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Bunemojo

Is the name Iris used in Turkey

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I have a very mixed background and want to give my daughter a name that is not "weird" in any culture she has a connection too. Currently Iris is on of my favorites. Is the name Iris used in Turkey at all? There is a German-Turkish swimmer called Iris Rosenberger, her sisters are called Yasemin and Deniz, which are fairly common Turkish names, but I have never met a Turkish Iris. Would Iris instantly be perceived as "foreign"? My father is from Hatay and had a classmate called Iris, but she belonged to an ethnic minority. Oddly specific question, but I am very interested in this.

Posted Sep 12, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC

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