakova (1933–2018), Soviet discus thrower
Irina-Camelia Begu (born 1990), Romanian tennis player
Irina Belova, Russian hepathlete
Irina Belova (born 1980), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Irina Beskrovnaya, Slovak triple jumper
Irina Bespalova (born 1981), Russian butterfly swimmer
Irina Birvagen (born 1988), Kazakhstani footballer
Irina Bliznova (born 1986), Russian handball player
Irina Bogacheva (born 1961), Kyrgyzstani long-distance runner
Irina Bondarchuk (born 1952), Russian female long-distance runner
Irina Borechko (born 1972), Kazakhstani handball player
Irina Borodavko (born 1979), Kazakhstani water polo player
Irina Borzova (born 1987), Russian acrobatic gymnast
Irina Bulakhova, Ukrainian gymnast
Irina Bulmaga (born 1993), Moldovan-born Romanian chess player
Irina Buryachok (born 1986), Ukrainian tennis player
Irina Bykova (born 1993), Kazakhstani cross-country skier
Irina Chelushkina (born 1961), Serbian chess player
Irina Cherniaeva (born 1955), Russian figure skater
Irina Crasnoscioc (born 1981), Moldovan basketball player
Irina Danilova (born 1993), Kazakhstani handball player
Irina Davydova (born 1988), Russian hurdler
Irina Deleanu (born 1975), Romanian former individual rhythmic gymnast
Irina Deriugina (born 1958), Soviet rhythmic gymnast
Irina Devina (born 1959), Soviet rhythmic gymnast
Irina Dolgova (born 1995), Russian judoka
Irina Donets (born 1976), Dutch volleyball player
Irina Dorneanu (born 1990), Romanian rower
Irina Ektova (born 1987), Kazakhstani triple jumper
Irina Embrich (born 1980), Estonian fencer
Irina Ermolova, Soviet tennis player
Irina Falconi (born 1990), Ecuadorian-born American tennis player
Irina Fedotova (born 1975), Russian rower
Irina Fetecău (born 1996), Romanian tennis player
Irina Fetisova (born 1956), Soviet swimmer and rower
Irina Fetisova (born 1994), Russian volleyball player
Irina Filishtinskaya (born 1990), Russian volleyball player
Irina Gashennikova (born 1975), Russian ice hockey player
Irina Gerasimenok (born 1970), Russian sport shooter
Irina Gerlits (born 1966), Kazakhstani basketball player
Irina Glimakova, Russian tennis and beach player
Irina Gordeeva (born 1986), Russian high jumper
Irina Grazhdanova (born 1987), Russian Paralympic swimmer
Irina Gribko (born 1969), Soviet rower
Irina Grigorieva, Russian former footballer
Irina Grishkova (born 1946), Soviet ice dancer
Irina Gritsenko (born 1968), French-Kazakhstani badminton player
Irina Gubkina (born 1972), Russian luger
Irina Gulyayeva (born 1984), Russian biathlete
Irina Gumenyuk (born 1988), Russian triple jumper
Iryna Honcharova (born 1974), Ukrainian handball player
Irina Hornig, German skydiver
Irina Ilchenko (born 1968), Russian volleyball player
Irina Ilyenkova (born 1980), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
Irina Ivanova (born 1996), Russian pole vaulter
Irina Izmalkova (born 1970), Russian sport shooter
Irina Kalentieva (born 1977), Russian cyclist
Irina Kalimbet (born 1968), Soviet rower
Irina Kalinina (born 1959), Soviet diver
Irina Kalyanova (born 1966), Russian Paralympic judoka
Irina Karavayeva (born 1975), Russian trampoline gymnast
Irina Karpova (born 1980), Kazakhstani hepathlete
Irina Kasimova (born 1971), Russian weightlifter
Irina Kaydashova (born 1985), Uzbekistani taekwondo practitioner
Irina Kazakevich (born 1997), Russian biathlete
Irina Kazakova (born 1986), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Irina Kazantseva (born 1978), Russian Paralympic powerlifter
Irina Khabarova (born 1966), Russian sprinter
Irina Khavronina (born 2004), Russian ice dancer
Irina Khazova (born 1984), Russian cross-country skier
Irina Khitrova (born 1953), Bulgarian gymnast
Irina Khlebko (born 1990), Russian badminton player
Irina Khmelevskaya (born 1968), Soviet canoeist
Irina Khromacheva (born 1995), Russian tennis player
