Irina
Irina / Iryna Pronunciation Russian: [ɪˈrʲinə] Ukrainian: [iˈrɪnɐ] ⓘ Gender Female Word/name Bulgarian 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 (Ancient Greek : 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 [ru ] 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 politicianIrina Berezhna (1980–2017), Ukrainian politicianIrina Belykh (born 1964), Russian politicianIrina Cabezas (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician and educatorIrina Dunn (born 1948), Australian politicianIryna Farion (born 1964), Ukrainian linguist and politicianIrina Filatova (born 1978), Russian politicianIryna Friz (born 1974), Ukrainian politicianIrina Ivenskikh , Russian politicianIrina Khakamada (born 1955), Russian politicianIryna Konstankevych , Ukrainian politicianIrina Kozhanova (born 1987), Russian politicianIrina Krohn (born 1962), Finnish politicianIrina Davydovna Kuznetsova , Soviet-Latvian communist politicianIryna Lutsenko , Ukrainian politicianIrina Mikhailovna of Russia (1627–1679), Russian TsarevnaIrina Mikhailovna Raievskya (1892–1955), Russian and German nobleIrina Molokanova , Transnistrian politicianIrina Ovtchinnikova (1904–1990), Marquise de MonléonIrina Paley (1903–1990), daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of RussiaIrina Panchenko (born 1968), Russian politicianIrina Pankina , Russian politicianIrina Petina (born 1972), Russian politicianIrina Rodnina (born 1949), Russian politician and figure skaterIrina Rozova (1958–2023), Lithuanian politicianIrina Rukavishnikova (born 1973), Russian politicianIryna Sekh (born 1970), Ukrainian politicianIrina Smirnova (born 1960), Kazakhstani politicianIryna Suslova (born 1988), Ukrainian politicianIryna Sysoyenko (born 1982), Ukrainian politicianIryna Venediktova (born 1978), Ukrainian politicianIryna Vereshchuk (born 1979), Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied TerritoriesIrina Vlah (born 1974), Moldovan politicianIrina von Wiese (born 1967), British politicianIrina Walker (born 1953), daughter of King Michael I of Romania Irina Yarovaya (born 1966), Russian jurist and politicianIrina Yusupova (1915–1983), Russian princessIryna Yefremova (born 1959), Ukrainian politician
Arts and music
Irina Allegrova (born 1952), Russian singerIrina Antonenko (born 1991), Miss Russia 2010 Irina Arkhipova (1925–2010), Soviet and Russian opera singerIrina Baldina (1922–2009), Russian artistIrina Belotelkin (1913–2009), Russian—American artist and fashion designerIrina Björklund (born 1973), Finnish actress and singerIrina Bogacheva (1939–2019), Russian opera singerIrina Bogushevskaya (born 1965), Russian singerIrina Brzhevskaya (1929–2019), Russian pop singer and sopranoIrina Dobrekova (born 1931), Russian painterIrina Dorofeeva (born 1977), Belarusian singer and politicianIrina Dubkova , Russian composerIrina Dubtsova (born 1982), Russian singer-songwriter and actressIrina Elcheva (1926–2013), Russian composerIrina Emeliantseva (born 1973), Russian musicianIryna Fedyshyn (born 1987), Ukrainian singer and songwriterIrina Getmanskaya (born 1939), Russian artistIrina Gribulina (born 1953), Soviet composer and poetIrina Hasnaș (born 1954), Romanian composerIrina Ionesco (1930–2022), French photographerIrina Iordachescu (born 1977), Romanian soprano opera singerIrina Kotova (born 1976), Belarusian—French painter and graphic artistIrina Kulikova (born 1982), Russian classical guitaristIryna Kyrylina (1953–2017), Ukrainian composerIrina Lankova (born 1977), Russian—born Belgian concert pianistIrina Levshakova (1959–2016), Russian paleontologist and artistIrina Loghin (born 1939), Romanian folk singerIrina Lungu (born 