Florus (Roman name)

Florus was an ancient Roman personal name, usually a cognomen. The feminine form is Flora. Notable individuals named Florus include:

• Florus, a 2nd-century Roman historian.
• Gessius Florus, Roman procurator of Judea from AD 64 until 66.
• Julius Florus, Roman poet, orator, and jurist.
• Publius Annius Florus, Roman poet and rhetorician
• Sts. Florus and Laurus, Christian martyrs
• Saint Florus of Lodève (d. c. 389), first bishop of Lodève
• Florus of Lyon, Christian writer
• Frans Floris, sometimes Florus, (1517–1570), a Flemish painter and draughtsman
• Aquilii Flori The Aquilli Florii are Roman gens, (Floro, Florus, Florio) are the same thing, they derive from the Latin surname Florus which subsequently derives from Florius which later became Florio and are connected with the goddess of spring, flowers and vegetation Flora [and therefore auspicious]