Irina Khudoroshkina (born 1968), Russian shot putter
Irina Kikkas (born 1984), Estonian rhythmic gymnast
Iryna Kindzerska (born 1991), Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani judoka
Irina Kirichenko (1937–2020), Soviet cyclist
Irina Kirillova (born 1965), Soviet and Croatian volleyball player
Irina Kiseleva (born 1967), Soviet modern pentathlete
Irina Klimovschi (1936–2001), Romanian handball player
Irina Kolesnikova (born 1964), Russian female curler an curling coach
Iryna Koliadenko (born 1998), Ukrainian wrestler
Iryna Kompaniiets (born 1993), Ukrainian handball player
Irina Konstantinova (born 1976), Bulgarian windsurfer
Irina Kornienko (born 1978), Russian tennis player
Irina Koroleva (born 1991), Russian volleyball player
Irina Korzhanenko (born 1974), Russian shot putter
Irina Kostyuchenkova (1961–2023), Ukrainian javelin thrower
Irina Kotkina (born 1986), Russian tennis player
Irina Krakoviak-Tolstika (born 1977), Lithuanian middle-distance runner
Iryna Krasnianska (born 1987), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
Irina Krivonogova (born 2000), Russian swimmer
Irina Krush (born 1983), chess player
Irina Kryukova (born 1968), Russian chess player
Irina Kuhnt (born 1968), German field hockey player
Irina Kuleshova-Kovrova (born 1962), Russian speed skater
Irina Kusakina (born 1965), Russian luger
Irina Kuzmina-Rimša (born 1986), Latvian tennis player
Irina Laricheva (1964–2020), Russian trap shooter
Irina Laricheva (born 1963), Soviet swimmer
Irina Lashko (born 1973), Russian-born Australian diver
Irina Latve (born 1981), Latvian middle-distance runner
Irina Lauric (born 1992), Romanian canoeist
Irina Lenskiy (born 1971), Ukrainian-born Israeli athlete
Irina Leonova (born 1961), Kazakhstani archer
Irina Leparskaya (born 1957), Belarusian rhythmic gymnastics coach
Irina Lepșa (born 1992), Romanian weightlifter
Irina Levitina (born 1954), Russian-born American chess and bridge player
Irina Litovchenko (born 1950), Soviet hurdler
Irina Liuliakova (born 1945), Soviet figure skater
Irina Lobacheva (born 1973), Russian ice dancer
Irina Lukomskaya (born 1991), Kazakhstani volleyball player
Irina Lyakhovskaya (1941–2003), Russian swimmer
Irina Lyalina (born 1968), Uzbekistani canoeist
Irina Maharani (born 1961), Malaysian sport shooter
Iryna Maiseyenka (born 1997), Belarusian acrobatic gymnast
Irina Makogonova (born 1959), Soviet volleyball player
Irina Maracheva (born 1984), Russian middle-distance runner
Irina Markovic (born 1976), Dutch archer
Irina Matrosova (born 1962), Uzbekistani long-distance runner
Irina Meleshina (born 1982), Russian long jumper
Iryna Merkushyna, Ukrainian biathlete
Irina Meszynski (born 1962), East German discus thrower
Irina Mikitenko (born 1972), Kazakhstan-born German long-distance runner, former winner of both the Berlin and London marathons
Irina Minkh (born 1964), Russian basketball player
Irina Mistyukevich (born 1977), Russian middle-distance runner
Irina Molicheva (born 1988), Russian cyclist
Iryna Movchan (born 1990), Ukrainian figure skater
Irina Müller (born 1951), East German rower
Irina Mushayilova (born 1967), Russian athletics competitor
Irina Nazarova (born 1957), Soviet sprinter
Irina Nekrassova (born 1988), Kazakhstani weightlifter
Irina Netreba (born 1991), Azerbaijani sport wrestler
Irina Nikitina (born 1990), Russian handball player
Irina Nikulchina (born 1974), Bulgarian biathlete
Irina Obedina (born 1985), Russian hurdler
Irina Ologonova (born 1990), Russian freestyle swimmer
Irina Orendi, Romanian high jumper
Irina Osipova (born 1981), Russian basketball player
Irina Ouioutova (born 1979), Russian volleyball player
Irina Palina (born 1970), Russian table tennis player
Irina Pando (born 1995), Swiss footballer
Irina Perevertkina (born 1967), Russian chess player
