Names Like Iris — Find Similar Baby Names
Iris is a 4-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Rainbow”. This page collects 108 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Idris and Inis, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ris like Cris and Eris, and names sharing the “rainbow” concept like Amitola and Chavatangakwunua.
For the full Iris profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Iris page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Iris
24 baby names that differ from Iris by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idris | 1 | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Inis | 1 | From Ennis | Irish | Female |
| Irus | 1 | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Greek | Male |
| Isis | 1 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Magic) | Egyptian | Female |
| Iain | 2 | Gaelic Form Of John (God Is Gracious) | Gaelic | Male |
| Iblis | 2 | Wife Of Lancelot | Arthurian | Female |
| Idas | 2 | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Idi | 2 | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Born During The Muslim Holiday Of... | African | Male |
| Ifig | 2 | Ivy | English | Female |
| Ihrin | 2 | Peace | Romanian | Female |
| Ilia | 2 | God Is Lord | Hebrew | Female |
| Ilias | 2 | Jehovah Is God | Hebrew | Male |
| Inas | 2 | Sociability | Arabic | Female |
| Ines | 2 | Meek. Chaste. Variant Of Agnes. | Spanish | Female |
| Iniss | 2 | From The River Island | Irish | Male |
| Innis | 2 | From The Island | Celtic | Male |
| Inys | 2 | From The River Island | Irish | Male |
| Iphis | 2 | Myth Name (Hanged Himself Over Unrequited Love) | Greek | Male |
| Ira | 2 | Descendant | Hebrew | Male |
| Irma | 2 | War Goddess | German | Female |
| Irta | 2 | Pearl | Greek | Female |
| Irvin | 2 | White | Celtic | Male |
| Irwin | 2 | Sea Lover | Anglo | Male |
| Isi | 2 | Choctaw Name Meaning "Deer." ISTAS | Native American | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Iris’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
4-Letter I-Names Like Iris
24 names that share Iris's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Iris's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Iris
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Iris.
Names That Rhyme with Iris
18 baby names that share Iris's last 3 letters — -ris. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cris | Variant Abbreviation Of Christopher And Christian. | Spanish | Male |
| Eris | Myth Name (Goddess Of Discord) | Greek | Female |
| Oris | Tree | Hebrew | Male |
| Baris | Peaceful | Turkish | Male |
| Chris | Abbreviation Of Christopher And Christian. | English | Male |
| Cyris | English | Male | |
| Doris | Of The Sea | Greek | Female |
| Edris | "Wealthy Ruler." | Anglo | Female |
| Faris | Knight; Horseman | Arabic | Male |
| Haris | Guardian | Arabic | Male |
| Idris | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Joris | Farmer | Danish | Male |
| Karis | Graceful. | Greek | Female |
| Loris | Modern Variant Of Lora And Laurie Referring To The Laurel Tree Or S... | English | Female |
| Lyris | Lyrical | Greek | Female |
| Maris | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Paris | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Teris | Son Of Terrence | Irish | Male |