Floss: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Floss – Meaning: blooming, flourishing – Origin: English, diminutive of Florence – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: FLOSS


Floss is an English, diminutive of Florence girl's name meaning “blooming, flourishing”. It appears in our list of 200+ Granny Chic Girl Names That Are Perfectly Vintage-Cool.

Meaning & Origin of Floss

Meaning: Blooming, flourishing.

Origin: English, diminutive of Florence.

How to Pronounce Floss

Phonetic: FLOSS   IPA: /flɒs/

Popularity of Floss

Floss doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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