See also: flo, fló, and flo'

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Flo

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Florence or Flora.

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vlō, from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.

Cognate with German Floh, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.

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Flo m

  1. (Uri) flea

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French

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Etymology

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Clipping of Florence/Florent.

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Flo m or f by sense

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Florence
  2. a diminutive of the male given name Florent

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Swedish

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Attested in 1305 as Flo, name of a church village, probably containing the element flo(e) (small body of water, pool, marsh), from Old Norse flōi (marsh, swamp), from Proto-Germanic *flōduz (river).[1]

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Flo n (genitive Flos)

  1. Flo distrikt (a district of Sweden)
  2. Flo socken (a village in Sweden)

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  • Svensk Uppslagsbok andra upplagan 1947–1955: Flo socken
  • Harlén, Hans; Harlén Eivy (2003). Sverige från A till Ö: geografisk-historisk uppslagsbok. Stockholm: Kommentus.
  1. ^ Mats Wahlberg, red (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon. Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen.