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Iris

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dancingmices · 18/09/2008 22:53

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

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silenceischocolate · 22/09/2008 23:38

Love it -
Know a girl in her 20's called Iris - She is cool, intelligent, nice person.....

It would be on my list!!!!!!

Pinkchampagne · 21/09/2008 10:46

I love Iris, but when I mention the name to anyone else, they seem to turn their nose up!

NorthernLurker · 20/09/2008 22:32

Iris is lovely and minkersmum I lnow an Iris and her sister is Violet which goes really well I think and has a pretty flower/colour theme thing too. Or Viola maybe?

Janni · 20/09/2008 22:30

when I heard it first I thought 'that's a bit old-fashioned', but now I think it's beautiful and the little Iris I know is an absolute sweetheart. Go for it!

1066andallthat · 20/09/2008 22:28

Arco de iris - is rainbow in Spanish. The only Iris I've known was German, funky and absolutely lovely.

Klaw · 20/09/2008 21:38

I love it, it's my favourite flower so I'm biased

jeanjeannie · 20/09/2008 21:36

It's my DD1 name - so obviously I love it. Gets mixed reactions from people - but that's ok - so long as we like it!

pointydog · 20/09/2008 20:22

I find it quite a hard col dname

Cies · 20/09/2008 20:18

Very pretty. And it´s also one of my favourite flowers.

Aero · 20/09/2008 20:14

Gorgeous.

ggglimpopo · 20/09/2008 20:13

I love it.

Twims · 20/09/2008 20:11

Love it

yeahyeah · 20/09/2008 20:03

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

binkythebullet · 20/09/2008 20:02

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.

TheBlonde · 20/09/2008 19:54

I like it

AbbeyA · 20/09/2008 19:50

It says middle aged to me.

minkersmum · 20/09/2008 18:41

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.

nickeldime · 20/09/2008 13:52

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

www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Iris

BondGirl007 · 19/09/2008 11:02

I like it a lot, a nice girly name

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cheesesarnie · 19/09/2008 10:55

i love it-i know an iris.very beutiful

TsarChasm · 19/09/2008 10:48

Lovely name. One of my favourite flowers too.

tummytickler · 19/09/2008 10:42

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.

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