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