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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Flora f. Latin Flora, the name of the goddess of flowers, derived from Latin flos 'flower'.

England
English
1590 Flower DEmar-vol2 p. 22
France
Latin
1274 Flors (abl) RegToul-13thC p. 60; 1301 Flourie (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 257
Old French
1313 Fleurie Paris1313 p. 81
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Flora (nom) BBC-Berg 44
1265x1339 Flurina (nom) BBC-Berg 207
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