Fleur (given name)

Fleur

Painting of a bouquet of flowers
Pronunciation	[flœʁ] /ˌflɜːr/
Gender	Female
Language(s)	French, English
Origin
Meaning	Flower

Fleur is a feminine given name originated in France, eventually used in English speaking countries and other languages. It means "flower" in French.

Notable people[]

• Fleur Adcock (born 1934), poet and editor from New Zealand
• Fleur Agema (born 1976), Dutch politician
• Fleur Anderson, British Labour politician
• Fleur Beale (born 1945), New Zealand teenage fiction writer
• Fleur Bennett (born 1970), British television actress
• Fleur Cowles (1908–2009), American writer and editor
• Fleur East (born 1987), British singer and contestant on The X Factor
• Fleur Ezekiel (fl.1959), Indian model, first Indian Miss World contestant
• Fleur Faure (born 1993), French cyclist
• Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
• Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940), Swiss writer in Italian
• Fleur van de Kieft (born 1973), Dutch field hockey player
• Fleur Lombard (1974–1996), the first female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime Britain
• Fleur Maxwell (born 1988), figure skater from Luxembourg
• Fleur Mellor (born 1936), Australian track and field runner and Olympic champion
• Fleur Mino, French soprano
• Fleur Pellerin (born 1973), French politician
• Fleur Savelkoel (born 1995), Dutch volleyball player
• Fleur Saville (born 1984), New Zealand television actress
• Fleur van Eeden (born 1983), South African stunt performer
• Fleur van der Weel (born 1970), Dutch illustrator

Fictional characters[]

• Fleur Delacour, fictional character in the Harry Potter series
• Fleur Forsyte, a fictional character in The Forsyte Saga
• Fleur Blanc, a fictional character in Eureka Seven: AO
• The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Fleur.

See also[]

• Flower (name), surname and given name
• Flowers (name), surname
• Flora (given name)
• Tzitzak, Khazar princess and Byzantine Empress whose name meant "flower"

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