She received her first name, which was taken from the Greek word for "peace," because she was born at the end of the Austro-Prussian War.
Πήρε το όνομά της από την ελληνική λέξη "ειρήνη", επειδή γεννήθηκε στο τέλος του Αυστρο-Πρωσικού πολέμου.