1980), Russian operatic sopranoIrina Nakhova , Russian painterIrina Odagescu (born 1937), Romanian music educator and composerIrina Plotnikova (born 1954), Russian pianistIrina Ponarovskaya (born 1953), Russian actor and singerIrina Rimes (born 1991), Moldavian-Romanian singer and songwriterIrina Rubtsova (born 1957), Russian opera singerIrina Saari (born 1975), Finnish pop singer, better known by her mononym IrinaIrina Saltykova (born 1966), Russian singerIrina Smelaya (born 1991), Russian hip-hop artistIrina Stolyarova (born 1966), Russian art collectorIrina Terehova (born 1989), Canadian model and reality television personalityIrina Toneva (born 1977), Russian pop singerIrina Zabiyaka (born 1982), Russian singerIrina Zahharenkova (born 1976), Estonian and Finnish concert pianistIrina Zaritskaya (1939–2001), Ukrainian pianistIrina Zhurina (born 1946), Russian operatic coloratura soprano
Actresses and models
Irina Afanasieva , Russian theater producerIrina Alfyorova (born 1951), Soviet and Russian actressIrina Apeksimova (born 1966), Russian ballet dancer and actressIrina Baeva (born 1992), Russian actress and modelIrina Baronova (1919–2008), Russian ballerina and actressIrina Björklund (born 1973), Finnish actress and singerIrina Brazgovka (born 1954), Soviet and Russian actressIrina Brook (born 1962), British stage director, producer and actressIrina Brown , Russian theatre directorIrina Bugrimova (1910–2001), Russian circus performerIrina Demick (1936–2004), French actressIrina Dvorovenko (born 1973), Ukrainian-American ballet dancer and actressIrina Fedotova , Russian model and fashion designerIrina Gorbacheva (born 1988), Russian theater and film actressIrina Gorovaia (born 1989), American actressIrina Grjebine (1909–1994), Russian ballet dancerIrina Gubanova (1940–2000), Russian ballerina and film actressIrina Hudova (1926–2015), Finnish ballet dancer and teacherIrina Kaptelova (born 1986), Ukrainian actressIrina Kolesnikova (born 1980), Russian ballet dancerIrina Kolpakova (born 1933), Russian ballerinaIrina Kovalenko , Russian modelIrina Kulikova (born 1991), Russian fashion modelIrina Kupchenko (born 1948), Soviet and Russian actressIrina Lăzăreanu (born 1982), Canadian model and singerIrina Leonova (born 1978), Russian theater and film actressIrina Medvedeva (born 1982), Russian and Belarusian actressIrina Miroshnichenko (1942–2023), Soviet and Russian actressIrina Muluile (born 1989), French actressIrina Murzaeva (1906–1988), Soviet actressIrina Pantaeva (born 1967), Siberian fashion model and actressIrina Petrescu (1941–2013), Romanian actressIrina Rozanova (born 1961), Soviet and Russian actressIrina Shabayeva (born 1982), American fashion designerIrina Shayk (born 1986), model originally from RussiaIrina Skobtseva (1927–2020), Soviet and Russian actressIrina Skvortsova (born 1988), Russian TV presenter and bobsleigh racerIrina Sosnovaya , Russian film producerIrina Starshenbaum (born 1992), Russian actressIrina Taseva (1910–1990), Bulgarian actressIrina Terehova (born 1989), Canadian model and reality TV personalityIryna Tsilyk (born 1982), Ukrainian writer and film directorIrina Voronina (born 1977), Playboy Playmate originally from RussiaIrina Wrona , German actressIrina Zarubina (1907–1976), Soviet actressIrina Zhdanovich (1906–1994), Belarusian actress and theatre directorIryna Zhuravska (born 1990), Ukrainian model
Sports
