Iris
Iris is a girl name of Greek origin, ranked #23 in popularity, meaning Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
What Iris means
Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
Iris is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Iris comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Iris is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Iris?
Iris is ranked #23, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.
The character of Iris
Iris spans Color, flowers and growing things and the natural world, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Iris
These share Iris's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
- Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
- Daphne — The laurel tree.
- Ianthe — Violet flower.
- Acacia — Thorny tree; resurrection.
- Anthea — Flower; blossom.
- Azalea — The azalea flower.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Hyacinth — The fragrant purple bloom.
- Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.