definition of the name Iris
Iris /iris/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced EYE-riss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Iris is  rainbow .A flower name. Mythology: Iris was a messenger-goddess who rode rainbows between heaven and earth to deliver messages from Olympus.Novelist Iris Murdoch.ris /iris/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced EYE-riss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Iris is  rainbow .