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Holy MOLY that's a lot!
I'll sort through them though I PROMISE

Iris Guinevere - ah! like a harp
Iris Victoria - BAM takes no prisoners
Iris Matilda - these names sit very comfortably together
Iris Clementine - AW. Like a lullaby
Iris Janet - tres cool! Super intelligent and confident.

Here are my favorites:
Iris Zenobia
Iris Florentina
Iris Almina
Iris Gabriela
Iris Tamara
Iris Petra
Iris Minodora
Iris Magdalena
Iris Indira
Iris Teuta
Iris Victoria
Iris Natalia
Iris Maria
Iris Beatrice

Robertina!

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Iris Robertina is too cute.

Metrodora?

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Wowee. Metrodora is awesome! At first glance I thought it was going to mean gift of the city. But mother's gift is too good to be true.

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I know it's intended to convey the best of "mother's gift," but I keep thinking of some annoying woman guilting her children to death. "I was in labor for 33 hours bringing you into the world. Some mother's gift I get. You never call, you never write. . . . " That, or some prissy woman with a spoiled brat; her "gift" to the rest of us.

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By the way, Iris Leocadia is top notch. :-D

AW I forgot about Mary-Iris! Love that!

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All of these are fun and twinkly. Iris Metrodora is such a punk. Iris Leocadia is the prom queen, Iris Monday is like stargirl, and Iris Arethusa is - wow the new foreign exchange student whose accent no one can get enough of. Awesome.

Iris Philippa - HMMM.
Iris Ceridwen - Wow, good! Iris makes me like a lot of names I don't normally like.
Iris Martina - Cool, dark. I wonder if Martine might be a bit better? Maybe not.
Iris Dominique - I feel as though I may have crossed this off of Dracotorix's list too quickly.
Iris Hannelore - Cool, dark.
Iris Lucasta - Works well, Lucasta illuminates Iris nicely.
Iris Hildegard - YES!
Iris Naomi - Solid.
Iris Juliette - Quite pretty.
Iris Angelica - Oh very good!
Iris Micheline - Good call! Micheline is a tough one to grab and a tough one to pair when you do.

Gutsy combos! ~~slaps forhead~~ Why didn't I think of Iris Frederica?

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Iris Dragoslava makes me think, "Iris the Dragon Slayer!" :-D How cool is that? Iris Richenza is ready to go out dancing while Iris Aloisia keeps everyone waiting while she finishes setting ringlets in her hair.

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But you are toying with us, with Iris Grace. I know you.

OK I'm trying to narrow them down and here are my comments for the remaining 33:

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Iris Wren - this is very sweet.
Iris Marguerite - Nice place for Marguerite here. Marguerite is trickier to pair than one might imagine.
Iris Andromeda - I like this, they're both a little merciless.
Iris Aurelia - Iris ties Aurelia down enough to make this combo really work. Each name exposes different things about the other.
Iris Jocasta - Good match for Jocasta.

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Iris Coralie - Sweet.
Iris Calanthe - Very beautiful!
Iris Catherine - One of the few times I like Catherine in the middle. This is interesting enough to keep.
Iris Delphine - Good. I considered this myself. I think Iris goes well with smooth, sort of plasticy names.
Iris Marigold - This one is very good. It has like fifty colors in it and is both sturdy and fanciful.

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Iris Margaret - Nice, but Margaret's usually nice.
Iris Maria - I can't resist a Maria combo, and this is so beautiful.
Iris Pascale - Noice. Spunky.
Iris Cassiopeia - Pretty good. Might be a little too Interesting, kwim?

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Boodles of great combos here. But I had to give special kudos to Iris Melisande and Iris Laurentine. :-D

This message was edited 2/10/2011, 12:05 PM

My favorites:

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Iris Matilda - ah yes, naturally.
Iris Persephone - the greek instinct! see my comments to Dracotorix. :P
Iris Penelope - ^. I like Persephone a tad more though. Eggs Iris on more. Penelope is more of a yes-man.
Iris Myfanwy - Hmmm, cool.
Iris Cordelia - Good! A good little garden of sounds here.
Iris Ottoline - I almost like this... almost... I want to, they both rattle nicely like jostled ceramic pots... maybe I will.
Iris Winifred - Lovely folded dress for Iris.
Iris Calanthe - Lovely SWOOPING PROM DRESS for Iris.
Iris Parthenope - this one is more disciplined, sort of. A little less badass and more mature.
Iris Imelda - oh of course! I was searching for I I's.
Iris Natalie - hmmmm. Iris is good for Natalie
Iris Clothilde - Iris trips in her clogs.
Iris Genevieve - Very lush.
Iris Deirdre - Nice i's and r's. Iris pushes her glasses up her nose and frowns.
Iris Maeve - This is the same as Iris Grace to me, but a little more tied down and mature. Maybe moreso than I'd like to be.

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