Behind the Name: shotgun_wedding's Personal Name List

Rose

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: ROZ

Personal remark: Rose Evangeline

Rating: 65% based on 22 votes

Originally a Norman French form of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis meaning "famous type", composed of the elements hruod "fame" and heit "kind, sort, type". The Normans introduced it to England in the forms Roese and Rohese. From an early date it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose (derived from Latin rosa). When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind.

Noémie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: French

Pronounced: NAW-EH-MEE

Personal remark: Noémie Vienne

Rating: 43% based on 23 votes

French form of Naomi 1.

Flora

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, French, Greek, Albanian, Roman Mythology

Other Scripts: Φλώρα(Greek)

Pronounced: FLAWR-ə(English) FLAW-ra(Italian) FLO-ra(Spanish, German, Dutch, Latin) FLAW-ru(Portuguese) FLAW-RA(French)

Personal remark: Flora Valentine

Rating: 52% based on 25 votes

Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower" (genitive case floris). Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west wind. It has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, starting in France. In Scotland it was sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Fionnghuala.