Flora

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Flora means "flower" or "blooming" in Latin. It is also the name of the Roman goddess of spring and flowers.
Scripts(How to write)
Flora is written as "Flora" in Latin.
Φλώρα(Greek)
Pronunciation
FLAW-ru(Portuguese)
FLAWR-ə(English)
FLO-ra(Spanish, German, Latin)
The name Flora is pronounced "FLOR-ah" or "FLO-ra."
Popularity
Flora is a moderately popular name in the world, ranking in the top 1000 names in several countries, including the United States.

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Flora Name meanings & History

Flora means "flower" or "blooming" in Latin. It is also the name of the Roman goddess of spring and flowers. Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower" (genitive case floris). 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. In Scotland it was sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Fionnghuala. Flora is commonly used as a given name for baby girls.

Zodiac Sign of Flora: Friendly Leo

Synonyms of Flora:

F: Fun-loving,Festive,Fiery,Friendly

L: Luscious,Lover,Liaison,Languid,Lazy,Lovely,Legal

O: Obsessive,Obsolete,Organized,Obstinate,Ostentatious

R: Rational,Resourceful,Reason,Restless

A: Aggressive,Action,Assertive,Angry,Ambitious,Argumentative

Flora is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Flora include British author Flora Thompson, Scottish actress Flora Robson, and American suffragist Flora Macdonald Denison.

2.) FLORA (Female)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Flora is derived from the Latin floris (a flower). The name was used in Ireland as an equivalent of Blath (flower). (FLOR-AH)


3.) FLORA (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Derived from the Latin floris (a flower). The name is borne in Roman mythology by the goddess of flowers and spring. (FLOR-AH)


4.) Flora (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Latin, Spanish) flowering

Other Forms: Floria, Florie


5.) Flora (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: Flower

Other Forms: Flaura, Florah


6.) FLORA (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from the Latin floris (a flower). The name is borne in Roman mythology by the goddess of flowers and spring. Short: Flo. Pet: Florrie. (FLOR-AH)


7.) FLORA (Female)

Usage: Hungarian

Meanings: Derived from the Latin floris (a flower). The name is borne in Roman mythology by the goddess of flowers and spring. Pet: Florka. (FLOR-AH)


8.) FLORA (Female)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Used in Scotland as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Fionnaghuala (white shoulders). See FIONNAGHUALA. Flora is derived from the Latin floris (a flower). The name was borne by Flora Macdonald (1722-90), a daughter of Ranald Macdonald of Milton. It was she who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie disguise himself as a woman and escape to the island of Skye after his defeat at Culloden in 1746. Pet: Florrie; Floraigh (Gaelic). (FLOR-AH)


9.) Flora (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) flower. A short form of Florence. See also Lore.

Other Forms: Fiora, Fiore, Fiorenza, Flaura, Flaurah, Flauria, Flauriah, Flaury, Flaurya, Flauryah, Fliora, Florah, Florelle, Florey, Floria, Florica


10.) FLORA (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: Derived from the Latin floris (a flower). The name is borne in Roman mythology by the goddess of flowers and spring. She is equated with the Greek goddess Chloris. (FLOR-AH)


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