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, the messenger of the gods among themselves and the

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of , the "rainbow") is a feminine name. The name came into use in English-speaking countries in the 1500s, first in reference to the goddess, and was later used along with other Ancient Greek names revived by 17th-century British poets, such as Doris and Phyllis. It is also used in reference to the

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and likely inspired the use of other botanical names that became popular in the

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during the

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. The name has ranked among the top 100 names given to baby girls in Belgium,

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, England, France, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United States, and Wales during the 2010s. It ranked 101st on the popularity chart in Canada in 2021, with 255 newborn Canadian girls given the name in that year. Notable people and characters with the name include:

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Iris Adrian Iris Adrian Hostetter (May 29, 1912 – September 17, 1994) was an American stage and film actress. Life and career Adrian was an only child, born in Los Angeles, California, to Florence (née Van Every) and Adrian Earl Hostetter, who wed in 1 ...

(1912–1994), American actress *

Iris Apfel Iris Apfel ( ; ; August 29, 1921March 1, 2024) was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer, known for her flamboyant style, outspoken personality and oversized eyeglasses. In business with her husband, Carl, from 1950 ...

(1921–2024), American interior designer *

Iris von Arnim Iris Von Arnim (born 25 January 1945 in Berbisdorf (Dziwiszów), Silesia, today Poland) is an internationally acclaimed German fashion designer. Career Von Arnim's career began in the early 1976 when she began knitting while recovering in a hospit ...

(born 1945), German fashion designer *

Iris Ashley Iris Blanche Stafford-Northcote (26 December 1909 – 5 January 1994), known as Iris Ashley, was an Irish-born British stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Trellis Cottage, Rushbrooke, Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork, to Englis ...

(1909–1994), Irish-born British stage and film actress *

Iris Apatow Iris Apatow (; born October 12, 2002) is an American actress. She portrayed Arya Hopkins in the Netflix series ''Love'' and Krystal Kris in the 2022 Netflix film '' The Bubble''. She is the younger daughter of filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress ...

(born 2002), American actress *Iris Barbosa (born 2006), Creator of films and series, singer and brazilian actress *

Iris Bahr Iris Bahr () is an American actress, comedian, director, writer, author, producer public speaking, and performance coach. She is best known for her recurring role as Rachel Heineman on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', Perla on ''Hacks'', her solo show ...

or Iris Bar-Ziv, American actress, comedian, director, writer and producer * Iris Bannochie (1914–1988), Barbadian horticulturalist * Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, Guatemalan judge *

Iris Barry Iris Barry (1895 – 22 December 1969) was a British-American film critic and curator. In the 1920s she helped establish the original London Film Society, and was the first curator of the film department of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City ...

(1895–1969), American film critic *

Iris Bell Iris Roberta Bell is an American psychiatrist, professor, author and alternative medicine researcher. She is known for studying multiple chemical sensitivity and homeopathy. Bell is a longstanding environmental illness advocate, and developed th ...

, American psychologist and alternative medicine researcher *

Iris Berben Iris Renate Dorothea Berben (, born 12 August 1950) is a German actress. Biography Berben was born in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. She grew up in Hamburg, where her parents ran a restaurant. Berben has appeared in about 150 film and televi ...

(born 1950), German actress *

Iris Birtwistle Iris Mary Birtwistle (29 May 1918 – 22 June 2006; also known as Lilla and IM Birtwistle) was an English lyric poet and gallery owner

(1918–2006), English lyric poet and gallery owner *

Iris Faircloth Blitch Iris Faircloth Blitch (April 25, 1912 – August 19, 1993) was a United States representative from Georgia. She was the fourth woman to represent Georgia in the Congress, and the first to win a regularly scheduled general election. Blitch was ...

(1912–1993), United States Representative from Georgia *

Iris Bohnet Iris Bohnet (born 1966) is a Swiss behavioral economist, and the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and the Academic Dean at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Her work focuses primarily on issues of gender, ...

(born 1966), Swiss academic, Professor of Public Policy *

Iris Burgoyne Iris Burgoyne (born Yumadoo Kochallalya) was a South Australian author and Kokatha (Aboriginal) elder who spent many years on the native title advisory council. She was inaugural chairwoman for the Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service. She wa ...