Irina Abysova (born 1980), Russian triathleteIrina Aksyonova (born 1962), Russian swimmerIrina Alexandrova (born 1994), Kazakhstani handball playerIrina Alexeeva (born 2002), Russian gymnastIrina Amalie Andersen (born 1998), Danish badminton playerIrina Andreeva (born 1994), Russian sprint canoeistIrina Annenkova (born 1999), Russian rhythmic gymnastIrina Antonova (born 1986), Kazakhstani-Russian handball playerIrina Anurina (born 1999), Russian athleteIrina Armstrong (born 1970), German darts playerIrina Avvakumova (born 1991), Russian ski jumperIryna Balashova , Ukrainian Paralympic swimmerIrina Bara (born 1995), Romanian tennis playerIrina Baskakova (born 1956), Soviet track and field sprinterIrina Bazilevskaya (born 1970), Belarusian rowerIrina Beglyakova (1933–2018), Soviet discus throwerIrina-Camelia Begu (born 1990), Romanian tennis playerIrina Belova [ru ] , Russian hepathleteIrina Belova (born 1980), Russian rhythmic gymnastIrina Bespalova (born 1981), Russian butterfly swimmerIrina Birvagen (born 1988), Kazakhstani footballerIrina Bliznova (born 1986), Russian handball playerIrina Bogacheva (born 1961), Kyrgyzstani long-distance runnerIrina Bondarchuk (born 1952), Russian female long-distance runnerIrina Borechko (born 1972), Kazakhstani handball playerIrina Borodavko (born 1979), Kazakhstani water polo playerIrina Borzova (born 1987), Russian acrobatic gymnastIrina Bulakhova , Ukrainian gymnastIrina Bulmaga (born 1993), Moldovan-born Romanian chess playerIrina Buryachok (born 1986), Ukrainian tennis playerIrina Bykova (born 1993), Kazakhstani cross-country skierIrina Chelushkina (born 1961), Serbian chess playerIrina Cherniaeva (born 1955), Russian figure skaterIrina Crasnoscioc (born 1981), Moldovan basketball playerIrina Danilova (born 1993), Kazakhstani handball playerIrina Davydova (born 1988), Russian hurdlerIrina Deleanu (born 1975), Romanian former individual rhythmic gymnastIrina Deriugina (born 1958), Soviet rhythmic gymnastIrina Devina (born 1959), Soviet rhythmic gymnastIrina Dolgova (born 1995), Russian judokaIrina Donets (born 1976), Dutch volleyball playerIrina Dorneanu (born 1990), Romanian rowerIrina Ektova (born 1987), Kazakhstani triple jumperIrina Embrich (born 1980), Estonian fencerIrina Ermolova , Soviet tennis playerIrina Falconi (born 1990), Ecuadorian-born American tennis playerIrina Fedotova (born 1975), Russian rowerIrina Fetecău (born 1996), Romanian tennis playerIrina Fetisova (born 1956), Soviet swimmer and rowerIrina Fetisova (born 1994), Russian volleyball playerIrina Filishtinskaya (born 1990), Russian volleyball playerIrina Gashennikova (born 1975), Russian ice hockey playerIrina Gerasimenok (born 1970), Russian sport shooterIrina Gerlits (born 1966), Kazakhstani basketball playerIrina Glimakova , Russian tennis and beach playerIrina Gordeeva (born 1986), Russian high jumperIrina Grazhdanova (born 1987), Russian Paralympic swimmerIrina Gribko (born 1969), Soviet rowerIrina Grigorieva , Russian former footballerIrina Grishkova (born 1946), Soviet ice dancerIrina Gritsenko (born 1968), French-Kazakhstani badminton playerIrina Gubkina (born 1972), Russian lugerIrina Gulyayeva (born 1984), Russian biathleteIrina Gumenyuk (born 1988), Russian triple jumperIryna Honcharova (born 1974), Ukrainian handball playerIrina Hornig , German skydiverIrina Ilchenko (born 1968), Russian volleyball playerIrina Ilyenkova (born 1980), Belarusian rhythmic gymnastIrina Ivanova (born 1996), Russian pole vaulterIrina Izmalkova (born 1970), Russian sport shooterIrina Kalentieva (born 1977), Russian cyclistIrina Kalimbet (born 1968), Soviet rowerIrina Kalinina (born 1959), Soviet diverIrina Kalyanova (born 1966), Russian Paralympic judokaIrina Karavayeva (born 1975), Russian trampoline gymnastIrina Karpova (born 1980), Kazakhstani hepathleteIrina Kasimova (born 1971), Russian weightlifterIrina Kaydashova (born 1985), Uzbekistani taekwondo practitionerIrina Kazakevich (born 1997), Russian biathleteIrina Kazakova (born 1986), Russian rhythmic gymnastIrina Kazantseva (born 1978), Russian Paralympic powerlifterIrina Khabarova (born 1966), Russian sprinterIrina Khavronina (born 2004), Russian ice dancerIrina Khazova (born 1984), Russian cross-country skierIrina Khitrova (born 1953), Bulgarian gymnastIrina Khlebko (born 1990), Russian badminton playerIrina Khmelevskaya (born 1968), Soviet canoeistIrina Khromacheva (born 1995), Russian tennis playerIrina Khudoroshkina (born 1968), Russian shot putterIrina Kikkas (born 1984), Estonian rhythmic gymnastIryna Kindzerska (born 1991), Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani judokaIrina Kirichenko (1937–2020), Soviet cyclistIrina Kirillova (born 1965), Soviet and Croatian volleyball playerIrina Kiseleva (born 1967), Soviet modern pentathleteIrina Klimovschi (1936–2001), Romanian handball playerIrina Kolesnikova (born 1964), Russian female curler an curling coachIryna Koliadenko (born 1998), Ukrainian wrestlerIryna Kompaniiets (born 1993), Ukrainian handball playerIrina Konstantinova (born 1976), Bulgarian windsurferIrina Kornienko (born 1978), Russian tennis playerIrina Koroleva (born 1991), Russian volleyball playerIrina Korzhanenko (born 1974), Russian shot putterIrina Kostyuchenkova (1961–2023), Ukrainian javelin throwerIrina Kotkina (born 1986), Russian tennis playerIrina Krakoviak-Tolstika (born 1977), Lithuanian middle-distance runnerIryna Krasnianska (born 1987), Ukrainian artistic gymnastIrina Krivonogova (born 2000), Russian swimmerIrina Krush (born 1983), chess playerIrina Kryukova (born 1968), Russian chess playerIrina Kuhnt (born 1968), German field hockey playerIrina Kuleshova-Kovrova (born 1962), Russian speed skaterIrina Kusakina (born 1965), Russian lugerIrina Kuzmina-Rimša (born 1986), Latvian tennis playerIrina Laricheva (1964–2020), Russian trap shooterIrina Laricheva (born 1963), Soviet swimmerIrina Lashko (born 1973), Russian-born Australian diverIrina Latve (born 1981), Latvian middle-distance runnerIrina Lauric (born 1992), Romanian canoeistIrina Lenskiy (born 1971), Ukrainian-born Israeli athleteIrina Leonova (born 1961), Kazakhstani archerIrina Leparskaya (born 1957), Belarusian rhythmic gymnastics coachIrina Lepșa (born 1992), Romanian weightlifterIrina Levitina (born 1954), Russian-born American chess and bridge playerIrina Litovchenko (born 1950), Soviet hurdlerIrina Liuliakova (born 1945), Soviet figure skaterIrina Lobacheva (born 1973), Russian ice dancerIrina Lukomskaya (born 1991), Kazakhstani volleyball playerIrina Lyakhovskaya (1941–2003), Russian swimmerIrina Lyalina (born 1968), Uzbekistani canoeistIrina Maharani (born 1961), Malaysian sport shooterIrina Makogonova (born 1959), Soviet volleyball playerIrina Maracheva (born 1984), Russian middle-distance runnerIrina Markovic (born 1976), Dutch archerIrina Matrosova (born 1962), Uzbekistani long-distance runnerIrina Meleshina (born 1982), Russian long jumperIryna Merkushyna , Ukrainian biathleteIrina Meszynski (born 1962), East German discus throwerIrina Mikitenko (born 1972), Kazakhstan-born German long-distance runner, former winner of both the Berlin and London marathonsIrina Minkh (born 1964), Russian basketball playerIrina Mistyukevich (born 1977), Russian middle-distance runnerIrina Molicheva (born 1988), Russian cyclistIryna Movchan (born 1990), Ukrainian figure skaterIrina Müller (born 1951), East German rowerIrina Mushayilova (born 1967), Russian athletics competitorIrina Nazarova (born 1957), Soviet sprinterIrina Nekrassova (born 1988), Kazakhstani weightlifterIrina Netreba (born 1991), Azerbaijani sport wrestlerIrina Nikitina (born 