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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Iris or iris in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Iris most often refers to: Iris (anatomy), part of the eye Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
Iris
EU satellite telecoms constellation project
IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) is a planned multi-orbit satellite internet constellation to be deployed
IRIS²
Japanese idol group
Iris (stylized as i☆Ris) is a Japanese idol girl group, formed in 2012 by Avex. The group currently consists of five members: Saki Yamakita, Yū Serizawa
Iris_(Japanese_group)
Genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae
head iris, I. tuberosa), and Pardanthopsis (vesper iris, I. dichotoma) are currently included in Iris. Three Iris varieties are used in the Iris flower
Iris_(plant)
Difference in coloration, usually of the iris but also of hair or skin
variation in coloration most often used to describe color differences of the iris, but can also be applied to color variation of hair or skin. Heterochromia
Heterochromia
1998 song by Goo Goo Dolls
"Iris" is a song by the American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. Written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels, it was included on the
Iris_(song)
Filming technique
An iris shot is a technique used in silent film and sometimes television to emphasize a detail of a scene above all others, more commonly to end or open
Iris_shot
Ancient Greek personification of the rainbow
religion and mythology, Iris (/ˈaɪrɪs/; EYE-riss; Ancient Greek: Ἶρις, romanized: Îris, lit. 'rainbow,' Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter of the gods
Iris_(mythology)
Surface-to-air missile
The IRIS-T SL (Infra Red Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector Controlled Surface Launched) is a family of short and high to medium air defense surface-to-air
IRIS-T_SL
American actress (born 2002)
Iris Apatow (/ˈæpətaʊ/; born October 12, 2002) is an American actress. She portrayed Arya Hopkins in the Netflix series Love and Krystal Kris in the 2022
Iris_Apatow
Colored part of an eye
The iris (pl.: irides or irises) is a thin, ring-shaped structure in the eye in most mammals and birds that is responsible for controlling the diameter
Iris_(anatomy)
Scottish politician
Iris Duane (born 2002/2003) is a Scottish politician who was elected as a member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow region in the 2026 Scottish
Iris_Duane
American writer and activist (1968–2004)
Iris Shun-Ru Chang (traditional Chinese: 張純如; March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004) was an American journalist, historian, and political activist. She is
Iris_Chang
Medium-range infrared homing missile
The IRIS-T (infrared imaging system tail/thrust vector-controlled) is a short range infrared homing air-to-air missile. It is also called AIM-2000. The
IRIS-T
Color inkjet printer for prepress proofing
Prints produced by an Iris printer are commonly called Iris prints, Iris proofs or simply Irises. The Iris printer was developed by Iris Graphics, Inc. originally
Iris_printer
Iranian Moudge-class frigate sunk by US Submarine action
IRIS Dena (75) (Persian: ناوشکن دنا) was a Moudge-class frigate in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. She was named after Mount Dena
IRIS_Dena
Polygenic phenotypic characteristic
iris and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. In humans, the pigmentation of the iris varies
Eye_color
American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024)
Iris Apfel (/ˈæpfɛl/ AP-fəl; née Barrel; August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer, known
Iris_Apfel
Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (/ˈmɜːrdɒk/ MUR-dok; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for
Iris_Murdoch
American rock musician (born 1943)
Donnie Iris (born Dominic Ierace, February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s
Donnie_Iris
German actress (born 1950)
Iris Renate Dorothea Berben (pronounced [ˈiːʁɪs ˈbɛʁbm̩] , born 12 August 1950) is a German actress. Berben was born in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia
Iris_Berben
Statistics dataset
The Iris flower data set or Fisher's Iris data set is a multivariate data set used and made famous by the British statistician and biologist Ronald Fisher
Iris_flower_data_set
Index of plants with the same common name
Flag iris typically refers to several species of iris plant: Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag iris Iris versicolor, the larger blue flag iris Iris prismatica
Flag_iris
American software company, 1984–1994
Iris Associates was an American software development company founded in 1984. It developed the software for Lotus Notes (subsequently IBM Notes). Iris
Iris_Associates
Dutch fashion designer (born 1984)
Iris van Herpen (born June 5, 1984) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional haute couture craftsmanship. Van Herpen opened
Iris_van_Herpen
Type of intraocular implant
iris is an intraocular implant (implant inside the eye) that is used as both a cosmetic and to treat those with aniridia (missing or damaged irises)
Artificial_iris
American singer-songwriter (born 1961)
Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and
Iris_DeMent
Hypothesis regarding infrared radiation leakage
The iris hypothesis was a hypothesis proposed by Richard Lindzen and colleagues in 2001 that suggested increased sea surface temperature in the tropics
Iris_hypothesis
British-American model and actress (born 2000)
Iris Tallulah Elizabeth Law (born 25 October 2000) is a British-American model and actress. Law was born in Santa Monica to English actors Jude Law and
Iris_Law
Topics referred to by the same term
Iris II or Iris 2 or variants may refer to: HMS Iris II, Royal Navy ship SS Iris II, cargo ship in service 1963-67 IRIS II, bulk carrier 224-m long, IMO:9286906
Iris_II
2026 Iran war sinking of Iranian ship
During the 2026 Iran war, the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte
Sinking_of_IRIS_Dena
2025 British television series
The Iris Affair is a British thriller television series created by Neil Cross, and stars Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander in the lead roles. The series premiered
The_Iris_Affair
Prefabricated steel structure developed by the British military
The Iris hut is a prefabricated steel structure used by the British military predominantly during the early part of the Second World War. They served as
Iris_hut
Species of flowering plant
Iris pallida, the Dalmatian iris or sweet iris, is a hardy flowering perennial plant of the genus Iris, family Iridaceae. It is native to the Dalmatian
Iris_pallida
Variety of plant
Iris florentina, also known as Iris albicans, cemetery iris, white cemetery iris, or the white flag iris, is a species of iris which was planted on graves
Iris_florentina
Class of midget submarine
Ghadir (Persian: غدیر, pronounced [ɣædiːɾ]; named after the Ghadir Khumm) is a class of midget submarines built by Iran specifically for cruising within
Ghadir-class_submarine
2001 biographical film directed by Richard Eyre
Iris is a 2001 biographical drama film about novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with her husband John Bayley. Directed by Richard Eyre from a screenplay
Iris_(2001_film)
Species of plant
Iris sibirica, commonly known as Siberian iris or Siberian flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous
Iris_sibirica
Species of plant
'spurious iris', 'false iris', 'bastard iris', 'blue iris' (in England), 'butterfly iris' (also in England), 'meadow marsh iris', 'iris steppe', 'iris des steppes'
Iris_spuria
Topics referred to by the same term
arco iris or arco-íris in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arco Iris (Spanish: rainbow) or Arco-Íris (Portuguese, 'rainbow') may refer to: Arco-Íris, São
Arco_Iris
West Eurasian species of iris
Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to Europe, western
Iris_pseudacorus
Species of plant
Iris × germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae commonly known as the bearded iris or the German bearded
Iris_×_germanica
Large main-belt asteroid
7 Iris is a large main-belt asteroid and possible remnant planetesimal orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. It is the fourth-brightest object in
7_Iris
American bodybuilder (born 1974)
Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; August 22, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She is currently the most successful, female or
Iris_Kyle
2025 American supernatural horror film
helps Stefani find letters from Iris that lead to a fortified cabin where Iris now lives, terminally ill with cancer. Iris recounts the Sky View incident
Final_Destination_Bloodlines
Iranian signals intelligence ship
IRIS Zagros (Farsi: ناو زاگرس) was a Moudge-class information-signal frigate built by the Iranian Navy, the Ministry of Defense's naval industries, and
IRIS_Zagros
French beauty pageant winner
Iris Mittenaere (English: /aɪ.rɪs ˈmiːtɛnɑːr/ AI-rees MEE-tə-NAR; French: [iʁis mitənaʁ]; born 25 January 1993) is a French television personality, model
Iris_Mittenaere
2025 single by Kenshi Yonezu
"Iris Out" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu. Released digitally on September 15, 2025, via SME Records
Iris_Out
1990 film by Martin Ritt
Stanley & Iris is a 1990 American romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro. The screenplay by Harriet Frank
Stanley_&_Iris
Subgenus of flowering plants
Subgenus Iris is one subgenus of Iris. Iris as a plant was originally named by Carl Linnaeus in his book Systema Naturae (in 1735), with a great number
Iris_subg._Iris
2004 video game
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana is a role-playing video game developed by Japanese developer Gust for the PlayStation 2, the first of the Atelier Iris saga.
Atelier_Iris:_Eternal_Mana
Iranian drone carrier ship
IRIS Shahid Bagheri (also IRIS Shahid Bahman Bagheri,Persian: شهید باقری) was a drone carrier operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy.