Irina Permitina (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
Irina Pershina (born 1978), Russian synchronized swimmer
Irina Pervushina (born 1942), Russian artistic gymnast
Irina Petculeț (born 1956), Romanian volleyball player
Irina Petrova (born 1985), Russian race walker
Irina Podoinikova (born 1988), Kazakhstani canoeist
Iryna Podolska (born 1995), Ukrainian footballer
Irina Podshibyakina (born 1995), Russian footballer
Irina Podyalovskaya (born 1959), Soviet middle distance runner
Irina Polechtchouk (born 1973), Belarusian-French volleyball player
Irina Poltoratskaya (born 1979), Russian handball player
Irina Pop (born 1988), Dominican Republic handball player
Irina Pozdnyakova (born 1953), Russian swimmer
Iryna Prasiantsova (born 1996), Belarusian modern pentathlete
Irina Press (1939–2004), Soviet 2x Olympic champion (80-m hurdles & pentathlon)
Irina Privalova (born 1968), Russian Olympic gold medallist athlete
Irina Puchalska (born 1970), Ukrainian volleyball player
Iryna Pukha (born 1973), Ukrainian sprinter
Irina Raevskaya (born 1984), Russian swimmer
Irina Ramialison (born 1991), French tennis player
Irina Rîngaci, Moldovan freestyle swimmer
Irina Risenzon (born 1988), Hungarian—born Israeli rhythmic gymnast
Irina Rodina (born 1973), Russian judoka and samba practitioner
Irina Rodnina (born 1949), Soviet figure skater
Irina Rodrigues (born 1991), Portuguese discus thrower
Irina Rodríguez (born 1977), Spanish synchronized swimmer
Irina Romanova (born 1972), Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer
Irina Rosikhina (born 1975), Russian sprinter
Irina Ruslyakova (born 1975), Russian badminton player
Irina Rutkovskaya (born 1969), Russian basketball player
Irina Safarova (born 1969), Russian long-distance runner
Irina Sandalova (born 1992), Kazakhstani footballer
Iryna Sanina (born 1985), Ukrainian footballer
Irina Saratovtseva (born 1989), Kazakhstani footballer
Irina Sazonova (born 1991), Russian-Icelandic gymnast
Iryna Sekachova (born 1976), Ukrainian hammer thrower
Irina Selyutina (born 1979), Kazakhstani tennis player
Irina Semenova, Uzbekistani chess player
Irina Serova (born 1966), Austrian-Soviet badminton player
Irina Shevchenko (born 1975), Russian hurdler
Irina Shilova (born 1960), Belarusian sports shooter
Irina Shlemova (born 1984), Uzbekistani swimmer
Irina Shorokhova (born 1997), Russian badminton player
Iryna Shpylyova, Ukrainian cyclist
Irina Shtork (born 1993), Estonian ice dancer
Irina Sidorkova (born 2003), Russian racing driver
Irina Sidorova (born 1962), Soviet diver
Irina Sirina (born 1967), Hungarian handball player
Irina Skripnik (born 1970), Belarusian cross-country skier
Irina Slutskaya (born 1979), Russian world champion figure skater
Irina Slyusar (born 1963), Ukrainian sprinter
Irina Smolnikova (born 1980), Kazakhstani long-distance runner
Irina Snopova (born 1995), Russian handball player
Irina Sokolovskaya (born 1983), Russian basketball player
Irina Soldatova (1965–2002), Russian archer
Irina Spîrlea (born 1974), Romanian tennis player
Irina Stankina (born 1977), Russian racewalker
Irina Starykh (born 1987), Russian biathlete
Iryna Stelmakh (born 1993), Ukrainian handball player
Irina Sukhorouk (born 1973), Ukrainian volleyball player
Irina Sukhova (born 1974), Ukrainian tennis player
Irina Sumnikova (born 1964), Russian basketball player
Iryna Taranenko-Terelya, Ukrainian cross-country skier
Irina Tarasova (born 1987), Russian shot putter
Irina Tchachina (born 1982), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Irina Tebenikhina (born 1978), Russian volleyball player
Irina Terentjeva (born 1984), Lithuanian cross-country skier
Irina Teterina (born 1958), Soviet rower
Irina Timcic (1910–?), Romanian figure skater
Irina Timofeyeva (born 1970), Russian long-distance runner
