Flo

See also: flo, fló, and flo'

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fləʊ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /floʊ/
Homophones: flow, floe
Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Flo

A diminutive of the female given names Florence or Flora.

Derived terms

Aunt Flo

Anagrams

FOL, fol., lof, olf

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German flōh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz. Cognate with German Floh, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.

Noun

Flo m

(Uri) flea

References

“Flo” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co.

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