(1936–2014), South Australian author and Kokatha (Aboriginal) elder *

Iris Burton Iris Burton (born Iris Burstein, September 4, 1930 – April 5, 2008) was an American dancer and talent agent, who discovered and represented many famous child actors during her career. Early career Burton danced in the Broadway shows ''Musi ...

(1930–2008), American talent agent and dancer *

Iris Butler Iris Mary Butler (15 June 1905 – 9 November 2002) was an English journalist and historian. Butler was born in Simla, India, to Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler and his wife Ann. Her brother was the Conservative politician Rab Butler.''The Dai ...

(1905–2002), English journalist and historian *

Iris Cahn Iris Cahn is a full professor and for almost twenty years, chaired the Film Conservatory at SUNY Purchase College in Purchase, New York. Biography Cahn earned her M.A. from New York University and her B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase College. She edit ...

, Professor of the Film Conservatory at SUNY Purchase College *

Iris Cantor Iris Cantor (née Bazel, born February 14, 1931) is an American philanthropist based in New York City and Los Angeles, with a primary interest in medicine and the arts. Cited as among the 50 top contributors in the United States, as head of the I ...

(born 1931), American philanthropist in medicine and the arts *

Iris Chacón Iris Belia Chacón Tapia (born March 7, 1950) is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer, actress, and entertainer. Known as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" and "La Vedette de América," Chacón is a prominent figure in Latin America, the United States, Europe ...

(born 1950), Puerto Rican entertainer *

Iris Chang Iris Shun-Ru Chang (traditional Chinese: 張純如; March 28, 1968November 9, 2004) was an American journalist, historian, and political activist. She is best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanjing Massacre, ''The Rape of Nankin ...

(1968–2004), American historian *

Iris Chung Iris Chung (born October 21, 1987), formerly known as Zhong Yonghui, is a model who was born in British Hong Kong. She was the only Hong Kong representative selected for the Tokyo Girls Award in May 2012. Chung has an acting career, starting as t ...

(born 1987), designer and model *

Iris Clert Iris Clert (; Iris Athanasiadi; 1917 – 1986) was a Greek-born art gallery owner and curator. She owned the Iris Clert Gallery in Paris from 1955 to 1971. During its tenure, her gallery became an avant-garde hotspot in the international art scene ...

(died 1986), owner of the Galerie Iris Clert *

Iris Cummings Iris Cummings (December 21, 1920 – January 24, 2025), also known by her married name Iris Critchell, was an American aviator and competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. After an a ...

(1920–2025), American aviator and Olympic swimmer * Iris Davis (1950–2021), American track and field sprinter * Iris Dawnay (1923–2021), British aristocrat and MI6 secretary * Iris DeBrito (born 1945), Brazilian footballer *

Iris DeMent Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice. Early life DeMent was born in Parag ...

(born 1961), American singer * Iris Dexter (1907–1974), Australian journalist and war correspondent * Iris Estabrook (born 1950), Democratic former member of the New Hampshire Senate *

Iris Evans Iris Sylvia Evans (born December 31, 1941) is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations for the Canadian province. From November 25, 2004 to December 15, 2006 she serve ...

(born 1941), Minister of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta *

Iris Falcam Iris Green Falcam (August 25, 1938 – February 19, 2010) was an American-born Micronesian librarian, researcher and public servant. Falcam served as the First Lady of the Federated States of Micronesia from 1999 to 2003 during the tenure of her ...

(1938–2010), American-born librarian, researcher and First Lady of Micronesia * Iris Falcón (born 1973), Peruvian volleyball player * Iris Fernández (born 1946), Argentine runner *

Iris Fontbona Iris Balbina Fontbona González (born October 2, 1944) is a Chilean mining magnate, media proprietor, billionaire businesswoman, and the widow of Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, from whom she inherited Antofagasta PLC. As of February 2025, ''Forbes ...

(born c.1943), Chilean businesswoman * Iris Frederick (1928-2006), mother of

Lynne Frederick Lynne Frederick (25 July 1954 – 27 April 1994) was an English actress and model. In a career spanning ten years, she made over thirty appearances in film and television productions. She often played the girl next door and performed in a range ...

