Iris (given name)
Iris (from Greek Ἶρις Ancient Greek: [îːris], the messenger of the gods among themselves and the personification of ἶρις, the "rainbow") is a feminine name. Its diminutive or pet form is Irie.
 Iris, by Alfons Mucha. | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "rainbow" |
| Popularity | see popular names |
It was the 77th most popular name given to baby girls in England and Wales in 2020[1] and was the 127th most popular name given to baby girls born in the United States in 2020.[2] It has also ranked among the top 100 names given to baby girls in Belgium, Catalonia, France, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden during the past decade.[3]
Woman with Iris by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1899.
Iris may refer to:
People
- Iris Adrian (1912–1994), American actress
- Iris Apfel (born 1921), American fashion icon
- Iris von Arnim (born 1945), German fashion designer
- Iris Ashley (1909–1994), Irish-born British stage and film actress
- Iris Bahr or Iris Bar-Ziv, an American actress, comedian, director, writer and producer
- Iris Bannochie (1914–1988), Barbadian horticulturalist
- Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, Guatemalan judge
- Iris Barry (1895–1969), American film critic
- Iris Bell, American psychologist and alternative medicine researcher
- Iris Berben (born 1950), German actress
- Iris Birtwistle (1918–2006), English lyric poet and gallery owner
- Iris Faircloth Blitch (1912–1993), United States Representative from Georgia
- Iris Bohnet, Swiss academic, Professor of Public Policy
- Iris Burgoyne (1936–2014), South Australian author and Kokatha (Aboriginal) elder
- Iris Burton (1930–2008), American talent agent and dancer
- Iris Butler (1905–2002), English journalist and historian
- Iris Cahn, Professor of the Film Conservatory at SUNY Purchase College
- Iris Cantor (born 1931), American philanthropist in medicine and the arts
- Iris Chacón (born 1950), Puerto Rican entertainer
- Iris Chang (1968–2004), American historian
- Iris Chung (born 1987), designer and model
- Iris Clert (died 1986), owner of the Galerie Iris Clert
- Iris Cummings (born 1920), American aviator and Olympic swimmer
- Iris Davis (born 1950), American track and field sprinter
- Iris DeBrito (born 1945), Brazilian footballer
- Iris DeMent (born 1961), American singer
- Iris Dexter (1907 - 1974), Australian journalist and war correspondent
- Iris Estabrook (born 1950), Democratic former member of the New Hampshire Senate
- Iris Evans (born 1941), Minister of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Iris Falcam (1938–2010), American-born librarian, researcher and First Lady of Micronesia
- Iris Falcón (born 1973), Peruvian volleyball player
- Iris Fontbona (born c.1943), Chilean businesswoman
- Iris Fuentes-Pila (born 1980), Spanish middle-distance runner
- Iris Gordy (born 1943), American songwriter, producer, and music executive
- Iris Gower (born 1939), Welsh novelist
- Iris Gusner (born 1941), German film director and screenwriter
- Iris Habib Elmasry (1910–1994), Egyptian historian
- Iris Hanika (born 1962), German writer and journalist
- Iris Häussler (born 1962), German artist
- Iris Hensley (1934–2003), Artistic Director of the Georgia Ballet
- Iris Hoey (1885–1979), British actress
- Iris Holland (1920–2001), American politician
- Iris Jharap (born 1970), Dutch cricketer
- Iris Johansen (born 1938), American author
- Iris Kelso (1926–2003), American journalist
- Iris Winnifred King (1910–2000), mayor of Kingston
- Iris Klein, German beauty pageant contestant
- Iris Komar, German swimmer
- Iris Kramer (born 1981), German International motorcycle trials rider
- Iris Krasnow (born 1954), American author, journalism professor, and speaker
- Iris Kroes (born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter and harpist
- Iris Kyle (born 1974), American professional bodybuilder
- Iris Le Feuvre (née Renouf), Jersey politician
- Iris Long (born 1934), AIDS activist
- Iris Loveridge (1917–2000), English classical pianist
- Iris Mack, American banker, professor and writer
- Iris Maity (born 1958),[4] Indian model and actress
- Iris Martinez (born 1956), Democratic member of the Illinois Senate
- Iris Meléndez (died 2019), lawyer and prosecutor from Puerto Rico
- Íris Mendes, Portuguese acrobatic gymnast
- Iris Vianey Mendoza (born 1981), Mexican politician and lawyer
