Jewish Baby Names

Iris

אִירִיס

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Jew-ish
• Meaning: iris, rainbow
• A nature name used across cultures, Iris comes from the Ancient Greek for "rainbow" and now refers to the flower and the colorful part of the eye. In modern Hebrew, pronounced ee-REES, the name echoes ideas of vision and clarity — making this name both beautiful and bright.
• Alternate Spellings: Irees
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Gabrielle
  ,
  Hila
  ,
  Gabriel
  ,
  Hartov
• Theme: nature