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Flo

Girl name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Flo: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 2022.

Flo is most often a spirited short form of Florence or Flora, both rooted in the Latin *florens* ("flourishing") and *flos* ("flower")—so the name carries an enduring sense of bloom and vitality. Among notable bearers, American volleyball star Flo Hyman was a pioneering athlete and advocate for gender equity in sports, while the outspoken feminist lawyer Florynce "Flo" Kennedy left an indelible mark on the civil rights movement. The Italian city of Florence (Firenze) shares this same etymological flower-root. Though traditionally a nickname, Flo has stood confidently on its own for decades, perhaps most famously as the sassy waitress on the 1970s sitcom *Alice*—a pop-culture echo