IRIS_Shahid_Bagheri
Series of integrated graphics processors
series. Intel also offers higher-performance variants under the Iris, Iris Pro, and Iris Plus brands, introduced beginning in 2013. These versions include
Intel_Graphics_Technology
DC Comics character
Iris Ann West-Allen is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has been the main love
Iris_West
List of ships with the same or similar names
have been named Sahand: IRIS Sahand (1969) (ex-IIS Faramarz), an Alvand-class frigate launched in 1969 and sunk in 1988 IRIS Sahand (2012), a Moudge-class
IRIS_Sahand
Dutch historian, specialised in the French aid in the US War of Independence
Iris de Rode (born in the Netherlands) is a Dutch historian, specialised in the French aid in the US War of Independence. She won the Prix Guizot . She
Iris_de_Rode
Species of tree
Iris tenax is a species of Iris, known by the common names tough-leaved iris, Oregon iris, or more colloquially, flag. It is native to southwestern Washington
Iris_tenax
Fictional character
the oldest of their three children. In the 1960s, his paternal grandmother Iris had a vision of a restaurant tower collapsing and prevented the disaster
Erik Campbell (Final Destination)
Erik_Campbell_(Final_Destination)
Chilean businesswoman
Iris Balbina Fontbona González (born 1942/1943) is a Chilean mining magnate, media proprietor, billionaire businesswoman, and the widow of Andrónico Luksic
Iris_Fontbona
Ambiguous color term
Iris flowers Iris is an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet. However, in certain applications, it has
Iris_(color)
Iranian Alvand-class frigate
IRIS Alborz (Persian: البرز) is an Alvand-class frigate, Vosper Mark V, of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. It was supplied to pre-revolutionary Iran's
IRIS_Alborz
2007 studio album by Building 429
Iris to Iris is the fifth studio album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released on May 1, 2007 through Word Records. This recording is the
Iris_to_Iris
Sensory organ of vision
from the outside world; then an aperture (the pupil) in a diaphragm (the iris—the coloured part of the eye), which controls the amount of light entering
Human_eye
Derevnya in Tatarstan, Russia
Irıs (Tatar: Ырыс, romanized: Irıs) is a rural locality (a derevnya) in Menzelinsky District, Tatarstan. The population was 282 as of 2010. Irıs is located
Irıs
American novelist
Iris Owens (1929–2008), also known by her pseudonym, Harriet Daimler, was an American novelist. Born Iris Klein in Brooklyn, New York, Owens graduated
Iris_Owens
Group of iris cultivars
"Japanese iris" encompasses three species of Irises cultivated in gardens or growing wild in Japan: hanashōbu (Iris ensata), kakitsubata (Iris laevigata)
Japanese_iris
1926 painting by Georgia O'Keeffe
Black Iris, formerly called Black Iris III, is a 1926 oil painting by Georgia O'Keeffe. Art historian Linda Nochlin interpreted Black Iris as a morphological
Black_Iris_(painting)
Species of plant
Iris versicolor or Iris versicolour is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, and poison flag
Iris_versicolor
Method of biometric identification
Iris recognition is an automated method of biometric identification that uses mathematical pattern-recognition techniques on video images of one or both
Iris_recognition
Computer terminal and workstation family
The SGI IRIS series of terminals and workstations from Silicon Graphics that was produced in the 1980s and 1990s. IRIS is an acronym for Integrated Raster
SGI_IRIS
Species of plant
Iris attica, the Greek iris, is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of
Iris_attica
Welsh novelist
Iris Davies (1935 – 20 July 2010), pen name Iris Gower, was a British novelist from Swansea, Wales, noted for historical romances. They are set mainly
Iris_Gower
Modified Ol-class fleet replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
IRIS Kharg (Persian: خارگ) was a modified Ol-class fleet replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Kharg Island. Built by Swan
IRIS_Kharg
Species of flowering plant
Iris sanguinea is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris and in the series Sibiricae. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions
Iris_sanguinea
President of the Cannes Film Festival
Iris Knobloch (born 13 February 1963 in Munich) is a German film programmer, lawyer, media executive, and the President of the Cannes Film Festival since
Iris_Knobloch
1976 film by Martin Scorsese
Travis drives to the brothel where Iris works to kill Sport. He enters the building and shoots Sport and one of Iris's clients, a mafioso. Travis is shot
Taxi_Driver
2025 film by Drew Hancock
the house. The next day, Sergey attempts to sexually assault Iris at the lake, and Iris kills him in self-defense. Blood-soaked and panicked, she returns
Companion_(film)
Species of flowering plant
