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FLORA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, German, Italian, Roman Mythology

Pronounced: FLOR-ə (English)   [key]

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.
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(see also FLÓRA)

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