IRIS  

Gender: F
Origin: Flower name; also Greek
Meaning: "rainbow"

Popularity in 2008: #341

A faded flower name beginning to regain its appeal via celebrity power: Jude Law and Sadie Frost chose it for their daughter. Iris is also the Greek goddess of the rainbow.

Variations:
Irisha, Irys, Irida, Irissa, Iridianny, Iryssa

International Variations:
Irita (Italian) Irisa (Russian) Irita (Spanish)

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Read Nameberry blog posts about Iris:

• WORD NAMES FOR BABIES: What's in a word?
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
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• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• NAMEBERRY FAVES: The names nameberryites love most