Flower

Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM Mike C flower update #117
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM Mike C flower added (from user-submitted name 216311)
4/20/2016, 7:54 AM cutenose 216311
1/4/2016, 2:01 PM cutenose

Type Surname (from nickname & from occupation)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈflaʊ.əɹ/(American English) /ˈflaʊ.ə/(British English)

Meaning & History

From Middle English flour meaning "flower, blossom", derived from Old French flur, Latin flos. This was a nickname given to a sweet person. In other cases it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flour (a word derived from the same source).