Violet or Iris

[LolliLouLou]

Which do you prefer?

Iris as you have the classical Greek connection which adds a bit more to the name that just a flower.

Iris-absolutely love it! Violet sounds too like Violent to me.

I like both but iris is very popular, there are three in my daughters class at nursery.

Love both, would be a gorgeous twin or sister pairing. If I had to pick without knowing surname I'd say Violet.

Iris

Iris

Violet.

Violet.

Do you think Violet is going to get super popular? I think it is at 115 in 2011 that works out at 500 ish babies with the name last year! I would hate if it went the way of lily or Ruby!

It's hard to know, but I doubt it. Lily and Ruby are cutesy names whereas Violet is slightly more niche, it's more grown up.

I do quite like Violet because of the girl in 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' but it is very close to 'violent'

I have an 11 year old Iris and dd2 was nearly a Violet. We don't know any other Iris' and only 1 Violet, so neither are super popular at the moment.
Both are elegant and grown up. I agree with Squoosh that Lily and Ruby are cutsie, and seem to have a broader appeal.
Mumsnet is not representative of the world at large I don't think! So whilst Mumsnet says Lily (or whatever) is too popular, and over done, most people don't agree and call their kids Lily (or whatever) anyway. I don't think anything outside the top 100 can be seen as too popular.

Violet by a LONG way... Don't like Iris at all. Agree it's prim and dull.