1990), Russian handball playerIrina Nikulchina (born 1974), Bulgarian biathleteIrina Obedina (born 1985), Russian hurdlerIrina Ologonova (born 1990), Russian freestyle swimmerIrina Orendi , Romanian high jumperIrina Osipova (born 1981), Russian basketball playerIrina Ouioutova (born 1979), Russian volleyball playerIrina Palina (born 1970), Russian table tennis playerIrina Pando (born 1995), Swiss footballerIrina Perevertkina (born 1967), Russian chess playerIrina Permitina (born 1968), Russian long-distance runnerIrina Pershina (born 1978), Russian synchronized swimmerIrina Pervushina (born 1942), Russian artistic gymnastIrina Petculeț (born 1956), Romanian volleyball playerIrina Petrova (born 1985), Russian race walkerIrina Podoinikova (born 1988), Kazakhstani canoeistIryna Podolska (born 1995), Ukrainian footballerIrina Podshibyakina (born 1995), Russian footballerIrina Podyalovskaya (born 1959), Soviet middle distance runnerIrina Polechtchouk (born 1973), Belarusian-French volleyball playerIrina Poltoratskaya (born 1979), Russian handball playerIrina Pop (born 1988), Dominican Republic handball playerIrina Pozdnyakova (born 1953), Russian swimmerIryna Prasiantsova (born 1996), Belarusian modern pentathleteIrina Press (1939–2004), Soviet 2x Olympic champion (80-m hurdles & pentathlon )Irina Privalova (born 1968), Russian Olympic gold medallist athleteIrina Puchalska (born 1970), Ukrainian volleyball playerIryna Pukha (born 1973), Ukrainian sprinterIrina Raevskaya (born 1984), Russian swimmerIrina Ramialison (born 1991), French tennis playerIrina Rîngaci , Moldovan freestyle swimmerIrina Risenzon (born 1988), Hungarian—born Israeli rhythmic gymnastIrina Rodina (born 1973), Russian judoka and samba practitionerIrina Rodnina (born 1949), Soviet figure skaterIrina Rodrigues (born 1991), Portuguese discus throwerIrina Rodríguez (born 1977), Spanish synchronized swimmerIrina Romanova (born 1972), Ukrainian former competitive ice dancerIrina Rosikhina (born 1975), Russian sprinterIrina Ruslyakova (born 1975), Russian badminton playerIrina Rutkovskaya (born 1969), Russian basketball playerIrina Safarova (born 1969), Russian long-distance runnerIrina Sandalova (born 1992), Kazakhstani footballerIryna Sanina (born 1985), Ukrainian footballerIrina Saratovtseva (born 1989), Kazakhstani footballerIrina Sazonova (born 1991), Russian-Icelandic gymnastIryna Sekachova (born 1976), Ukrainian hammer throwerIrina Selyutina (born 1979), Kazakhstani tennis playerIrina Semenova , Uzbekistani chess playerIrina Serova (born 1966), Austrian-Soviet badminton playerIrina Shevchenko (born 1975), Russian hurdlerIrina Shilova (born 1960), Belarusian sports shooterIrina Shlemova (born 1984), Uzbekistani swimmerIrina Shorokhova (born 1997), Russian badminton playerIryna Shpylyova , Ukrainian cyclistIrina Shtork (born 1993), Estonian ice dancerIrina Sidorkova (born 2003), Russian racing driverIrina Sidorova (born 1962), Soviet diverIrina Sirina (born 1967), Hungarian handball playerIrina Skripnik (born 1970), Belarusian cross-country skierIrina Slutskaya (born 1979), Russian world champion figure skaterIrina Slyusar (born 1963), Ukrainian sprinterIrina Smolnikova (born 1980), Kazakhstani long-distance runnerIrina Snopova (born 1995), Russian handball playerIrina Sokolovskaya (born 1983), Russian basketball playerIrina Soldatova (1965–2002), Russian archerIrina Spîrlea (born 1974), Romanian tennis playerIrina Stankina (born 1977), Russian racewalkerIrina Starykh (born 1987), Russian biathleteIryna Stelmakh (born 1993), Ukrainian handball playerIrina Sukhorouk (born 1973), Ukrainian volleyball playerIrina Sukhova (born 1974), Ukrainian tennis playerIrina