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".