"Variant of Ireneo"
The name Irineo is commonly a male name from the "Spanish" origin.
Irineo is a variant spelling of Ireneo, the Spanish and Italian form of the Latin name Irenaeus. Irenaeus derives from the Greek Eirenaios, built on eirene, the Greek noun for peace. The name is associated with Irenaeus of Lyon, a second-century bishop whose writings survive chiefly in Latin translation.
The pronunciation of Irineo is ee-ree-NEH-oh.