Iris Fuentes-Pila Iris María Fuentes-Pila Ortiz (born 10 August 1980 in Santander) is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She finished eleventh at the 2002 European Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, ...

(born 1980), Spanish middle-distance runner * Iris Gordy (born 1943), American songwriter, producer, and music executive * Iris Gower (1935–2010), Welsh novelist *

Iris Gusner Iris Gusner (born Trutnov, Trautenau 16 January 1941) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life Gusner's father, Hans Walter Beyer, was a council official who was killed in the Second World War, war. She took her name from her mother, wh ...

(born 1941), German film director and screenwriter *

Iris Habib Elmasry Iris Habib Elmasry (إيريس حبيب المصري) was a prominent Coptic Historian (1910–1994). Biography Iris Habib Elmasry was born into a Coptic family in 1910. Her family name ''Elmasry'' in the Arabic language means The Egyptian. Her f ...

(1910–1994), Egyptian historian * Iris Hanika (born 1962), German writer and journalist *

Iris Häussler Iris Haeussler (or German spelling Häussler; ; born 6 April 1962) is a conceptual art, conceptual and installation artist, installation art artist of German origin. She lives in Toronto, Canada. Many of Iris Haeussler's works are detailed, hyp ...

(born 1962), German artist * Iris Hensley (1934–2003), artistic director of the Georgia Ballet *

Iris Hoey Wilhelmina Iris Winifred Hasbach (17 July 1885 – 13 May 1979), known as Iris Hoey, was a British actress in the first half of the twentieth century, both on stage and in movies. Early life Iris Hoey was born in London, daughter of Wilhelm ...

(1885–1979), British actress * Iris Holland (1920–2001), American politician *

Iris Jharap Iris Widiawatie Jharap (born 1 May 1970) is a former Dutch cricketer who played twelve One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Dutch national side, including at the 2000 World Cup. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Jharap played club cricket for De ...

(born 1970), Dutch cricketer *

Iris Johansen Iris Johansen (born April 7, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American writer of crime fiction, suspense fiction, and romance novels. Career Iris Johansen left a job as an airline reservations agent in the early 1980s to begin writing romanc ...

(born 1938), American author * Iris Kelso (1926–2003), American journalist *

Iris Winnifred King Iris Winnifred King ''née'' Ewart (1910–2000), was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, on September 5, 1910. She attended the Kingston Technical High School in Kingston and later the Roosevelt University in Chicago where she studied polit ...

(1910–2000), mayor of Kingston *

Iris Klein Iris Klein is a German model and beauty queen who is the second delegate from her country to win the Miss International title in 1989. In 1986, she competed in the Miss Germany pageant, representing Schleswig-Holstein. She wound up as the first r ...

, German beauty pageant contestant * Iris Komar, German swimmer * Iris Kramer (born 1981), German International motorcycle trials rider *

Iris Krasnow Iris Krasnow (born 1954) is an American author, journalism professor, and speaker who specializes in relationships and personal growth. She is the author of ''Surrendering to Motherhood'' (1998), the New York Times bestseller ''Surrendering to Marr ...

(born 1954), American author, journalism professor, and speaker *

Iris Kroes Iris Kroes (born 11 November 1992 in Drachten) is a Dutch singer-songwriter and harpist (She was called ''Harpmeisje'' (Dutch for ''Harp Girl'')). She was the winner of the second season of the television program ''The Voice of Holland'' on Janua ...

(born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter and harpist *

Iris Kyle Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; August 22, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever. She has a total of twenty professional bodybuilding t ...

(born 1974), American professional bodybuilder *

Iris Lam Chen Iris Lam Chen ( San José, 22 September 1989) is a Chinese-Costa Rican arts manager and curator known for her work in visual arts project management at the Cultural Center of Spain in Costa Rica, y artistic strategy in Global Metro Art (GMA), o ...

(born 1989), Chinese-Costa Rican arts manager and curator * Iris Le Feuvre (1928–2022) (née Renouf), Jersey politician * Iris Long (born 1934), AIDS activist * Iris Loveridge (1917–2000), English classical pianist * Iris Mack, American banker, professor and writer *

Iris Maity Iris Maity is an Indian model and actress. She won the reality competition series '' Get Gorgeous Season 5''. She also participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss Bangla 1'' in 2013. Early life After her graduation in science, she earned an ...

