Fflur

[name_f]Fflur[/name_f] is a Welsh name that I have recently discovered and I think I really like it! It apparently means flower but I can’t find that much about it and I’m pretty sure flower is blodau.

It’s pronounced Fleer

What do you think?
(pronunciation issues don’t bother me)

I don’t mind pronunciation and spelling issues nearly as much as some do, but to me this is very strange looking and sounding. I don’t like that it has flee in it, as in Flea even though it doesn’t sound like Flee. I also thought “Fleer – one who flees” when I read it even though that’s not the same prn (assume it rhymes with [name_f]Greer[/name_f]?).

There are so many beautiful Welsh names. This one doesn’t do it for me at all. Sorry. :frowning:

Sorry, I guess my explanation of the pronunciation wasn’t very good. Yes, it kind of sounds like [name_f]Greer[/name_f]. It’s one syllable so doesn’t sound like the word fleer

[name_f]Fflur[/name_f] that rhymes with fear - mmmm…not my favorite. Like the nameberry above, I think there are so many other beautiful Welsh names I would prefer. Our maybe the [name_m]French[/name_m] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]?

[name_f]Fflur[/name_f] is a Welsh form of [name_f]Flora[/name_f], and in turn, a term for flower, much the same as [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]. ( Meaning, origin and history of the name Fflur - Behind the Name )

I think it’s lovely, but I do prefer [name_f]Ffion[/name_f], which means ‘foxglove’ in Welsh. ( Meaning, origin and history of the name Ffion - Behind the Name )