Irit

Hebrew

"asphodel flower"

Irit Origin and Meaning

The name Irit is a girl's name meaning "asphodel flower".

Irit means "asphodel," which refers to a genus of perennial flower native to the Mediterranean and Middle East.

Edgar Allen Poe wrote about asphodel: "and when, one by one, the white daisies shrank away, there sprang up in place of them, ten by ten of the ruby-red asphodel."

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