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, LFO, fol., lof, olf

Alemannic German

Etymology

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.

Noun

Flo m

(Uri) flea

References

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

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