Iris

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Rainbow — Greek messenger goddess
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Overview

Iris comes from Ancient Greek and is used as a girl's name. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Rainbow — Greek messenger goddess”. It travels well — written natively in Chinese, Hebrew, Greek and Japanese, and more. People who share the name include Iris Murdoch and Iris Mittenaere.

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Meaning

Rainbow — Greek messenger goddess

Origin

Greek

Famous people named Iris

Iris in other languages

  • Chinese伊丽丝
  • Hebrewאיריס
  • GreekΊρις
  • Japaneseアイリス
  • RussianИрис
  • Arabicإريس

Numerology

1

The name Iris carries numerology number 1. (For entertainment.)

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