- Iris Meredith (1915–1980), American actress
- Iris Mittenaere (born 1993), French model, Miss Universe and Miss France 2016
- Iris Mor (1952–2017), Israeli newspaper editor, literary editor and writer
- Iris Mora (born 1981), Mexican football forward
- Iris Morhammer (born 1973), Austrian handballer
- Iris Morley (1910–1953), English historian, writer and journalist
- Iris Murdoch (1919–1999), British novelist
- Iris Nampeyo (ca. 1856–1942), Hopi–Tewa potter in Arizona
- Iris Nazmy, Egyptian writer, journalist and film critic
- Iris Origo (1902—1988), Marchesa of Val d'Orcia, a British-born biographer and writer
- Iris M. Ovshinsky (1927–2006), American businesswoman
- Iris Owens, pseudonym Harriet Daimler, American novelist
- Iris Peterson, American flight attendant
- Iris Plotzitzka (born 1966), West German shot putter
- Iris Rainer Dart (born 1944), American author and playwright
- Iris Rauskala (born 1978), Austrian civil servant and politician
- Iris Rideau (born c. 1937) is an American winemaker, businesswoman and activist
- Iris Riedel-Kühn (born 1954), German tennis player
- Iris Robinson (born 1949), Northern Irish politician
- Iris Rogers, English badminton player
- İris Rosenberger (born 1985), German-Turkish swimmer
- Iris Miriam Ruíz, Puerto Rican politician
- Iris Runge (1888–1966), German applied mathematician and physicist
- Iris Santos (born 1984), Dominican volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Iris Sihvonen (born 1940), Finnish speed skater
- Iris Sing (born 1990), taekwondo athlete from Brazil
- Iris Slappendel (born 1985), Dutch road racing cyclist
- Iris Smith (wrestler) (born 1979), American freestyle wrestler
- Iris Smyles, American writer
- Iris Strubegger (born 1984), Austrian model
- Iris Stuart (1903–1936), motion picture actress
- Iris Szeghy (born 1956), Slovak composer
- Iris Tanner (1906–1971), English swimmer
- Iris Tjonk (born 2000), female Dutch swimmer
- Iris Tree (1897–1968), English poet, actress and artists' model
- Iris Vermillion (born 1960), German operatic mezzo-soprano
- Iris Völkner (born 1960), German rower
- Iris Wang (born 1994), American badminton player
- Iris Wedgwood (1887–1982), British author, topographer and historian
- Iris Weinshall, (born 1953), commissioner of New York City Department of Transportation
- Iris Williams (born 1944), Welsh singer
- Iris Woolcock (died 1980), American artist, photographer, realtor and adventurer
- Iris Yamashita (born 1966), American screenwriter
- Iris Marion Young (1949–2006), American political scientist
- Iris M. Zavala (born 1936), Puerto Rican author, scholar, and poet
- Iris Zimmermann (born 1981), American fencer
- Iris Zscherpe (born 1967), German swimmer
Fictional
- Iris "Easy" Steensma, a 13 year old prostitute, featured in Taxi Driver, portrayed by Jodie Foster
- Iris Simpkins, a British 20-something looking for a vacation to anywhere, that participates in a house swap with a swanky LA producer in The Holiday, portrayed by Kate Winslet
- Iris, a character in Ace Attorney
- Iris, a recurring character and Cyrus’ brief girlfriend before he realizes he is gay on Disney Channel series Andi Mack
- Iris, a Pokémon Gym Leader in Pokémon White, Pokémon League Champion in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and the Pokémon series
- Iris Blanc/Noire, a vampire featured in Rune Factory Frontier
- Iris West, the love interest of Flash (Barry Allen) from DC Comics
- Iris, a navigator and love interest to Zero, in the Mega Man X series
- Iris Clops, the daughter of the Cyclops from the Mattel franchise Monster High
- Iris the fairy, the fairy character in Tork
- Iris, a hotel manager in American Horror Story: Hotel played by Kathy Bates
- Iris, a cycloptic character from the animated series Ruby Gloom
- Iris, The main character of the series LoliRock
- Iris Moss, Milton Moss's cheerful younger sister in Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Equivalents from other cultures
Foreign equivalents of Iris include: [5]
- Eirys (Welsh)
- Elestren (Cornish)
- Ayame (Japanese)
References
- "Popularity for the name Iris - Behind the Name".
- "Popular Baby Names".
- "Meaning, origin and history of the name Iris".
- "Party time for Vishal Gandhi and Iris Maity". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- "Names Inspired by Spring Flowers". NamepediA Blog. 2 April 2021.
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