Iris

אִירִיס

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Jew-ish
• Meaning: iris, rainbow

• Iris comes from the Ancient Greek word for "rainbow" and has since become associated with both the beloved spring flower and the colorful ring of the human eye. In modern Hebrew, where it is pronounced ee-REES, the name takes on additional echoes of vision and clarity. It manages to be rich with meaning while remaining beautifully simple — the kind of name that crosses languages and cultures without losing an ounce of its charm.

  Four letters, and somehow they hold an entire world of imagery: flowers, rainbows, the human eye. For Jewish parents who want a nature name that sounds polished, ages beautifully, and holds its own alongside Hebrew siblings, Iris is both timeless and effortlessly cool.

• Alternate Spellings: Irees
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Gabrielle
  ,
  Hila
  ,
  Gabriel
  ,
  Hartov
• Theme: nature