Floarea

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Girl · Romanian, from Latin

Floarea

Say it: FLWAH-ryah

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Meaning

From Romanian floare 'flower', from Latin flos.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A traditional rural name tied to Florii (Palm Sunday), now rare for babies.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

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Romanian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Florica

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Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
Parish baptism registers

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