Iris

[dancingmices]

Heard this while out and about last week.
Any opinions? Is it popular?

[mamazee]

love it..very funky and sweet. think there will be quite a few in this year when they get to school.
think jude law daughter called it ?
we loved it but i couldn't stop relating it to iris murdoch and that terribly sad film...oh and we had a boy too

[thisisyesterday]

it's lovely
Jude Law/Sadie Frost have an Iris I believe

[Reginaphilangy]

I think its gorgeous!

[NellieTheEllie]

Love it. Would have had it for DD if I could have convinced Dh that he loved it too!
Ended up calling her another name that I imagine is popular with Oxfam volunteers

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

It seems to be one of those 'formerly the property of sweet old ladies but now back in vogue' names. After all, in the last few years Ruby has gone from being the name of everyone's favourite old auntie to top of the girls' name charts.

I think Iris is a very pretty name, like Violet or Primrose. Yes, it's true that the end of Iris Murdoch's life was sad but she was an inspiring woman in many ways. I would be more wary of the celebrity connotations.

[undercovercat]

i thought of iris murdoch but its a LOVELY name

[FairLadyRantALot]

IT's a commonly used name in Germany (pronounced Ee-rys, with a hard a)...lots of "girls" my age had that name....it has never been one of my favourites...even though I have a few friends with teh name...

love Ivy....now that is a pretty name, I think

[MintChocAddict]

Really, really like it.

[angel1976]

Beautiful, would have been DS's name if he had turned out to be a girl!

[tummytickler]

I have a 7 year old Iris so i obviously love it! We have only come across one other so it is not too popular where i am - but maybe on the rise?? Cant see it becoming as popular as Lily or Poppy though.

[TsarChasm]

Lovely name. One of my favourite flowers too.

[cheesesarnie]

i love it-i know an iris.very beutiful

[BondGirl007]

I like it a lot, a nice girly name

[nickeldime]

It's lovely. Not too popular at the moment - it was more popular before.

www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Iris

[minkersmum]

Its my daughters name.. i love it.

She's 22 months old, just had another daughter 3 days ago and still can't find a name we like as much as we loved iris.

Its a hard one to beat in my opinion.

[AbbeyA]

It says middle aged to me.

[TheBlonde]

I like it

[binkythebullet]

I love it.

It's my nan's name - she is in her 80s and wouldn't be seen dead volunteering in Oxfam .

If we have another dd it will be her middle name.

[yeahyeah]

I love it, is strong but beautiful...not to girly just a lovely name.

[Twims]

Love it

[ggglimpopo]

I love it.