Entry № 2021 · Greek origin

Chloris Chloris — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KLOR-iss /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Pale green, fresh growth"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "pale green, fresh growth".

Chloris (Χλωρίς) is from the Greek chlōros, meaning "pale green" or "fresh growth" — the same root as chlorophyll.

Chloris is rare but distinctive.

Pale green. The Greek goddess of flowers.

The name in its native script.

Χλωρίς
Transliteration
Chlōrís
Pronunciation
/ ˈklɔːr.ɪs /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Chloris stands.

Chloris does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Chloriss before her.

Real people
Cloris Leachman
American Oscar-winning actress.
1926 – 2021
In fiction
Chloris
Greek goddess of flowers.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Chloris.

The number behind Chloris.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Chloris reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.