Irina Tkatchuk (born 1983), Russian figure skater
Irina Tolkunova (born 1971), Russian—Kazakhstani water polo player
Irina Topal (born 1998), Moldovan footballer
Irina Tretyakova (born 1987), Belarusian footballer
Irina Turova (1935–2012), Soviet sprinter
Irina Turova (born 1979), Russian chess player
Irina Turundayevskaya (born 1947), Soviet skier
Irina Tyukhay (born 1967), Russian heptathlete
Irina Ufimtseva (born 1985), Russian freestyle swimmer
Irina Ushakova (born 1954), Soviet fencer
Iryna Ustymenko (born 1967), Ukrainian swimmer
Iryna Vanat, Ukrainian footballer
Irina Vasilevich (born 1985), Russian chess player
Iryna Vaskouskaya (born 1991), Belarusian triple jumper
Iryna Vasylyuk (born 1985), Ukrainian footballer
Irina Velihanova (born 1996), Turkmenistan track and field athlete
Irina Viner-Usmanova (born 1948), Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach
Irina Vlasova (born 1957), Russian swimmer
Iryna Volynets, Ukrainian Paralympic archer
Irina Vorobieva (1958–2022), Russian pair skater
Irina Voronkova (born 1995), Russian volleyball player
Irina Vostrikova (born 1970), Russian hepathlete
Irina Vyguzova (born 1974), Kazakhstani diver
Iryna Yanovych (born 1976), Ukrainian cyclist
Irina Yarotska (born 1985), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
Iryna Yatchenko (born 1965), Belarusian discus thrower
Irina Yegorova (born 1940), Russian speed skater
Irina Yevdokimova (born 1978), Kazakhstani gymnast
Irina Zabludina (born 1987), Russian judoka
Irina Zaitseva (born 1982), Kazakhstani volleyball player
Irina Zakurdjaeva (born 1982), Russian chess player
Irina Zaretska (born 1996), Azerbaijani karateka
Irina Zhuk (born 1966), Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor
Iryna Zhuk (born 1993), Belarusian pole vaulter
Irina Zilber (born 1983), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Irina Zuykova (1958–2010), Soviet equestrian
Iryna Zvarych (born 1983), Ukrainian footballer
Irina Zvereva (born 1967), Soviet tennis player

Other

Irina Antanasijević (born 1965), Russian and Serbian philologist, literary critic and translator
Irina Antonova (1922–2020), Soviet and Russian art historian
Irina Artemieva, Russian earth scientist and academic
Irina Azizyan (1935–2009), Russian painter
Irina Beletskaya (born 1933), Russian chemist
Irina Belskaya (born 1958), Ukrainian astronomer
Irina Bogatyryova (born 1982), Russian prose writer
Irina Bokova (born 1952), Bulgarian diplomat
Irina Bolychevsky, British activist and data specialist
Irina Borogan (born 1974), Russian investigative journalist and writer
Irina Burd, physician-scientist
Irina Chakraborty, Russian-Finnish-Indian environmental engineer
Irina Dobrekova (born 1931), Russian painter
Irina Dryagina (1921–2017), Soviet military officer and botanist
Irina Feodorova (1931–2010), Soviet ethnographer
Irina Gaidamachuk (born 1972), prolific Russian serial killer
Irina Getmanskaya (born 1939), Russian painter
Irina Glushkova (born 1952), Russian philologist
Irina Godunova (1557–1603), Russian empress
Irina Grekova (1907–2002), Russian writer and mathematician
Irina Grigorieva, Russian physicist
Irina Grudzinskaya (1920–2012), Russian botanist
Iryna Gurevych (born 1976), German computer scientist
Irina Ilovaiskaya (1924–2000), Yugoslav journalist and activist
Irina Ivshina (born 1950), Russian microbiologist
Irina Kakhovskaya (1887–1960), Narodnik-inspired Russian revolutionary
Irina Karamanos (born 1989), Chilean anthropologist and political scientist
Iryna Khalip (born 1967), Belarusian journalist
Irina Korschunow (1925–2013), German writer
Irina Kraeva (born 1958), Russian linguist
Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko (1924–1973), Russian tank commander
Irina Livezeanu (born 1952), Romanian—American historian
Irina Liebmann (born 1943), German journalist-author and sinologist
