I just came to add one more thing; I love how Flora isn’t tied to a particular flower. Now, I love floral-names, and their ties to certain flowers; however, there’s no pressure (for the bearer) to “like the flower”. With Flora meaning flower, it could be honoring any kind of flower, or just flowers in general. I hope this wasn’t too hard to understand, and that I wasn’t out of line when saying this. Flora is a truly amazing name, and I genuinely don’t get why it isn’t very popular.
I really like the name Flora! It's charming, soft, and feminine, but it doesn't sound childish like many flower-inspired names, like Lily, Ivy, Daisy, etc... Flora has charm, ages well, and isn't a very common name. A great choice!
Flora is getting very popular among celebrities. Amy Smart chose this name for her daughter and recently Ryan Seacrest’s niece named was Flora! Flora is very beautiful and reminds me of blossom, flowers and floral.
This name is gorgeous, great as a short form of Florence, or (less pretty in my opinion) as a long form of Floss, Flossie, Flo etc. I love that it means flower, as though a bearer of the name will be as pretty and delicate and sweet as a flower. Some pretty combinations are: · Flora Charlotte · Elizabeth Flora · Flora Emily · Emily Flora · Flora Autumn · Isabelle Flora · Flora Isabelle/a · Flora Maisie · Elanor Flora · Flora Ellen.
I'm not a fan of this name. It reminds me of gut Flora.
― Anonymous User 9/1/2017
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I like this name, a little plain but it's still good.
― Anonymous User 3/2/2016
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I would definitely have used this name as it's a family name but then the man who invented Flora margarine named it after his wife's middle name, and ruined it for the rest of the UK, because let's face it, no girl or woman wants to be associated with the word 'spread'. It is such a shame, as I love the meaning, the goddess connection and it's short, flows well and is feminine. I disagree with people disliking it because of Flo, it's like people shortening Laura to Low. I mean come on, it's only 2 syllables!
@queen_vic 1/20/2015 I agree, I'm from the UK and the Flora margarine assoociation is quite a damn shame for people over here who really adore this name. I would love to use this name. I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to use it though.
― Anonymous User 11/4/2015
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Flora is a lovely, pretty name. (:
― Anonymous User 8/9/2014
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I love this name. It's not very common, but simple and beautiful. I also think it would age gracefully.
We're seriously considering this name for a daughter. It's very uncommon here in the US, but that's what I like. It's old fashioned and sweet, and suitable for all ages. Although, my name is Lily, so that might be a little too 'flower-y'.
My daughter's name is Flora. I think it's a beautiful name, and my daughter is born in the spring so it fits her perfect. It's not very common here which I also think is a good thing =)
As long as you don't have another daughter named Fauna, and as long as you don't call the girl Flo, this name is alright. It rhymes with the very common Laura and Norah, and it also rhymes with the beautiful names Cora and Dora, and it has a soft, pleasant sound to it. It's quite old-fashioned and a bit too flower-y in a very literal way, but it's not bad.