Fleur (given name)

Fleur

Painting of a bouquet of flowers
Pronunciation	[flœʁ] /ˌflɜːr/
Gender	Female
Language(s)	French, English, Dutch
Origin
Meaning	Flower

Fleur is a feminine given name originated in France, eventually used in English speaking countries and other languages. It means "flower" in French.

Notable people

• Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealand poet and editor
• Fleur Agema (born 1976), Dutch politician
• Fleur Anderson (born 1971), British Labour politician
• Fleur Beale (born 1945), New Zealand teenage fiction writer
• Fleur Bennett (born 1970), British television actress
• Fleur Cowles (1908–2009), American writer and editor
• Fleur East (born 1987), British singer and contestant on The X Factor
• Fleur Ezekiel (fl.1959), Indian model, first Indian Miss World contestant
• Fleur Faure (born 1993), French cyclist
• Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (born 1973), Israeli politician
• Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940), Swiss writer (in Italian)
• Fleur van de Kieft (born 1973), Dutch field hockey player
• Fleur Lombard (1974–1996), British firefighter and first female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime
• Fleur Maxwell (born 1988), Luxembourgian figure skater
• Fleur McIntyre (born 1979), Australian basketball player and coach
• Fleur Mellor (born 1936), Australian track and field runner and Olympic champion
• Fleur Mino, French soprano
• Fleur Pellerin (born 1973), French politician
• Fleur Revell (born 1972), New Zealand journalist
• Fleur Savelkoel (born 1995), Dutch volleyball player
• Fleur Saville (born 1984), New Zealand television actress
• Fleur Tashjian, British child actress
• Fleur van Eeden (born 1983), South African stunt performer
• Fleur van der Weel (born 1970), Dutch illustrator

Fictional characters

• Fleur Delacour, fictional character in the Harry Potter series
• Fleur Forsyte, a fictional character in The Forsyte Saga
• Fleur Blanc, a fictional character in Eureka Seven: AO
• The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, includes a doll named Fleur.

See also

• Flower (name), surname and given name
• Flowers (name), surname
• Flora (given name)
• Tzitzak, Khazar princess and Byzantine Empress whose name meant "flower"