Choosing a name for a child by future parents is often a big challenge, also associated with the pressure to choose the “perfect”. Couples for many days and even months reach for many sources, wanting to draw inspiration. A frequently searched and bothering issue is also the meaning of the name and its origin. Changes can be observed in the rankings of the most popular names every year. Among female names years ago, some of them were often given to children, then less and less, to return to favor again.
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What does the name Irena mean? Once forgotten, today it is coming back into favor
Some are back in favor and are again becoming more and more popular among girls. We are talking about the name Irena, which is of Greek origin. It comes from the word “peace”, and its masculine form is Ireneusz. Eirene was also the name of the Greek goddess of peace, who was the daughter of Zeus. It suits a woman who brings peace and values it very much. In the past, it was especially popular in the East, and it appeared in Poland relatively recently.
In the times of the People’s Republic of Poland, it was a hit in delivery rooms. Today, they are worn mainly by aunts and grandmothers
Irena is a girl’s name that was used in the times of the People’s Republic of Poland. With time, however, fewer and fewer couples chose it. Currently, they are worn by about 160,000 women and they are mainly grandmothers, mothers and aunts. It turns out that this is slowly starting to change. According to the website, in 2022, this name was given to 72 girls. For comparison, in 2021 it was 98, and in 2020 – 63. This is a significant improvement compared to the situation 20 years ago, when about 20 girls received them a year.
Source: Gazeta
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