Irene vs Arene - What's the difference?
irene | arene |
(Greek god) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
(astronomy) Short for , a main belt asteroid.
, in regular use since the 19th century.
* 1653 Jeremiah Burroughs: Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace . London, Robert Dawlman,1653. page 267:
* 1944 A.J.Cronin: The Green Years .Little, Brown, and Company, 1944. page 62:
* 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien . ISBN 0-14-023028-9 page 75:
As nouns the difference between irene and arene
is that irene is the hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of irone while arene is any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.As a proper noun Irene
is eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.irene
English
(wikipedia Irene)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene'. Her name is a Greek name, ''??????'', it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our ' Irene , our private peace, that the publique should suffer for the sake of it.
- "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene . Promise me."
- Better to consider the love of Irene , the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name.