(born 1958), Indian model and actress *

Iris Martinez Iris Y. Martinez (born February 25, 1956) is a former American politician and administrator. In 2020, she was elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. She previously served as a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 20th dis ...

(born 1956), Democratic member of the Illinois Senate * Iris Meléndez (died 2019), lawyer and prosecutor from Puerto Rico *

Íris Mendes Íris Mendes (born 3 June 1996) is a Portuguese female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Bárbara da Silva Sequeira and Jéssica Correia, Mendes participated in the 2014 FIG Acro World Cup series, the first of which was in Maia, Portugal, and ...

(born 1996), Portuguese acrobatic gymnast * Iris Vianey Mendoza (born 1981), Mexican politician and lawyer *

Iris Meredith Iris Meredith (born Iris Shunn; June 3, 1915 – January 22, 1980) was a B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s film era. She starred mostly in heroine roles, in westerns. Early years Meredith was born in Sioux City, Iowa, but grew up in ...

(1915–1980), American actress *

Iris Mittenaere Iris Mittenaere ( ; ; born 25 January 1993) is a French television personality, model and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2016. The second Miss Universe from France after Christiane Martel, Mittenae ...

(born 1993), French model, Miss Universe and Miss France 2016 *

Iris Mor Iris Mor (; 1952 – August 2017) was an Israeli newspaper editor, literary editor and writer. She was deputy editor of the newspaper ''Al HaMishmar'' weekly supplement and later of the local newspaper ''Ha'ir''. Mor went on to be become editor of ...

(1952–2017), Israeli newspaper editor, literary editor and writer *

Iris Mora Iris Adriana Mora Vallejo (born 22 September 1981) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a forward. She has been a member of the Mexico women's national team. College career Mora attended the University of California, Los Angeles in th ...

(born 1981), Mexican football forward * Iris Morhammer (born 1973), Austrian handballer * Iris Morley (1910–1953), English historian, writer and journalist * Iris Mountbatten (1920–1982), English actress and model, great-granddaughter of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...

Iris Murdoch Dame Jean Iris Murdoch ( ; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her fi ...

(1919–1999), British novelist *Iris

Nampeyo Nampeyo (1859Other sources cite 1860 or 1868. – 1942) was a Hopi-Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Her Tewa name was also spelled Num-pa-yu, meaning "snake that does not bite". Her name is also cited as "Nung-beh-yong," ...

(ca. 1856–1942), Hopi–Tewa potter in Arizona * Iris Nazmy (died 2018), Egyptian writer, journalist and film critic *

Iris Origo Dame Iris Margaret Origo, Marchesa Origo, Order of the British Empire, DBE (née Cutting; 15 August 1902 – 28 June 1988) was an English-born biographer and writer. She lived in Italy and devoted much of her life to improving the Tuscan estate ...

(1902–1988), Marchesa of Val d'Orcia, a British-born biographer and writer * Iris M. Ovshinsky (1927–2006), American businesswoman *

Iris Owens Iris Owens (1929–2008), also known by her pseudonym, Harriet Daimler, was an American novelist. Background Born Iris Klein in Brooklyn, New York, Owens graduated from Brooklyn College. During the 1950s and '60s she lived in Paris, where she was ...

(1929–2008), pseudonym Harriet Daimler, American novelist *

Iris Parush Iris Parush (Hebrew: איריס פרוש) is an Israeli scholar of Hebrew literature. Parush's work includes the study of the cultural and ideological development of Haskalah literature as well as the impact of nationalist ideologies on modern He ...

, Israeli scholar of Hebrew literature * Iris Peterson (born 1922), American flight attendant * Iris Plotzitzka (born 1966), West German shot putter * Iris Rainer Dart (born 1944), American author and playwright * Iris Rauskala (born 1978), Austrian civil servant and politician *

Iris Rideau Iris Rideau (born c. 1937) is a French Creole winemaker, businesswoman and activist. She is the first Creole-American winemaker to own and operate a winery in the United States. Early life Rideau was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a paternal de ...

