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Meaning

The name Flora has the following meaning:

Literally translated as "flower" from Latin. It is the name of the Roman goddess of springtime, as well as that of a 9th-century martyred saint. Flora was also a Scottish heroine who helped Charles Edward Stuart escape the English. Naturally, the name was popular in Scotland and even in England in the late 19th century. However, it is now little used.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Flora is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Flora in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Flora is pronounced as flor-rah

Origins

Flora originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Flora and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Flora: Boys - Juston, Lucretius, Girls - Celia, Delicia, Dulcie, Felicity, Joselin, Lavera, Lavinia, Lucretia, Valentina, Vivienne, Both genders - Antonia, Augusta, Joy

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Flora: Fiora, Fiordenni, Fleur (French), Flo (Nickname), Floraigh (Gaelic), Florella, Florenza, Floressa, Florine (French), Florka (Hungarian), Florrie

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Flora are: Flo, Flossie

Style

We think the name Flora should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Flora to be: A cheerful and charming woman

In one word, you might describe Flora as a(n) "sunny" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Flora (or its variants) are:

Saint Flora, born on 5 October, a famous saint. Saint Flora's background: Saint Flora was a Spanish woman who lived during the Christian persecution by Moorish rulers. Together with Saint Mary, she was beheaded after they refused to renounce their faith, even in the face of threats to force them into prostitution.
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