Sumnikova (born 1964), Russian basketball playerIryna Taranenko-Terelya , Ukrainian cross-country skierIrina Tarasova (born 1987), Russian shot putterIrina Tchachina (born 1982), Russian rhythmic gymnastIrina Tebenikhina (born 1978), Russian volleyball playerIrina Terentjeva (born 1984), Lithuanian cross-country skierIrina Teterina (born 1958), Soviet rowerIrina Timcic (1910–?), Romanian figure skaterIrina Timofeyeva (born 1970), Russian long-distance runnerIrina Tkatchuk (born 1983), Russian figure skaterIrina Tolkunova (born 1971), Russian-Kazakhstani water polo playerIrina Topal (born 1998), Moldovan footballerIrina Tretyakova (born 1987), Belarusian footballerIrina Turova (1935–2012), Soviet sprinterIrina Turova (born 1979), Russian chess playerIrina Turundayevskaya (born 1947), Soviet skierIrina Tyukhay (born 1967), Russian heptathleteIrina Ufimtseva (born 1985), Russian freestyle swimmerIrina Ushakova (born 1954), Soviet fencerIryna Ustymenko (born 1967), Ukrainian swimmerIryna Vanat , Ukrainian footballerIrina Vasilevich (born 1985), Russian chess playerIryna Vaskouskaya (born 1991), Belarusian triple jumperIryna Vasylyuk (born 1985), Ukrainian footballerIrina Velihanova (born 1996), Turkmenistan track and field athleteIrina Viner-Usmanova (born 1948), Russian rhythmic gymnastics coachIrina Vlasova (born 1957), Russian swimmerIryna Volynets , Ukrainian Paralympic archerIrina Vorobieva (1958–2022), Russian pair skaterIrina Voronkova (born 1995), Russian volleyball playerIrina Vostrikova (born 1970), Russian hepathleteIrina Vyguzova (born 1974), Kazakhstani diverIryna Yanovych (born 1976), Ukrainian cyclistIrina Yarotska (born 1985), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastIryna Yatchenko (born 1965), Belarusian discus throwerIrina Yegorova (born 1940), Russian speed skaterIrina Yevdokimova (born 1978), Kazakhstani gymnastIrina Zabludina (born 1987), Russian judokaIrina Zaitseva (born 1982), Kazakhstani volleyball playerIrina Zakurdjaeva (born 1982), Russian chess playerIrina Zaretska (born 1996), Azerbaijani karatekaIrina Zhuk (born 1966), Russian ice dancing coach and former competitorIryna Zhuk (born 1993), Belarusian pole vaulterIrina Zilber (born 1983), Russian rhythmic gymnastIrina Zuykova (1958–2010), Soviet equestrianIryna Zvarych (born 1983), Ukrainian footballerIrina Zvereva (born 1967), Soviet tennis player
Other
Irina Antanasijević (born 1965), Russian and Serbian philologist, literary critic and translatorIrina Antonova (1922–2020), Soviet and Russian art historianIrina Artemieva , Russian earth scientist and academicIrina Azizyan (1935–2009), Russian painterIrina Beletskaya (born 1933), Russian chemistIrina Belskaya (born 1958), Ukrainian astronomerIrina Bogatyryova (born 1982), Russian prose writerIrina Bokova (born 1952), Bulgarian diplomatIrina Bolychevsky , British activist and data specialistIrina Borogan (born 1974), Russian investigative journalist and writerIrina Burd , physician-scientistIrina Chakraborty , Russian-Finnish-Indian environmental engineerIrina Dobrekova (born 1931), Russian painterIrina Dryagina (1921–2017), Soviet military officer and botanistIrina Feodorova (1931–2010), Soviet ethnographerIrina Gaidamachuk (born 1972), prolific Russian serial killerIrina Getmanskaya (born 1939), Russian painterIrina Glushkova (born 1952), Russian philologistIrina Godunova (1557–1603), Russian empressIrina Grekova (1907–2002), Russian writer and mathematician Irina Grigorieva , Russian physicistIrina Grudzinskaya (1920–2012), Russian botanistIryna Gurevych (born 1976), German computer scientistIrina Ilovaiskaya (1924–2000), Yugoslav journalist and activistIrina Ivshina (born 1950), Russian microbiologistIrina Kakhovskaya (1887–1960), Narodnik-inspired Russian revolutionaryIrina Karamanos (born 1989), Chilean anthropologist and political scientistIryna Khalip (born 1967), Belarusian journalistIrina Korschunow (1925–2013), German writerIrina Kraeva (born 1958), Russian linguistIrina Nikolaevna Levchenko (1924–1973), Russian tank commanderIrina Livezeanu (born 1952), Romanian—American historianIrina Liebmann (born 1943), German journalist-author and sinologistIrina Linnik (1922–2009), Russian art historianIrina Livezeanu (born 1952), Romanian-born American historianIrina Mansurova (1925–1991), Tajikistani biochemistIrina Medvedeva , Russian medical scientistIryna Melnykova (1918–2010), Ukrainian historianIrina Mitrea , Romanian mathematicianIrina Nakhova , Russian painterIrina Nevzlin (born 1978), Israeli entrepreneur and authorIrina Nikolaeva , Russian linguist and academic teacherIrina Novikova , Russian—American physicistIrina Nyberg , Russian orienteering competitorIrina Perminova , Russian chemistIrina Petraș (born 1947), Romanian writerIrina Petrushova , Russian journalist, founder and editor-in-chiefIrina Podgorny , Argentine anthropologistIrina Fedorovna Popova (born 1961), Russian Sinologist and historianIrina Popova , Russian photographerIrina Posnova (1914–1997), Russian publisherIrina Prokhorova (born 1956), Russian historian and criticIrina Rakobolskaya (1919–2016), Russian physicist and aviatorIrina Ratushinskaya (1954–2017), Russian writerIrina Reyn , American novelistIrina Rozovsky , American photographerIrina Rusanova (1929–1998), Russian archaeologistIrina Saburova (1907–1979), Russian writerIrina Scherbakowa , Russian historianIryna Senyk (1926–2009), Ukrainian poet, nurse, and Soviet political dissidentIrina Shevtsova (born 1983), Russian politicianIrina Slavina (1973–2020), Russian journalistIrina Solovyova (born 1937), Soviet cosmonautIrina Sorokina , Russian laser physicistIryna Sushko , Ukrainian mathematicianIrina Tananayko (born 1976), Belarusian biathleteIrina Tarasova (born 1987), Russian shot putterIrina Tokmakova (1929–2018), Soviet and Russian writerIrina Tsvila (1969–2022), Ukrainian teacher, public activist, and photographerIrina Tweedie (1907–1999), Russian British Sufi and teacherIrina Veretennicoff (born 1944), Belgian physicistIrina Volynets (born 1978), Russian journalist and human rights activistIryna Yevsa (born 1956), Ukrainian poet and translatorIrina Pavlovna Zarutskaya (1908–1990), Soviet geomorphologist, cartographer, and university professorIrina Zenovka (born 1972), Russian choreographerIryna Zenyuk , Ukrainian-American scientistIrina Zherebkina , Ukrainian feminist academicIryna Zhylenko (1941–2013), Ukrainian poet
Fictional characters
Irina, the child protagonist in The Enchanted Horse , children's book by Magdalen Nabb
Irina Asanova, the great love of fictional Moscow homicide investigator Arkady Renko in the novels Gorky Park Red Square Martin Cruz Smith
Irina Derevko , KGB and Covenant terrorist, a main character in the Alias Irina Palm , pseudonym of the main character in 2007 film of the same nameIrina 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 titular 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
Irina, a character from the novel series The Heroic Legend of Arslan Yoshiki Tanaka .
Irina Shidō, a fictional character from the Japanese light novel series High School DxD Ichiei Ishibumi .
Irina, doll in the Groovy Girls doll line by Manhattan Toy
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 Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
See also
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