(born c. 1937), American winemaker, businesswoman and activist *

Iris Riedel-Kühn Iris Riedel-Kühn (born 16 March 1954) is a retired female tennis player from Germany. Riedel-Kühn was born on 16 March 1954 in São Paulo, Brazil and received her education in Brazil. In 1974, she started playing tennis in West Germany and be ...

(born 1954), German tennis player *

Iris Robinson Iris Robinson (née Collins; born 6 September 1949) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland. She is married to Peter Robinson, who was First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2016. Robinson was firs ...

(born 1949), Northern Irish politician *

Iris Rogers Iris L. Rogers (née Cooley, born 1930) is a former English badminton player. Badminton career Born Iris L Cooley she came to prominence in the early fifties when playing doubles. Partnering June Timperley née White the pair broke the strang ...

, English badminton player *

İris Rosenberger İris Rosenberger (born October 16, 1985, in Traunstein, West Germany) is a Turkish female swimmer competing in the butterfly stroke, butterfly events. The tall sportswoman at is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul. In Germany, she sw ...

(born 1985), German-Turkish swimmer * Iris Miriam Ruíz (born 1951), Puerto Rican politician *

Iris Runge Iris Anna Runge (1 June 1888 – 27 January 1966) was a German applied mathematician and physicist. Life and work Iris Runge was the eldest of six children of mathematician Carl Runge. She started studying physics, mathematics, and geography ...

(1888–1966), German applied mathematician and physicist * Iris Santos (born 1984), Dominican volleyball and beach volleyball player * Iris Sihvonen (1940–2010), Finnish speed skater *

Iris Sing Iris Silva Tang Sing (born August 21, 1990) is a taekwondo competitor from Brazil. She won bronze medals at the world championships and at the Pan American Games in 2015, and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1990), taekwondo athlete from Brazil *

Iris Slappendel Iris Slappendel (born 18 February 1985) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist. Career She won the 2012 Open de Suède Vårgårda road race, the penultimate event in the 2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup. Slappendel took a total of five UCI race ...

(born 1985), Dutch road racing cyclist * Iris Smith (wrestler) (born 1979), American freestyle wrestler * Iris Smyles, American writer *

Iris Strubegger Iris Strubegger (born 21 July 1984) is an Austrian model. Early life Strubegger was born on 21 July 1984 in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria. She has blue eyes. In 2001, at 17, Strubegger moved to New York City to start a three-month exc ...

(born 1984), Austrian model * Iris Stuart (1903–1936), motion picture actress * Iris Szeghy (born 1956), Slovak composer * Iris Tanner (1906–1971), English swimmer * Iris Tjonk (born 2000), Dutch swimmer *

Iris Tree Iris Tree (27 January 1897 – 13 April 1968) was an English poet, actress, and art model, described as a Bohemianism, bohemian, an eccentricity (behaviour), eccentric, a wit, and an adventurer. Biography Iris Tree's parents were actors Sir He ...

(1897–1968), English poet, actress and artists' model *

Iris Vermillion Iris Vermillion (born 1960) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano. A member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1988, she has enjoyed an international career, appearing in Amsterdam with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and at the Salzburg Festival, among others. ...

(born 1960), German operatic mezzo-soprano * Iris Versari (1922–1944), Italian partisan who was decorated with a Gold Medal of Military Valour on 16 April 1976 * Iris Völkner (born 1960), German rower *

Iris Wang Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Personal life Wang was born in Pasadena, California Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, Cali ...

(born 1994), American badminton player * Iris Wedgwood (1887–1982), British author, topographer and historian *

Iris Weinshall Iris Weinshall is an American politician. She is the chief operating officer of the New York Public Library, former vice chancellor at the City University of New York and a former commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation. We ...

(born 1953), commissioner of New York City Department of Transportation *

Iris Williams Iris Williams (20 April 1946 – 9 July 2025) was a Welsh singer. Williams reached the peak of her popularity during the 1980s. Early life and education Williams was born in Rhydyfelin on 20 April 1946, to a Welsh mother and an African-American ...

(born 1944), Welsh singer * Iris Woolcock (died 1980), American artist, photographer, realtor and adventurer *

Iris Yamashita Iris Yamashita is a Japanese American screenwriter and novelist. She was born in Missouri and studied engineering at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego as well as virtual reality at University of Tokyo while pursuing fiction writing as a hobby. She is ...

