Meaning  The name Iris has the following meaning: Greek for "Rainbow". Also a flower name - popular in the 19th century.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Iris is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 385 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Iris rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 24 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 317 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Iris in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Iris is pronounced as eye-rees Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Iris and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Iris: Boys - Anacletus, Cletus, Giles, Isidore, Linus, Timothy, Girls - Danfy, Delta, Demi, Desdemona, Karissa, Kira, Petra, Theodora, Theola, Both genders - MelissaVariants Popular Variants for the name Iris: Irea, Iria, Irida, Iridian, Iridiane, Iridianny, Irisa (Russian), Iriss, Irissa, Irita (Spanish), IrysStyle We think the name Iris should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Iris to be: A slender, delicate girl, who is sometimes a little timidIn one word, you might describe Iris as a(n) " delicate" person. See other "delicate" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Iris
