Baby Name Iris. It was the 221st most popular name given to baby girls in England and Wales in 2007 and was the 245th most popular name given to baby girls born in the United States in 2014. The name Iris means Colorful Rainbow and is of Greek origin.
The name Iris means Colorful Rainbow and is of Greek origin. Long before the baby name Iris bloomed among the garden of botanical girl names it belonged to a goddess. This name appears in these categories Pretty Flowers Perform another baby name search Search by letter A B.
Iris means rainbow in Greek and in ancient myth the name belonged to a messenger.
This first name is on trend. Iris is the ancient symbol of power and was dedicated to the God Juno. Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by this list. In England Iris is one of the flower names and is derived from the genus Iris.