Latin · Girl name
Flora
“flower”
About the name Flora
Flora is a Latin girl’s name meaning ‘flower’. It is derived from the Latin word ‘flos’, genitive ‘floris’, and in Roman mythology Flora was the goddess of flowers and spring, honoured at the festival of the Floralia. The word flora is also used for the plant life of a region. Flora MacDonald was a notable Scottish heroine known for her role in the Jacobite risings, having helped Charles Edward Stuart escape after the Battle of Culloden. The name has long been used in Scotland.
- Meaning
- flower
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- FLOR-ah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Flora
- Flora Rose
- Flora Mae
- Flora Elizabeth
- Flora Jane
- Flora Claire
Questions about Flora
- What does Flora mean?
- Flora is a Latin name meaning "flower".
- How do you pronounce Flora?
- Flora is pronounced FLOR-ah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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