Irenaeus
Irenäus (from the Greek, Εἰρηναῖος Irenaeus "the peaceful") is a male first name and a last name .
variants
- Feminine forms of the name are Irene and Irina .
- The Polish form of the name is Ireneusz.
- Short form / abbreviation in Poland: Irek
Well-known namesake
First name Irenaeus
- Irenaeus of Lyon (135–202), church father
- Irenäus zu Chiusi († 275), deacon
- Irenaeus of Sirmium († 304), Christian bishop in the city of Sirmium
- Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt (1928–2018), Austrian behavioral scientist
- Irenäus Dornier (* 1959), German entrepreneur
First name Ireneusz
- Ireneusz Czop (* 1968), Polish film and theater actor
- Ireneusz Grabowski (1966–2010), Polish author, composer, arranger and musician
- Ireneusz Jeleń (* 1981), Polish football player
- Ireneusz Kluczek (1940–2019), Polish athlete
- Ireneusz Pacula (* 1966), Polish-German ice hockey player
- Ireneusz Paliński (1932–2006), Polish weightlifter
- Ireneusz Pękalski (* 1950), Polish bishop
- Ireneusz Raś (* 1972), Polish politician
First name Irineos
- Irineos Galanakis (1911–2013), Greek Orthodox bishop
Last name Irenaeus
- Christoph Irenäus (around 1522–1595), German theologian and reformer