The story behind Flora
From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).
Other language forms and explanations (6)
French entry
From Latin Flōra.
Italian entry
From Latin Flōra.
Polish entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Flōra.
Portuguese entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Flōra.
Spanish entry
From Latin Flōra.
Tagalog entry
a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Flora
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈflɔːɹə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- French: /flɔ.ʁa/
- Italian: /ˈflɔ.ra/
- Polish: /ˈflɔ.ra/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈflɔ.ɾɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈflɔ.ɾɐ/
- Spanish: /ˈfloɾa/
- Spanish: [ˈflo.ɾa]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈfloɾa/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈfloː.ɾɐ]
- Tagalog: /ˈploɾa/
- Tagalog: [ˈploː.ɾɐ]
Popularity
Flora ranked #607 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Flora
Fauna
Feminine form of Faunus. Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, whence Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), Illyrian-related Daunus. Some refer it to faveō.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Floora
From Latin Flōra.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Flóra
From Latin Flōra.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alba
From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alma
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia. From…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Amaya
Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F. Navarro Villoslada, explained as Basque amai (“the end”). Originally coined by Francisco…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Flora
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balbina
Learned borrowing from Latin Balbina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balbino
Borrowed from Latin Balbīnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Flora
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length