Iris cristata (also known as dwarf crested iris and crested iris) is a species in the genus Iris, and is part of the subgenus of Limniris. It is a rhizomatous
Iris_cristata
English actress and model (1920–1982)
Lady Iris Victoria Beatrice Grace Kemp (née Mountbatten, formerly O'Malley, later Bryan; 13 January 1920 – 1 September 1982) was an English actress and
Lady_Iris_Mountbatten
Unreleased AR headset developed by Google
Project Iris is an unreleased augmented reality (AR) headset designed and developed by Google. It was intended to resemble ordinary eyeglasses and expected
Project_Iris
Species of butterfly
Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small
Apatura_iris
Puerto Rican dancer, actress and singer
Iris Belia Chacón Tapia (born March 7, 1950) also known as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" and "La Vedette de América," is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer, actress
Iris_Chacón
DC Comics superhero
John Broome, his power consists mainly of superhuman speed. The nephew of Iris West, he first appeared in Flash #110 (1959), which depicted his transformation
Wally_West
Species of plant
Iris mariae (also commonly known as Negev iris or Mary's iris) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Oncocyclus
Iris_mariae
Corvette of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
IRIS Bayandor (Persian: بایندر) was a corvette of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy named after Gholamali Bayandor, and the lead ship of her class. Launched
IRIS_Bayandor
Romanian rock band
Iris is a Romanian rock band established in 1977 by Ioan 'Nelu' Dumitrescu (drums), Ion 'Nuțu' Olteanu (lead solo guitar and vocals) and Emil Lechințeanu
Iris_(Romanian_band)
Iranian submarine
IRIS Taregh or Tareq (Persian: زیردریایی طارق) was the first Kilo-class attack submarine of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, serving in the Southern Fleet
IRIS_Taregh
1978 Iranian fast attack craft
IRIS Falakhon (Persian: فلاخن, lit. 'Sling') is a Kaman-class fast attack craft in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. Falakhon was
IRIS_Falakhon
American actress (1912–1994)
Iris Adrian Hostetter (May 29, 1912 – September 17, 1994) was an American stage and film actress. Adrian was an only child, born in Los Angeles, California
Iris_Adrian
Group of flowering plants
regions of the southeastern United States: Iris fulva, Iris hexagona, Iris brevicaulis, Iris giganticaerulea, and Iris nelsonii. Each recognized species has
Louisiana_iris
Species of iris
Iris graminea is a species of flowering plant belonging to the subgenus Limniris of the genus Iris, in particular the series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous
Iris_graminea
Species of flowering plant
Iris haynei, the Gilboa iris (Hebrew: אירוס הגלובע, romanized: Irous HaGilboa; Arabic: سوسن فقوعة, romanized: Sawsan Faqquʽa), is a plant species in the
Iris_haynei
Species of flowering plant
Iris atropurpurea, the coastal iris (Hebrew: אירוס הארגמן, Irus HaArgaman, meaning "Purple Iris"; Arabic: سوسن أرجواني داكن, Sawsan argwānī al-dākin)
Iris_atropurpurea
Species of flowering plant
Iris tectorum (also known as roof iris, Japanese roof iris and wall iris) is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris. It
Iris_tectorum
Species of flowering plant
the wild Iris petrana - Petra Iris - black flowers Iris germanica - German Iris - purple flowers Iris postii - Post Iris - purple flowers Iris edomensis
Iris_nigricans
Painting by Vincent van Gogh
Irises is an oil painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Painted in 1889, the work is a landscape with a cropped composition and is one of a series
Irises_(painting)
2026 film by Vicky Jewson
film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. The film stars Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Maddie Ziegler, and Uma
Pretty_Lethal
German writer
Iris Wolff (born 28 July 1977 as Martina Iris Wolff) is a German writer. Wolff was born in Sibiu (Hermannstadt), a city in the Transylvania region of
Iris_Wolff
Species of plant
Iris atrofusca (Judean iris or Gilead iris) is a species in the genus Iris, where it is placed in the subgenus Iris and the section Oncocyclus. It is
Iris_atrofusca
National research and education network for Spain
RedIRIS is the national research and education network (NREN) for Spain. It is part of Red.es, which also administers and oversees the .es national Top-level
RedIRIS
IRIS
IRIS
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Higgins, resulting from a misdivision of a name such as Tom Higgins.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French
English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French : habitational name from any of various places in France called Mann(e)ville (from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2) + Old French ville ‘settlement’) or Magneville (from Old French magne ‘great’ + ville ‘settlement’).
