Given name · Bulgarian · Russian

Айрис

“rainbow”

Айрис (Ájris) is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Bulgarian.

Bulgarian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Iris.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Айрис goes back to Ancient Greek Ἶρις, meaning “rainbow.”

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Where it comes from

Айрис comes from English.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ἶρις.

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Айрис’s family of names

In Russian usage, Айрис has a conventional equivalent in the English form Iris. In Russian usage, Айрис has a conventional equivalent in the French form Aéris. In Bulgarian usage, Айрис can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ájris.

Walk Айрис’s family in the name graph

АйрисÁjrisIrisAéris

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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