Given name & surname · also Ancient Greek

Iride

“the messenger of the gods”

Iride is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek (ultimately Proto-Hellenic), meaning “the messenger of the gods.” It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Iride means “the messenger of the gods.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Iride comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ἶρις (“the messenger of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἶρῐς, from Proto-Hellenic *wī́ris.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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