The story behind Íris
Learned borrowing from Latin Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Slovak entry
Derived from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈi.ɾis/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ˈi.ɾiʃ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈi.ɾiʃ/
- Slovak: /iːris/
- Slovak: [ˈiːris]
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Names Similar to Íris
Iiris
From Swedish Iris, adapted from English Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris). Later associated also with the flower iiris (“iris”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Iris
From Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”). Borrowed from Latin Iris or Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Isaías
From Old Galician-Portuguese Ysayas, borrowed from Latin Īsaias, Ēsaias, from Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas), from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū). Borrowed from Latin Īsāiās,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Isis
Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
ʔilyās
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (ʔeliyyɔhū).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aeneas
Borrowed from Latin Aenēās, from Ancient Greek Αἰνείας (Aineías).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Íris
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Íris
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length