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The name Iris means "rainbow". It is also the Greek word for "messenger". In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of the gods.
Greek rainbow
A name of two distinct derivations in use throughout Europe and the British Isles. In England, Iris is one of the flower names and is derived from the genus name Iris . Elsewhere in Europe, it is generally taken from Iris, the mythological Greek goddess of the rainbow. (I-RIS)
Derived from the Greek iris (a rainbow). The name was borne by the mythological goddess of the rainbow, the messenger of the gods in the Iliad . Var: Irisa. (EE-REES)
From the Greek iris (rainbow). The name is borne in Greek mythology by the goddess of the rainbow, a messenger of the gods. Iris is a popular name in the Netherlands. (I-RIS)
(Greek) rainbow. Mythology: the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods.
Rainbow
(Greek) bright; goddess of the rainbow
