Iris

My grandmother was Iris and she passed away two years ago. I promised her that I would name my next cat Iris. So I did, and currently I share my life with a gorgeous cat named Iris Paula. Her name is kind of ironic, since she's completely black :P but she has a colourful, sweet purrsonality. She's as loving as her namesake. Paula fits her though, she's tiny despite being all-grown-up.

The Turkish version of Iris is "Ayris" and its meaning is simply the reflection of the moonlight on the beach.

I love this name and we used it for my daughter - Iris Persephone

Iris is on my top 5 list of baby girl names. It kind of came and went with me, but I'm really liking it, now. It's old fashioned without being too popular! I like the nickname option of Rissy and why not Reese, as well? Plus it means rainbow and I love that!

Iris Eliza is my sister's name and we all love it

Iris Claire? Iris Elizabeth? Iris Josephine? I like either one syllable or more than two syllable names w/Iris...

How about Iris Catherine?

Iris Maureen

i love Iris but i can't think of a middle name i like to go with it!

I named my baby girl Iris who was born on the Iris' blooming season. In addition to that, one day before she was born, we saw beautiful double rainbow and I decided that her name should be Iris. I really love this name and my girl.

I love this name. I hope it won't become popular where I live....

This is a beautiful nature name!

My name is Iris (Iris Nicole) and I obviously love my name. Iris the Virus was a common joke and sometimes it'd be mistaken for Isis. Which at the time was still an innocent name. Unfortunately, no nicknames that stuck. Wish I could've had one, nevertheless I think Iris is a lovely name :)

I think Iris would be nice for a boy, although personally I prefer Ira.

I like this name a lot especially because it means rainbow and this would be our rainbow baby but my husband said it's too close to Isis and vetoed it. He does not peruse let alone post on baby naming sites so I wanted to peek at the comments to see if anyone else had his same thoughts... I guess I got my answer. I still think it's a pretty name. I say if everyone's on board, go for it! We all know naming your child Iris isn't the same as naming them Isis. I think most people will think of flowers and Van Gogh when you tell them what your child's name is. Plus Ris, Risa, Rissy, are all cute NNs :)

Iris Amelia is absolutely gorgeous! Amelia is classic and beautiful and Iris is really fresh but it also has tradition and a beautiful meaning!

Lovely name, very soft and sweet but not too frilly. It's a nice, sophisticated, more uncommon alternative to Lily, Poppy, Daisy or Rosie, but here in the UK it's still pretty popular, sitting just outside the top 100 in 2014.

Look deep into my Iris

NIckname Rissi?
So cute!

Just saying, I know an Iris AND an Isis. No one mistakes them for each other, and no one associates them with the terrorist group.

The song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls means a lot to me, it's definitely my favorite song of all time. The song made me fall in love with this name. When I have kids, if one's a girl I'll definitely be naming her Iris. <3

Whoops! I meant to say Iris and ISIS almost rhyme. I can't stand autocorrect! LOL

Well obviously Iris and Iris rhyme lol

Sara and Siri are TWO letters apart because both "i"s are replaced with an "a" in Sara. Iris and Iris almost rhyme; nobody would say "Siri" and "Sara" almost rhyme.

Sara and Siri differ from each other by TWO phonemes. Iris and Isis differ from one another by only ONE phoneme. I liked the name Iris before Isis got on the news, but now I don't blame people for being reminded of Isis every time they hear the name "Iris."

And I don't want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand. When everything's made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am. I love that song, and this name. So pretty. :)

Iris is lovely. It's vintage, a more unexpected classic and flower name. Everyone knows it, but it isn't common. It's feminine yet also not frilly, plus it sounds sharp and elegant to me, both in its spelling and pronunciation. It's sadly unusable for me because it means "cut" in my native language- downsides to having to consider your multiculturalism! I'd love to meet an Iris though.

Such a fresh, but vintage choice! And unlike some other flower names for girls, Iris seems like she will age very well without being too obscure. A fantastic choice for a future daughter!

Well I argue it is similar because they're two particularly uncommon names. I understand you disagree, but there's no need to be rude.

Comparing a vicious terrorist organization to this gorgeous name is what's ridiculous.

But they don't sound anything like each other, it's just a stupid example.

Both are two syllables, start w the same letter and have repeated vowels. Theyre only a letter apart so excuse you

Siri isn't even close to Sara. What a stupid example. I agree that Iris and Isis are different enough to use but your point about Siri is completely irrelevant.

neither is Iris

Well Siri isn't a terrorist organization..

it isn't that similar. using your logic, because of siri, sara is now unusable.

I like this for a boy, actually! I think it is strong, sleek and simple. And before you get on me for the meaning or its history please shut that mess down. If you can name a girl kennedy (which means deformed head) or james then you can use iris on a boy.

I've always wanted a baby girl named Iris. My sweet girl, Iris Amelia, was born last May. Needless to say, I love the name.

Sadly, there is now Isis, though not exactly the same, very similar

This name is awesome, I loved it mostly from the song, and love the crisp/clean sound of this name.

I think this is an awesome name. An extra bonus- for people who loved the name Isis (which is now rendered unusable) it would be a perfect substitute.

It's a really pretty and sweet name, also delicate.

this is my daughter's name. i love it of course.

My maternal grandmother is an Iris. She's 84. I love this name, it's so timeless and sweet.

I love this name because it reminds me of the pretty Iris' my mom grows in her garden. :)

This name reminds me of Iris Apfel, so Iris is kind of quirky in my mind. I like it!

I think this name is really pretty except my mom had a mean friend named Iris and I used to call her virus out of spite so this one's off the table for me :(

My 19-month old daughter is Iris...sometimes, we call her "Rissy".

Yes, vintage. I like that description. I always felt like Iris was an outdated name but I met a 4 year old Iris a few years ago and she totally changed my mind. Maybe Reese (or some spelling of that) as a nickname?

The song by the Goo Goo Dolls made me fall in love with this name. I used to not like it (because of a person I used to know with the name). But now I love it. It's lovely, vintage, flowery and energetic.

I love this fresh and slightly eccentric floral. I'm sad and surprised it's gained so much popularity in the US.