Means "flower" in French. This was the name of a character in John Galsworthy's novels 'The Forsyte Saga' (1922). Fleur is a French variant of Flora. Flora originates in Latin language and means "like a flower". It is taken from the word for native plant life. In Roman mythology, Flora was the goddess of fertility, flowers and spring. Flora functions as a surname as well and it is also the name of several places in the United States. As a feminine given name its usage has been declining.
