Iiris: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Iiris – Meaning: Rainbow; the Finnish form of Iris, named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow and also the iris flower – Origin: Finnish (from Greek) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: EE-ris


Iiris is a Finnish (from Greek) girl's name meaning “Rainbow; the Finnish form of Iris, named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow and also the iris flower”. It appears in our list of 200+ Fairycore Girl Names Straight Out of an Enchanted Forest.

Meaning & Origin of Iiris

Meaning: Rainbow; the Finnish form of Iris, named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow and also the iris flower.

Origin: Finnish (from Greek).

How to Pronounce Iiris

Phonetic: EE-ris   IPA: /ˈiːris/

Popularity of Iiris

Iiris doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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