Irina Linnik (1922–2009), Russian art historian
Irina Livezeanu (born 1952), Romanian-born American historian
Irina Mansurova (1925–1991), Tajikistani biochemist
Irina Medvedeva, Russian medical scientist
Iryna Melnykova (1918–2010), Ukrainian historian
Irina Mitrea, Romanian mathematician
Irina Nakhova, Russian painter
Irina Nevzlin (born 1978), Israeli entrepreneur and author
Irina Nikolaeva, Russian linguist and academic teacher
Irina Novikova, Russian—American physicist
Irina Nyberg, Russian orienteering competitor
Irina Perminova, Russian chemist
Irina Petraș (born 1947), Romanian writer
Irina Petrushova, Russian journalist, founder and editor-in-chief
Irina Podgorny, Argentine anthropologist
Irina Fedorovna Popova (born 1961), Russian Sinologist and historian
Irina Popova, Russian photographer
Irina Posnova (1914–1997), Russian publisher
Irina Prokhorova (born 1956), Russian historian and critic
Irina Rakobolskaya (1919–2016), Russian physicist and aviator
Irina Ratushinskaya (1954–2017), Russian writer
Irina Reyn, American novelist
Irina Rozovsky, American photographer
Irina Rusanova (1929–1998), Russian archaeologist
Irina Saburova (1907–1979), Russian writer
Irina Scherbakowa, Russian historian
Iryna Senyk (1926–2009), Ukrainian poet, nurse, and Soviet political dissident
Irina Shevtsova (born 1983), Russian politician
Irina Slavina (1973–2020), Russian journalist
Irina Solovyova (born 1937), Soviet cosmonaut
Irina Sorokina, Russian laser physicist
Iryna Sushko, Ukrainian mathematician
Irina Tananayko (born 1976), Belarusian biathlete
Irina Tarasova (born 1987), Russian shot putter
Irina Tokmakova (1929–2018), Soviet and Russian writer
Irina Tsvila (1969–2022), Ukrainian teacher, public activist, and photographer
Irina Tweedie (1907–1999), Russian British Sufi and teacher
Irina Veretennicoff (born 1944), Belgian physicist
Irina Volynets (born 1978), Russian journalist and human rights activist
Iryna Yevsa (born 1956), Ukrainian poet and translator
Irina Pavlovna Zarutskaya (1908–1990), Soviet geomorphologist, cartographer, and university professor
Irina Zenovka (born 1972), Russian choreographer
Iryna Zenyuk, Ukrainian-American scientist
Irina Zherebkina, Ukrainian feminist academic
Iryna Zhylenko (1941–2013), Ukrainian poet

Fictional characters

Irina, the child protagonist in Magdalen Nabb's The Enchanted Horse.
Irina Asanova, the great love of fictional Moscow homicide investigator Arkady Renko in the novels Gorky Park and Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith
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 Russian mobster 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 Nikolaievna Spaskaya, former KGB agent and expert pole vaulter from St.Petersburg in the 39 Clues Series
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
Irina Denali, a member of the Denali coven in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Irina, a character from the novel series The Heroic Legend of Arslan by Yoshiki Tanaka.
Irina Shidō, a fictional character from the Japanese light novel series High School DxD by Ichiei Ishibumi.
The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Irina.
Irina Jelavić, a fictional character in the Japanese manga and anime Assassination Classroom
Irina Clockworker, an antagonist from a series of Vocaloid songs known as "The Evillious Chronicles"
Irina of House Griffin, a playable character in PC game Might and Magic: Heroes VI
Irina Luminesk, the protagonist of

Notes and References

Web site: Irina . Orthodox Encyclopedia . 7 December 2019 . Russian.
Web site: Irene the Great Martyr . Saints and Feasts . Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America . 7 December 2019.
https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/los/May/05-01.htm The Holy Great-Martyress Irene