Iris
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States
A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.
proper noun
- 1
A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.
What's the matter, That this distemper'd messenger of wet, The many-colour'd Iris, rounds thine eye?
- 2
A female given name from Ancient Greek; a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.
- 3
7 Iris, a main belt asteroid.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).
Irene · Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ;…Irina · A female given name from Russian.iris · A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere,…
Iris · A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.
Irish · The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as…Irma · A female given name from the Germanic languages.iron · A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished,…