First name with Iris as middle name

[QueenOfThePumpkins]

DH and I have decided on Iris as a middle name, but aren't sure what to put in front of it

We like nature based / floral names and have thought about

Violet Iris
Amber Iris
Melissa Iris (close to being ruled out as wouldn't want it shortened to Mel)

None of them are quite hitting it. Any suggestions?

Daphne Iris.

I don't think using a colour works because it sound like you are describing a flower. Like Red Rose.

My daughter is Florence Iris

Given that Iris also refers to the coloured part of the eye I would avoid using any name thats also a colour (Violet, Amber or Hazel, for example) as it sounds like you’re naming an eye colour.

@Owwlie and @Oysterbabe, that had absolutely not occurred to me! This is exactly why it's good to post on here, thank you. That rules those out then.

There are some lovely suggestions here, thank you, we are getting quite a list together. My favourites now are actually Harriet and Charlotte, but unfortunately DH disagrees. So we shall see!

My gran who recently died was Iris, so I wouldn't feel it appropriate to use as a first name. I think I'd be happy to use a great-grandparent's name or that of a family member who died a long time ago, but to us Iris is my lovely gran

Jennifer Iris

I wouldn't go for two flowers e.g. Rose Iris

Also the iris is the coloured part of the eye so I wouldnt go for a colour name, especially one that could be an eye colour e.g. Hazel Iris, Jade Iris

Any reason you can't call her Iris as a first name?

Sorry just read your second post.

Iris is too beautiful and strong to be a middle name imo

Iris May

Or Iris Mae

Florence

Why not 2 flowers? Think how often you use the middle name, or say it out loud. Don't worry about eye colour, some people are ever thinking this!

No colour names IMO... Whether you're thinking of Iris as a flower or the coloured part of the eye it just reads like a noun phrase. Like brown eye or red rose.

Hazel Iris, Violet Iris, Scarlet Iris.... No.

Wouldn't occur to me Red !

I think will every single suggestion Iris works better as a first name

Oh, it does to me. Particularly if you call her Hazel Iris and she grows up to have hazel eyes... Like say-what-you-see.

The OP said that she liked nature names, hence all the flowery suggestions, but I agree that 2 flowery names is 1 too many.

Less obviously flowery....

Erica Iris (Erica is Latin for Heather)
Rowan Iris

I like Eleanor Iris though.

I think a 3 syllable first name sounds best with Iris, but at the end of the day you don't use your middle name much so doesn't really matter.
Allegra?

But you don’t call her Hazel Iris out loud ! She will be Hazel won’t she?

The amount of baby name threads on this site is peculiar. How can a load of strangers name your baby? What does their opinion matter? Choose a name you like.

But you don’t call her Hazel Iris out loud ! She will be Hazel won’t she?

Maybe, maybe not. I often refer to DD by both her first and middle name together.

I have 2 DDs and only ever use their middle names on forms. They are 17 and 15 now so can’t see that changing.

18 even

Well, good for you Benji but that doesn't mean it's the same for everyone.

Also, what's the point of giving your child a middle name if you never intend to use it?