Baby Name Iris Meaning. While its not nearly as popular as fellow flora Violet and Lily it has been rising in the rankings. This name has Hebrew roots.
Click on a name to find the name meaning popularity origin and other useful information. Ameaning bringer of joy. Iris third-person singular simple present irises present participle irising simple past and past participle irised of an aperture lens or door To open or close in the manner of an iris.
This is one of the most popular girl names that mean rainbow.
She is a Goddess of war and wisdom. That was the work of Iris whose name rightly means rainbow but is more commonly used today to describe the colored part of an eyeball and a flower. Latin Baby Names Meaning. Meanings and history of the name Iris In Greek mythology Iris is the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods.