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The baby name Flor is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /floɾ/ (FLOHR, tapped r); English: /flɔːr/ or /flɔr/ (FLOR, rhymes with 'more').

Flor is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: Spanish: /floɾ/ (FLOHR, tapped r); English: /flɔːr/ or /flɔr/ (FLOR, rhymes with 'more')

What is the meaning of the name Flor ?

The baby name Flor is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /floɾ/ (FLOHR, tapped r); English: /flɔːr/ or /flɔr/ (FLOR, rhymes with 'more').

Flor is Latin in Origin.

Flor is a predominantly feminine given name in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking cultures, derived directly from the common noun for “flower,” ultimately from Latin flos, floris (“blossom”). It appears in Iberian languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician) as a standalone name and as a short form of Florencia, Flora, Florinda, or Florentina; as a pet name, it can also serve bearers of Florencio/a and related forms. The core meaning evokes a flower’s beauty and the idea of flourishing.

Use of Flor as a given name gained ground in the 19th–20th centuries alongside nature names, though the wider Flor-/Fior- family has Christian and classical roots (Saints Flora and Florus; the Roman goddess Flora). Related variants and cognates include Flora, Fleur and Florine (French), Fiore and Fiora (Italian), Florina and Florin (Romanian), and Dutch Floor. Common diminutives are Flori, Florcita, and Flo; compound forms like María Flor and Maria Flor are common.

Flor has the following similar or variant Names

Flor – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SV 0 #9 3 283
PE Girls 0 #11 15,309 14,861
SV Girls 0 #12 7 458
HN 0 #20 3 704
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
CR Girls 0 #24 2,583 11,342
HN Girls 0 #27 10 884
AR 0 #37 220 2,915
GT Girls 0 #45 1,535 7,500
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
AR Girls 0 #53 3,481 8,289
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
PE 0 #65 376 6,350
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #70 7 2,372
CO Girls 0 #72 15,766 16,140
MX Girls 0 #72 13,433 17,781
AO 0 #73 5 2,729
UY 0 #76 114 2,477
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
UY Girls 0 #78 1,589 6,731
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
EC Girls 0 #83 215 3,650
PH 0 #86 11 5,607
EC 0 #87 29 2,502
PA Girls 0 #91 798 9,861
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PA 0 #104 27 3,797
GT 0 #109 250 5,948
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
Belgium Boys 2024 #119 70 401
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
CL Girls 0 #123 3,880 14,098
CY Girls 0 #123 3 3,755
PR Girls 0 #124 39 3,171
CR 0 #129 30 5,526
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
MX 0 #149 349 8,339
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
PH Girls 0 #161 270 13,098
PR Boys 0 #175 4 2,508
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
AO Girls 0 #178 32 4,575
BO Girls 0 #181 881 9,488
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
LU Girls 0 #182 9 4,850
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
Spain Girls 0 #210 2,649 5,561
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AL Girls 0 #219 9 4,141
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
PS 0 #222 5 5,692
AL Boys 0 #224 75 5,122
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PT 0 #226 21 4,161
JP Girls 0 #227 19 6,592
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
CO 0 #239 333 7,768
MO Girls 0 #241 11 7,056
PT Girls 0 #242 270 7,952
EC Boys 0 #243 4 3,322
GR Girls 0 #244 6 6,293
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
QA Girls 0 #262 55 15,378
BO 0 #263 119 6,868
GR Boys 0 #268 6 6,912
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
CL 0 #285 130 6,867
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
Canada Girls 2017 #292 5 3,011
MU Girls 0 #293 59 8,539
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
Spain 0 #303 155 2,326
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #305 8 10,560
BR 0 #323 23 5,969
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
CN Girls 0 #339 11 8,829
KW Girls 0 #347 170 19,177
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
OM Girls 0 #354 43 15,987
PT Boys 0 #355 13 7,951
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
UY Boys 0 #362 38 5,922
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
PH Boys 0 #370 14 11,440
NL 0 #381 11 2,481
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
France Girls 2019 #408 4 3,279
AR Boys 0 #409 59 7,628
Austria Girls 0 #410 11 1,885
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
GT Boys 0 #439 36 7,625
AE Girls 0 #443 111 20,968
CR Boys 0 #461 27 10,188
PA Boys 0 #466 16 9,305
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
BR Girls 0 #478 638 12,708
IQ Girls 0 #478 27 11,303
CM Girls 0 #480 61 11,671
PS Girls 0 #486 38 10,981
SG Girls 0 #506 81 18,916
BH 0 #517 37 17,937
HK Girls 0 #518 98 16,104
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
IR Girls 0 #520 11 8,334
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
LY 0 #551 9 12,703
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
BO Boys 0 #576 17 9,244
IL Girls 0 #576 42 11,648
CL Boys 0 #605 61 13,390
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
LB 0 #647 12 13,263
IT 0 #648 67 4,183
SA Girls 0 #657 280 25,931
PE Boys 0 #664 223 14,506
IQ Boys 0 #690 8 13,071
BR Boys 0 #713 39 12,213
MX Boys 0 #715 275 16,355
SY 0 #715 14 11,684
CO Boys 0 #727 197 15,656
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
KW Boys 0 #757 13 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #799 40 4,949
United States Girls 2024 #808 109 8,487
NG Girls 0 #819 8 15,093
MA 0 #844 289 20,986
TN 0 #860 6 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #886 45 5,610
NL Girls 0 #896 60 5,933
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
EG Boys 0 #921 5 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #927 26 5,697
NL Boys 0 #935 17 5,873
EG Girls 0 #939 21 14,742
MY Girls 0 #972 23 24,821
IT Girls 0 #1,042 420 9,415
DZ 0 #1,131 46 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
TR 0 #1,196 16 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,437 35 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,575 40 28,008

Flor is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

Belgium
Flanders, Belgium
France
United States
AE

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People also ask about Flor

Flor is predominantly a girl's name.
Flor is a one syllable name, pronounced Spanish: /floɾ/ (FLOHR, tapped r); English: /flɔːr/ or /flɔr/ (FLOR, rhymes with 'more').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Flora, Florence, Flore, Flori, Florie and Flory.
Yes — Flor ranked #119 in Belgium in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Flor ranks highest in Belgium (#119 in 2024).
Flor's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #422 in 2010 to #408 in 2019 in France.