Flora
Meaning of Flora
Flora springs straight from the Latin word for “flower,” and, true to form, she’s long been the poster-girl for things that bloom. In ancient Rome, Flora was the joyous goddess of springtime, scattering petals and good cheer in equal measure—a mythic pedigree that still lends the name a sprinkle of stardust. Victorian parents later revived it as they filled nurseries with botanical charm, and today Flora is quietly climbing the American charts once more, proving that a classic can bud again. The name’s gentle Italian “FLO-rah” or breezy English “FLOR-uh” whispers of sun-dappled gardens, old-world elegance, and fresh starts. Literary fans may recall Flora in Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw” or as the plucky cousin in Louisa May Alcott’s works, while pop-culture buffs might think of Flora the pink fairy guiding Sleeping Beauty. All told, Flora feels like a vintage seedling ready to unfurl—soft, spirited, and forever in bloom.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as FLO-rah (/ˈflo.ra/)
English
- Pronunced as FLOR-uh (/ˈflɔrə/)
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Notable People Named Flora
| Flora Isabel MacDonald was a pioneering Canadian politician and humanitarian, best known as Canada's first female foreign minister and for her vital role in freeing American hostages in Iran. |
| Dame Flora Robson was an English actress acclaimed for her intense dramatic performances in theatre and film, portraying characters from queens to murderers. |
| Flora McKinnon Drummond, nicknamed 'The General', was a British suffragette who led marches in military uniform and was arrested nine times for her activism. |
| Flora Molton - Flora E. Molton was an American street singer and slide guitar player who performed gospel and blues in Washington, D.C., from the 1940s until her death, using bottleneck style and playing harmonica and tambourine. |
| Flora Sandes was the only British woman to officially serve as a soldier in World War I, enlisting in the Royal Serbian Army. |
| Flora Shaw, Baroness Lugard - British journalist Flora Louise Shaw is credited with coining the name Nigeria. |
| Flora E. Lowry was a Wisconsin anthologist who compiled the works of state authors and founded the Hall of Fame for Wisconsin Authors. |
| Flora Mae Hunter was a longtime Florida plantation cook who authored a celebrated cookbook and received a Florida Folk Heritage Award. |
| Flora Solomon was an influential Zionist who improved working conditions at Marks & Spencer, helped expose spy Kim Philby, and was the mother of Amnesty International's founder. |
| Flora Haines Loughead, a Wisconsin-born writer and miner known as the "Opal Queen," was the mother of Lockheed Corporation's founder. |
| Emily Flora Klickmann was an English journalist and editor best known for her Flower-Patch book series. |
| Flora Jane Thompson was an English novelist and poet renowned for her semi-autobiographical trilogy "Lark Rise to Candleford." |
| French-Peruvian writer Flora Tristan championed feminist and workers' rights as the grandmother of Paul Gauguin. |
| Flora Payne Whitney was an American artist, socialite, art collector, and patron of the arts. |
| Flora Brovina is a Kosovar Albanian poet, pediatrician, and women's rights activist. |
