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The Name Flora - Origin and Meaning of Flora
  



The Name Flora - Origin and Meaning of Flora


Gender

Feminine

Origin of the Name Flora

Latin

Usage of the Name Flora

English, Italian, Roman Mythology

Meaning of the Name Flora

The name Flora is derived from the Latin word "flos" meaning "flower".

Famous Bearers

In Roman mythology, Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring.
Bearers of the name include Flora Tristan (1803 - 1844), a French activist, socialist writer, one of the founders of modern feminism, and Paul Gauguin's grandmother; Flora Twort (1893 - 1985), an English painter; Flora Robson (1902 - 1984), an English actress.
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