Iria
GirlThe old name of Padrón in Galicia, also linked to Greek Irene, "peace".
Galician · Greek
Iris
Meaning
Means "rainbow", and names both a flower and the coloured ring of the eye.
Origin and History
- · From Greek iris, "rainbow". In Greek mythology, Iris is the messenger goddess who travels along the rainbow between heaven and earth.
- · It also names the coloured part of the eye and the iris flower, for its resemblance in colour range to the rainbow.
Traits and personality
Numerology links the initials I and R to the number 9, tied to compassion and experience — personalities that tend to look beyond the immediate. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.
- Initial
- I
- Syllables
- 2
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