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 [ 2 syll. (c)hlo-ris, ch-lor-is ] The girl name Chloris is pronounced as KLAORIHS KEY. Chloris is mainly used in the English language and its language of origin is Old Greek. Derived from the word 'chloros' which means green. The name was borne in Greek mythology by a minor goddess of spring, flowers, and plants. In 1st-century literature, it has appeared as the name of the Roman poet Horace's love interest in his poems. It was consequently popular with English poets in the 17th and 18th centuries. The English names Clorinda and Cloris are variant forms of the name. Chloris is irregularly used as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Chloris include the English Cloris, the English and French Clarice, the English and French Clarisse, the Spanish Clarisa, the English, German, and Italian Clarissa, the English Clarizza, the Hungarian and Slavic Klarika, and the German and Latinized Klarissa. KEY: Pronunciation for Chloris: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
