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Iris in Chinese

Iris has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 艾丽丝 (Àilìsī); a person called Iris would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Ài Ruì
Elegant, auspicious, modern
  • 艾Àimugwort; family name
  • 瑞Ruìauspicious, propitious

This name is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Iris' while also incorporating a character with a positive meaning.

See 艾瑞 written
Yì Lín
Graceful, classic, gentle
  • 易Yìeasy, simple; family name
  • 琳Línbeautiful jade

The surname 'Yi' sounds similar to the beginning of 'Iris', and 'Lin' is a common and beautiful character.

See 易琳 written
Yī Rán
Natural, serene, poetic
  • 伊Yīhe, she, it (archaic); family name
  • 然Ránso, natural, correct

The surname 'Yi' provides a phonetic link to 'Iris', and 'Ran' gives a sense of naturalness and peace.

See 伊然 written
Three more names for IrisAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Iris as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Iris艾丽丝

This transliteration is based on the sound of the English name 'Iris', commonly used for female given names.

A name Iris could be called艾瑞

This name is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Iris' while also incorporating a character with a positive meaning.

Questions

How do you write Iris in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Iris is written 艾丽丝 (Àilìsī), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Iris could be 艾瑞 (Ài Ruì): This name is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Iris' while also incorporating a character with a positive meaning.

What does 艾瑞 mean?

艾 (Ài) means mugwort; family name; 瑞 (Ruì) means auspicious, propitious.

Is 艾瑞 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 艾 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.

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