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Iiris

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I know an Iiris, yes, 2 Is at the beginning, it's the Finnish spelling of it.

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Love this name and it's the top of my list just now, but haven't mentioned it to DP incase he ruins it for me.

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My combo is Iris Winter Maeve. I can't find another combo I like as well.

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I think it's going to have a burst of popularity as well, I keep seeing it on baby naming boards which worries me.

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Iris Elinor Lucy gets my vote.

This message was edited 11/16/2011, 11:27 AM

I like it but I always find that I like it more when written down, and don't like it as much when I say it out loud! I have never met an Iris, old or young!

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I like the combo Iris Joanna Lucy or Iris Augusta Lucy

I met one girl named Iris growing up. I think it is a good name.

Iris Justaboutanyone Lucy would be very promising. I'd stay away from Henrietta and Augusta, but that's just me.

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Iris Joanna Lucy is warm and welcoming.
Iris Elinor Lucy is like the sound of ice in a long cold drink on a long hot day.
Iris Georgina Lucy is bursting with energy. A hill-walker, maybe, when she isn't scuba diving or on the hockey field?
Iris Victoria Lucy is delightfully retro.

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My daughter's school has a fleur-de-lys on its badge, and their academic awards are called Irises. The school garden is full of them, all flowering briskly, and the school magazine usually has a few on the cover, in various guises. Positive connnections!

I love Iris! I've never met one. It's floral and feminine without being overly frilly, and I love the meaning, "rainbow."

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You don't have any "bad" combos on your list, but my favorites are Iris Joanna Lucy, Iris Elinor Lucy, and Iris Victoria Lucy.

This message was edited 11/15/2011, 10:04 PM

It's kind of odd, but I like it because of the song. Iris Victoria Lucy is my favorite. I think Victoria is a very nice, royal name.

I love Iris Eleanor Lucy :)

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I know an Iris, and I believe her middle name is Kimberly (Iris Kimberly). She's 10 years old, blonde hair, blue eyes and glasses. She's really bubbly and nice and she's the reason why I like the name.

I love Iris. It was my absolute favorite name for a while, and I've honestly been put off by it just because it seems ... too perfect? As if it's too good to be true. I know that sounds completely stupid and ridiculous, but it's true. I think I'm also worried that it's going to explode in popularity in the near future. May I just ask, what "annoying celebrity use" are you talking about? I don't think I'm familiar, and I'm curious.

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Anyway, all of your combinations are fine, but I absolutely love Iris Elinor Lucy. It's fantastic.

I've never met an Iris before, young or old. Iris Joanna Lucy or Iris Georgina Lucy would get my vote.

I am usually the frilly name type, but I like Iris. I always want to like flower names because I love flowers, but there are few I can really get into. I like the sound of Iris as well as the mental image of those vivid, gorgeous flowers (I love purple!) I did once meet a baby Iris, it was maybe 5 or 6 years ago. Beautiful little girl, too.

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From your combos, I like these best (I always have trouble choosing only one of anything!):

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Iris Elinor Lucy
Iris Augusta Lucy
Iris Victoria Lucy

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I'm not big on 3-name combos, but I think yours work great. I like the symmetry of Iris and Lucy with the longer name in the middle, and it's always nice that you're honoring family. :)

I started liking it recently too, and I have not met any Irises.
Ignoring the Lucy (I don't care for Lucy but you are clearly determined to use it), I like Iris Augusta and Iris Joanna the best.

Iris is lovely. It's feminine, classic, energetic and fun. What's not to love?

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All of your combinations are first rate. If I had to pick out a favorite I suppose it would be Iris Georgina Lucy. But you can't go wrong with any of them.

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My stock irises:

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Iris Persephone
Iris Penelope
Iris Genevieve (although I'm not sure if the "s" and "j" sounds next to each other are worth the effort. Sometimes it comes out as "Irish Genevieve.")
Iris Myfanwy
Iris Clementina
Iris Tatiana
Iris Lydia
Iris Marguerite (subtly floral)
Iris Clothilde
Iris Morwenna
Iris Huguette
Iris Chloe
Iris Demetria
Iris Paloma
Iris Matilda (an Alfred Hitchcock character in "The Lady Vanishes.")

I like it. I've never met an Iris. I like it because it's pretty, mythological, flowery, and mature.

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I like Iris Joanna Lucy (I actually prefer Iris Johanna Lucy, even though it's probably too Sweeny Todd)
and Iris Elinor Lucy (also Iris Elanor Lucy. I think I prefer it without the two i's) best.
I also like Iris Augusta Lucy and Iris Victoria Lucy (although I think Augusta might be a bit too "august" for Lucy).

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Other ideas for the first mn could be:

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Paulina
Olympia
Georgia
Guinevere
Gwendolen
Nyssa
Magdalen
Gevena
Ginevra
Thalia
Pascale
Wilhelmine
Pandora
Philippa
Eleanor
Rosalind
Vincentia
Ysabel
Oriane
Antoinette
Branwen
Bronwen
Gabriella
Hestia
Helena
Demeter
Juniper
Pasqualine

Oh, boy...I only knew one Iris, and she was a girl I went to school with. She had a lot of money, even though her family wasn't well off. Well, it turns out she had a night job "dancing" at the local strip club. ANYWAY...

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Other than that, I think it's a lovely name. "And I don't want the world to see me/'Cause I don't think that they'd understand/When everything's made to be broken/I just want you to know who I am"

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One of the best songs of my youth was called "Iris", so I'll always have a soft spot for it. :)

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I like Iris Henrietta Lucy.