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View Name: Flora


FLORA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, German, Italian, Roman Mythology
PRONOUNCED: FLAWR-ə (English), FLO-rah (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower". Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west wind. It has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, starting in France.
Related Names
DIMINUTIVES: Flo, Floretta, Florrie, Floella (English), Floretta (German)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Floor, Floortje (Dutch), Flore, Florette (French), Flóra (Hungarian), Fflur (Welsh)
Popularity
United States  - 
France  ranked #138 
Hungary  ranked #29 
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FLÓRA


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