Iris (first name)
Iris is a feminine given name .
Origin and meaning of the name
In Greek mythology, Iris was the messenger of the gods; their symbol is the rainbow (see Iris (mythology) ). The first name Iris can also be derived as a flower name from the genus of the same name (irises).
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Well-known namesake
- Iris Andraschek-Holzer (* 1963), Austrian visual artist
- Iris Berben (* 1950), German actress
- Iris Clert (* around 1917; † 1986), Greek-French art gallery owner and collector
- Iris Disse (* 1956), German theater maker, actress and feature writer
- Iris Eckschläger (* 1974), Austrian biathlete
- Iris Galey (* 1936), Swiss trauma therapist and author
- Iris Hanika (* 1962), German writer
- Iris Häussler , German artist
- Iris Hoffmann (* 1963), German politician (SPD)
- Iris Johansen (* 1938), American writer
- Iris Kammerer (* 1963), German writer
- Iris Kramer (* 1960), German jazz musician (flugelhorn, trumpet)
- Iris Luckhaus (* 1973), German illustrator
- Iris Murdoch (1919–1999), Anglo-Irish writer and philosopher
- Iris Origo (1902–1988), Irish-American writer and historian
- Iris Paech (* 1961), German songwriter, music producer and editor
- Iris Radisch (* 1959), German literary critic and journalist
- Iris von Roten (1917–1990), Swiss lawyer, journalist and women's rights activist
- Iris Smith (* 1979), American wrestler
- Iris Vermillion (* 1960), German singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Iris Wittig (1928–1978), German military pilot
- Iris Yamashita (* 1965), Japanese-American author