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

England

Early Modern English

● 1590 Flower DEmar-vol2 p. 22

France

Latin

● 1274 Flors (abl) RegToul-13thC p. 60; 1301 Flourie (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 257

◑ 1164 Florieta (nom) clairvaux-12thc 124

Old French

● 1313 Fleurie Paris1313 p. 81

Middle French

● 1564 Fleurye RegPCC-1 p. 105; 1566 Fleurye ibid. p. 214

Italy

Latin

● 1265x1339 Flora (nom) BBC-Berg 44, Flos (nom) ibid. 617, Flura (nom) ibid. 1473; 1366 Fiorem (acc) Livi 63; 1522x1532 Fiora (nom) DSF p. 56, 13, Fiore (nom) ibid. p. 54, 60, Flora (nom) ibid. p. 56, 3

◑ 1265x1339 Florina (nom) BBC-Berg 513, Flurina (nom) ibid. 207; 1522x1532 Florita (nom) DSF p. 58, 38

Italian

● 1513x1521 Fiore LeoX p. 26