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mealláin ‘descendant of Meallán’, a personal name that is a diminutive of meall ‘pleasant’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Meulan in Seine-et-Oise.Dutch (van Mellon) : habitational name from Millun bij Keulen.Thomas and Sarah Jane Mellon came to Pittsburgh, PA, from Lower Castletown, Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818. Their grandson, the industrialist and financier Andrew William Mellon (1855–1937) is remembered not only as a businessman but also as an art collector. He served as secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : nickname from Old French mau ‘bad’ + clerc ‘cleric’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : see Mayberry. In Ireland this form is common in County Kerry.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (midlands)
Irish (midlands) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meachair (see Maher).English and Irish (of Norman origin) : variant spelling of Meager.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant of Mullen.English : from Old French Milon, an inflected form of the personal name Miles (see Miles 1).English : from Middle English milne, adjectival form of mille ‘mill’, or perhaps a topographic name for someone living in a lane leading to a mill, from Middle English mille, milne ‘mill’ + lane, lone ‘lane’.Dutch : patronymic from Miele 3.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : reduced form of Mannering.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a thin person, from Old French maigre ‘thin’, ‘slender’ (Latin macer ‘delicate’).
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn (see Manning).English and Irish : variant of Mangan.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : most probably an altered form of Welsh Meredith (which is found as Meriday in 16th and 17th century English sources), or possibly of English Mayhew.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Merrihew.
Female
English
(ΊÏις) Greek name IRIS means "rainbow." In mythology, this is the name of a rainbow goddess. In use by the English as a feminine name, and by the Jews as a unisex name.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongán’, originally a byname for someone with a luxuriant head of hair (from mong ‘hair’, ‘mane’), borne by families from Connacht, County Limerick, and Tyrone. It is also a Huguenot name, traced back to immigrants from Metz.Irish : see Manning.English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a glutton, from Old French manger ‘to eat’.English : occupational name from old Spanish mangón ‘small trader’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Mayhew.Variant of French Mailhot.A William Mayo born in Wiltshire, England, c. 1684 was a surveyor who settled in VA about 1623 and helped survey the VA-NC boundary and found Richmond and Petersburg, VA. [newpara]The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, was founded by William Worrall Mayo (1819–1911), who immigrated to the U.S. from England, in 1845, and his sons, all gifted and innovative physicians and surgeons.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : of uncertain origin; most probably an altered form of Mowbray. It is also found as Maybury, which has the form of an English habitational name. There is a place near Woking in Surrey so called; however, this is not recorded until 1885 and is probably derived from the surname. In England this surname is found mainly in the West Midlands; it has also spread into Wales. In Ireland this form is common in Ulster; MacLysaght records that it was taken there from England in the 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Merrihew.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : unexplained. Perhaps an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thom ‘son of Tom’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (MartÃn), Italian (Venice), etc.
English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (MartÃn), Italian (Venice), etc. : from a personal name (Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’). This was borne by a famous 4th-century saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. As a North American surname, this form has absorbed many cognates from other European forms.English : habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and Worcestershire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’). The place name has been charged from Marton under the influence of the personal name Martin.
IRIS
IRIS
Male
Greek
(Λυκάων) Greek name possibly LYKAON means "wolf." In mythology, this is the name of an early king of Arkadia.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Limitless, Boundless, Unmeasurable, Infinite, Eternal
Boy/Male
Indian, Kashmiri, Spanish, Traditional
Abbreviation of Eulalie Well-spoken
Biblical
pitch; pitchy
Boy/Male
Hindu
Moksh ki Ichchha rakhne wala, Liberation
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Lord of Sun
Female
Greek
(Λητώ) Greek name LÊTÔ means "the hidden one." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Prosperous; Bounteous
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ERDEM means "virtue."
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Sunbirth
IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
pl.
of Iris
a.
Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like.
n.
A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
n.
The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
n.
The gladen, and other species of Iris.
pl.
of Irishman
n.
A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.
n.
A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist.
a.
Having the iris of light color; -- said of horses.
a.
Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent.
n.
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
n.
The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.
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A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.
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The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic.
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An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt.
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A rainbow; an iris.
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A light color of the iris in horses; wall-eye.
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A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach.
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An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or whitish color; -- said usually of horses.