Iris
إيريسIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Rainbow (Greek); also the flower
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Greek
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
- Scholars differ about this name.
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a deity worshipped besides God: disliked
Name of the Greek goddess Iris, messenger of the gods, so it falls under names of deities worshipped besides Allah. It is also used for the flower, so many families give it without that link. A scholar's call: no ruling on this exact name was read.
Confidence: low
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