"Fleur" meaning in English

See Fleur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: French fleur (“flower”), name of a character in Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|fleur||flower}} French fleur (“flower”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fleur
  1. A female given name from French in quiet use since the 1920s.
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