Fleury
/ˈflʊəri/noun
A French-derived surname and place name, ultimately from Latin words meaning “flower” or “blossom.”
Did you know?Fleury comes from Latin *florem* / *flos* “flower,” the same ancient plant-root that later spread through Romance languages into names and places associated with blossoms and abundance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰleh₃-
“to bloom, to blossom”
Latin
Latin
flōs, flōris
“flower, blossom”
Late Latin
Latin
flōrēre
“to bloom, flourish”
Old French
Old French
flor / fleuri
“flowered, blossoming; flowery”
Modern English
English
Fleury
“A surname or place name of French origin”