Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇵🇹 Irineu
/ee · ree · NEH · oo/
Meaning
“Peaceful”
Portuguese masculine form of Irenaeus, from Greek 'eirenaeus' meaning peaceful; Saint Irenaeus of Lyon was a 2nd-century bishop who wrote against Gnosticism.
Nicknames
irineu
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Formal and ecclesiastical in feel; a heritage name rather than an active trend.
The cultural moment.
Used in Brazil and Portugal primarily in the mid-20th century; rare today.