Save Gender Masculine Usage Medieval English, Medieval French Pronounced Pron. FLAW-ris(Middle English) flaw-REES(Old French) [key] Other Forms FormsFloris Meaning & History Medieval English and French variant of Floris, from the name of a male character in the medieval romance Floris (or Florice) and Blancheflour, apparently derived from floris, Latin meaning "of flowers" or "belonging to flowers".
Save Gender Feminine Usage English, Medieval English Pronounced Pron. flaw-REES(English) FLAW-ris(English, Middle English) [key] Other Forms FormsFloritia, Florisse Meaning & History Medieval English feminine form of Late Latin Floritia, derived from Flora. Compare Clarice and Lettice.