Clorys as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Clorys

What is the meaning of the name Clorys ?

The baby name Clorys is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈklɔːrɪs/ or /ˈkloʊrɪs/ (KLOHR-iss or KLOH-riss).

Clorys is Greek in Origin.

Clorys is a modern, stylistic variant of Cloris/Chloris, ultimately from the Greek Chlōrís (Χλωρίς). The root is chloros, “pale green, fresh, verdant,” a color-word that in myth extended to the idea of new growth and blossoms. In Greek mythology, Chloris is a spring nymph and the wife of the West Wind, Zephyrus; in Roman tradition she is identified with Flora. Because of this, the name carries meanings like “fresh,” “blooming,” and “flowering.”

As a given name, Chloris/Cloris appears in Renaissance and early modern pastoral verse and resurfaced in the 18th century - Robert Burns used “Chloris” as a poetic name in several songs. The 20th century brought wider notice through actress Cloris Leachman. Clorys represents a contemporary respelling seen in Anglophone and Lusophone use; related forms include Chloris, Cloris, and Portuguese Clóris. Cognates by sense include Chloe (same Greek root) and Flora (mythic counterpart).

⚙ Clorys is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Clorys appears only 11 times in total — found in 6 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.