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Floye
How to Pronounce Floye
Pronounced FLOY /ΛflΙΙͺ/Medium
Meaning: Floye is a spelling variant of Floy, a short, affectionate name from the Florence/Flossie family that became a stand-alone given name in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century America. Florence derives from Latin 'florens', 'flourishing, blossoming', the meaning Floye inherits.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Floye is a variant of Floy, one of the pet forms that grew up around Florence and Flossie and then struck out as an independent name. Florence comes from Latin florens, 'flourishing' or 'blossoming', and Floye carries that flowery sense in a single, brisk syllable with a decorative final 'e'.
Floye appears as a scattered rarity from the eighteen-nineties into mid-century, most visible around 1920 and only a few dozen girls a year. It reads as a distinctly vintage, Southern-flavored nickname-name; Florence has revived while Floye has stayed an old-record charmer rather than a fashionable pick.
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What does the name Floye mean?
Floye is a variant of Floy, a short form in the Florence family, from Latin florens, 'flourishing'.
How do you pronounce Floye?
It's said FLOY /ΛflΙΙͺ/ β one syllable.
Is Floye a boy or girl name?
Floye is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Floye?
Floye has always been very rare in the U.S., a vintage nickname-name most seen in the early twentieth century.