Fleur is a feminine given name originated in France, eventually used in English speaking countries and other languages. It means "

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French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

Notable people

* Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealander poet and editor * Fleur Agema (born 1976), Dutch politician * Fleur Anderson, British Labour politician *

Fleur Beale Fleur Una Maude Beale (née Corney, born 22 February 1945) is a New Zealand teenage fiction writer, best known for her novel ''I Am Not Esther'', which has been published worldwide.Fleur Bennett (born 1970), British television actress * Fleur Cowles (1908–2009), American writer and editor * Fleur East (born 1987), British singer and contestant on ''The X Factor'' * Fleur Ezekiel (fl.1959), Indian model, first Indian Miss World contestant * Fleur Faure (born 1993), French cyclist * Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (born 1973), Israeli politician * Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940), Swiss writer (in Italian) *

Fleur van de Kieft Fleur Nicolette Andrea van de Kieft (born 22 October 1973 in Amsterdam) is a former field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who played 137 official international matches for Holland, in which she scored a total number of 44 goals. Van de Kief ...

(born 1973), Dutch field hockey player * Fleur Lombard (1974–1996), British firefighter and first female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime * Fleur Maxwell (born 1988), Luxembourgian figure skater *

Fleur Mellor Fleur Mellor (born 13 July 1936) is an Australian athlete and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she received a gold medal in ''4 x 100 m relay'', with Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Norma Croker an ...

(born 1936), Australian track and field runner and Olympic champion *

Fleur Mino Fleur Mino is a French soprano living in Paris. Early life and education Fleur Mino began classical singing in 1998 in Clermont-Ferrand with the Centre d'Art Polyphonique d'Auvergne. Then, she joined the Conservatoire à rayonnement régiona ...

, French soprano * Fleur Pellerin (born 1973), French politician *

Fleur Savelkoel Fleur Savelkoel (born ) is a Dutch volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has ...

(born 1995), Dutch volleyball player *

Fleur Saville Fleur Saville (born 14 July 1984) is a New Zealand television actress best known for her roles in the television sitcoms '' Being Eve'' and '' The Tribe'' in which she became known to international audiences for her portrayal of Ruby. Saville p ...

(born 1984), New Zealander television actress *

Fleur van Eeden Fleur van Eeden is a South African stunt performer who has been active since 2004. She was born in Swellendam in 1983/1984. Background In her youth, van Eeden became involved with the game of tug of war and eventually became the youngest puller ...

(born 1983), South African stunt performer *

Fleur van der Weel Fleur van der Weel (born 9 February 1970) is a Dutch illustrator. Career In 2004, Van der Weel and Edward van de Vendel won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for their book ''Superguppie'' (2003). She also received the Vlag en Wimpel award for her ...

(born 1970), Dutch illustrator

Fictional characters

* Fleur Delacour, fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series *Fleur Forsyte, a fictional character in The Forsyte Saga *Fleur Blanc, a fictional character in Eureka Seven: AO *The

Groovy Girls Groovy Girls were a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019. History Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a funky alternative to Barbie. Each do ...

doll line, by Manhattan Toy, includes a doll named Fleur.

Notable people

Fictional characters

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