Iris/Irie

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We love the name Irie for a girl but are a bit worried it's a bit too out there?! I like Riri as a cute nickname. If we went with Iris, we could still shorten it to Iri? Any opinions would be much appreciated!

Are you Jamaican?
I love the name Iris, Irie as nn would be cute

Irie makes me think of reggae and Bob Marley. I love Iris though, DD has it as a middle name, I would have liked to use it as her first name but we already have an Iris in the family.

How about Irene or Irena/Irina?

Thank you for the replies! And no I'm not Jamaican- this is why I was a bit worried about it being too out there, also because my DS has a very traditional English name. I'm thinking of Iris and Irie as a nickname, but I also love Irina! Thanks for the input

Iris is lovely.

You can't call a white baby Irie it's ridiculous. Sorry.

I agree.

If you're not of Jamaican heritage then no, it's cultural appropriation (see the Cohen thread! 😉)

Go with Iris and give the nickname you want.

Riri is what Rihanna is called as a nn.

Iris is beautiful! And you could call her Riri as a nickname.

Iris. Then use whatever you like as a nickname.