(born 1966), American screenwriter *

Iris Marion Young Iris Marion Young (2 January 1949 – 1 August 2006) was an American political theorist and socialist feminist who focused on the nature of justice and social difference. She served as Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago an ...

(1949–2006), American political scientist *

Iris M. Zavala Iris M. Zavala (27 December 1936 – 10 April 2020) was a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican author, scholar, and poet, who later lived in Barcelona, Spain. She had over 50 works to her name, plus hundreds of articles, dissertations, and conferenc ...

(1936–2020), Puerto Rican author, scholar, and poet *

Iris Zimmermann Iris Tien Zimmermann (born January 6, 1981) is an American fencing, fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil (fencing), foil events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Fencing Championships. ...

(born 1981), American fencer * Iris Zscherpe (born 1967), German swimmer

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* Iris, a character in ''

Ace Attorney ''Ace Attorney'' is a visual novel franchise developed by Capcom. With storytelling fashioned after legal dramas, the first entry in the series, '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'', was released in 2001; since then five further main series game ...

'' * Iris, a character in '' American Horror Story: Hotel'' * Iris, a character in ''

Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizab ...

'' * Iris, the main character of the series ''

LoliRock ''LoliRock'' is a French animated television series produced by Marathon Media and Zodiak Kids with the participation of France Télévisions and The Walt Disney Company France. It was created by Jean Louis-Vandestoc along with David Michel an ...

'' * Iris, a character in ''

Mega Man X is a series of Action game, action-platformer, platform games released by Capcom. It is a sub-series of the ''Mega Man'' franchise previously developed by the same group, with Keiji Inafune acting as one of the main staff members. The Mega Man ...

'' * Iris, a

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

Gym Leader * Iris, a character in ''

Ruby Gloom ''Ruby Gloom'' is a Canadian animated television series based on the Mighty Fine apparel line of the same name, created by illustrator Martin Hsu. It was produced by Nelvana and aired on YTV in Canada. The series aired from October 15, 2006, to ...

'' * Lady Iris, a character in ''

The Land of Stories ''The Land of Stories'' is a series of children's fiction, adventure, and fantasy books written by American author, actor, and singer Chris Colfer. The first book, ''The Wishing Spell'', was released on July 17, 2012, with the sixth and final boo ...

'' * Iris Blanc/Noire, a character in ''

Rune Factory Frontier is a 2008 role-playing simulation game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan, Xseed Games in North America, and Rising Star Games in Europe for the Wii. It is a spin-off in the ''Rune Factory'' series. Plot ...

'' * Iris Clops, a character in ''

Monster High Monster High is an American multimedia-supported fashion doll franchise created by toy designer Garrett Sander and launched by Mattel in 2010. Aimed at children ages 7–14, the franchise features characters inspired by monster movies, sci-fi ...

'' * Iris Lark, a character in ''

Baghead ''Baghead'' is a 2008 mumblecore comedy horror film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass. The film stars Ross Partridge, Elise Muller, Greta Gerwig, and Steve Zissis. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on ...

'' * Iris Simpkins, a character in ''

The Holiday ''The Holiday'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. Co-produced by Bruce A. Block, it was filmed in both California and in England and stars Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz as Iris and Amanda, ...

'' * Iris "Easy" Steensma, a character in ''

Taxi Driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Set in a morally decaying New York City following the Vietnam War, it stars Robert De Niro as veteran Marine and ...

'' * Iris Thompson, also known as SCP-105, a character in the

SCP Foundation The SCP Foundation is a fictional organization featured in stories created by contributors on the SCP Wiki, a wiki-based Collaborative fiction, collaborative writing project. Within the project's shared universe, shared fictional universe, the ...

Iris West Iris Ann West-Allen is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has been the main love interest and later wife of Barry Allen, the alter ego of the Silver Age version of the supe ...

, DC Comics character * Iris Wildthyme, a character in the expansive universe of

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

* Iris Sagan, a character in the video game '' AI: The Somnium Files'' * Iris Verdi, an alternate identity of Lila Rossi in the animated series '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''

Equivalents from other cultures

Foreign equivalents of Iris include: *Eirys (Welsh) *Elestren (Cornish) *Ayame (Japanese)

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