names similar to Iris?

Girl Names
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My husband and I are expecting our first, a little girl. I am completely in love with the name [name_f]Iris[/name_f] but he is ambivalent about it. I want to explore other options to see if we can find something we are both really excited about, but I am having trouble moving on past [name_f]Iris[/name_f]! I love the meaning (rainbow) and the nature/flower association, as well as the classic feel. Please help me find some inspiration!

My criteria:

  • not in the top 100
  • classic sounding, not overly frilly
  • no long “ee” sound (e.g. [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]) as this makes it rhyme with our last name
  • our last name starts with the letter “N” so prefer names not ending in “n”

Thanks everyone!

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My first thoughts were Leonora and Caroline, although they don’t really feel like Iris at all to me! I think I just thought of them because I currently have Leonora Iris on my list, and I had had Caroline Iris as a serious contender a while back. Caroline is pretty feminine but no-frills, though! But it does end in an “N”… le sigh.

Vivienne was my second idea, but also ends in an “N”. Maybe one of these?

Ivy
Isla
Eva
Noemi
Julia/Juliet
Gemma
Zoe/Zora/Zara
Violet
Georgia
Nadia
Emmeline
Hazel
Coralie
Pearl
Poppy
Xanthe
Anneliese (a bit on the frilly side, though!)
Beatrix
Luella/Louisa/Louise/Lucia
Claire
Anouk
Penelope
Helene/Helena
Nora
Eloise
Maura
Daphne
Phoebe
Rose

Good luck!

ETA: And Amelie! Sort of frilly, but I think it suits Iris’s style really well (ugh. Again! I had seriously considered Amelie Iris a while back…). I would love to meet a little Amelie.

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[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Viveca[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]

4

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelind[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f] pronounced (Ca-MILL-a)
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Coretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
Elsabeth
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] pronounced ([name_f]HELEN[/name_f]-a) or (Hell-AY-nah)
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] / [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]

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These names sound similar to [name_f]Iris[/name_f]:
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

These are pretty nature names with meaning behind them:
[name_f]Peony[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Camelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]