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

1. 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

1. (Uri) flea

References

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