Etymology

Fleur de Lys

Today it means: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full definition →

French fleur de lis
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The story

  1. French · derived fromfleur de lis“lily flower”
  2. English todayFleur de Lys

Derived from French fleur de lis (“lily flower”). The town is named after a nearby rock formation shaped like a fleur de lis.

Words from the same roots

Frenchfleur de lis all →

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