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How to Pronounce Floris

Pronounced FLOR-iss /ˈflɔːr.ɪs/Medium

Meaning: Floris is a floral vintage name read as a variant of Florence or Flora, both from the Latin flos, floris, 'flower'. In this feminine use it belongs to the family of blossom names popular around 1900; the same spelling also exists as a Dutch masculine name, but here it is a girl's name.Low

In 30 seconds: Floris is a floral variant of Florence or Flora, from the Latin flos, 'flower'. It saw quiet early-1900s use (said 'FLOR-iss').

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Origin LowEnglish, Latin

MeaningFloris is a floral vintage name read as a variant of Florence or Flora, both from the Latin flos, floris, 'flower'. In this feminine use it belongs to the family of blossom names popular around 1900; the same spelling also exists as a Dutch masculine name, but here it is a girl's name.

U.S. rank (1957)#6378 ↘ Falling

1957 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1918

Total births (all-time)≈ 669

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Floris is a vintage floral name, best read as a variant of Florence or Flora, all growing from the Latin flos, floris, 'flower'. Flower names were much in fashion at the turn of the twentieth century, and Floris appeared as one of their quieter members in American records.

Floris was never common - only a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak around 1918, within the blossom-name vogue of its era. It reads as an Edwardian-era rarity, and the spelling has not returned in modern American use.

Did you know? Floris shares its Latin root, flos, 'flower', with Florence, Flora and the whole flowering of blossom names that bloomed around 1900.

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References - Floris / Florence — Variant of Florence/Flora; Latin flos 'flower'

Variations

FlorenceFloraFloriaFlorris

Nicknames

FloFlora

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If you like Floris…

Florence— the fuller parent name of the same 'flower' root

Flora— a close cousin meaning 'flower'

Doris— a fellow vintage -oris name of the era

Corlis— echoes that soft -is sound

Mayvis— echoes that soft -is sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Floris mean?

Floris is a variant of Florence or Flora, from the Latin flos, floris, meaning 'flower'.

How do you pronounce Floris?

It's said FLOR-iss /ˈflɔːr.ɪs/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Floris a boy or girl name?

Floris is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Floris?

Floris has always been very rare, a quiet early-twentieth-century floral variant of Florence.