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Around the globe, Irineu (Irineu , Ириней ) is a common male forename. The given name Irineu is characteristic of Brazil, where it is quite a common male name, Cabo Verde, and Angola, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Brazil, Angola, and India. Very seldom, Irineu is the last name as well as the forename.
Irineu is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Иринеј , character in Deacon of the Church of the Mother of God.
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