I know a baby Florence - lovely name, I think. There are countless things to do in Florence, but has been known for hundreds of years as the home of the world’s best leather craftsmanship. You could consider Florencia as a variation, perhaps. As well as Florence's consistent use as a boy name throughout history, right up until around about 1914 and, even now, it's still used quite commonly as a name for boys in West Cork. Also can't be a color name since her sinlings middle name is Violet. This is page 1 of 2 (This thread has 46 messages.). It is derived from the French version of (Saint) Florentia, a Roman martyr under Diocletian. Not really my tastes. (Italian). It's number 26 in the UK, which I'm gutted about! I prefer Olive. My beautiful daughters name. Plea Rolls of the court of Common Pleas; CP 40/357; Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://aalt.law.uh.edu/E3/CP40no357/aCP40no357mm1toEnd/IMG_7603.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Florence_(given_name)&oldid=974816675, Articles needing additional references from June 2009, All articles needing additional references, Pages using infobox name with unknown parameters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, blossoming in faith, in belief (mystic name), Fiorenza, Flo, Florance, Florencia, Florencita, Florentia, Florrie, Floss, Flossie, Flossy, Flora, Florella, Florentina, Florentine, Florian, Florina, Floria, Florinda, Florencia, Florencita, Floriana, Florinia (Spanish), Flo, Flor, Florie, Flory, Florrie, Florry, Floss, Flossey, Flossie, Flossy, Flozza, This page was last edited on 25 August 2020, at 05:28. Share your stories about your children’s favourite toys with Munchkin Nursery Steriliser - £100 voucher to be won, Let’s talk kids and gaming!
Join Yahoo Answers and get 100 points today. You will receive an email (no more than once per day) summarizing any new mentions of Florence on Nameberry. She is Florence Ivy. Wouldn't consider Olivia, don't think they are similar at all. We're excited that you have an opinion about the name Florence. I'm actually really surprised that it isn't in the top 1,000 yet, but glad because that might give me a chance to use it. :). Possibly with a little sister Rosalind! It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #6 for the first time in 1890 and as recently as 1899. Flossie, The association to the city seems to be helping Florence stir back to life, along with cousin Flora. :). I admit that I've never quite liked this name for a girl. Naming a boy "Florence" would damn him to a life of torment, until he grew to be 6'4", weighed … See your list. It's beautiful, sophisticated, and super sweet! One of the coolest girls in my year at school was known as Flo, so I see it as quite a glamorous name. This is the name of my darling, beloved, sweetheart of a great-grandmother. Wasn't Olive a character on On The Buses (not a compliment). To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences. (2000 U.S. How do you think about the answers?
Flora is also a really adorable nickname.
1. I love Flora but I really don't like Florence.
Florentyna, I want it to be somewhat old fashioned like Florence, and no common middle names like Marie, Lynn, Nicole, Renee, or Jade. Contrary to popular belief, Nightingale was not the first person to be given this given name in the English speaking world. Green eyes, golden-brown hair, very dashing as she showed me around the Teatro Colon. Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000. Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. Florence - much prettier than Olive - Olive just says on the buses to me, really don't mean this rudely - although it could possibly come across that way - but maybe you should rethink the names you liked when pregnant - otherwise I fear you are in danger of just plucking a name out of nowehere just to give her a name - maybe you should stick with something you liked before as it does sound like you are getting desperate to find her a name. Florence was the fourth most popular name given to baby girls in Quebec, Canada in 2007 and the name has also risen in popularity in England and Wales, where it was the 109th most popular name given to baby girls in 2007. Ranking 971st in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Florence is less frequently given. I'd use it.I wouldn't use Olive myself, but if you both love it I'd say go for it, poele may initally react badly but they'll soon get used to it she'll have a cool, unusual but not made up name.and when poele say 'make me think of...'I think that's pretty irrelvant after a very short time what it makes everyone thik of is the adorable child they know called that.and 'on the buses' also before my time and I'm 38, so i don't think there'll be any teasing about that at school! It has always struck me as a bit masculine (à la Terrence, Laurence, & Clarence), and I never really understood why it’s not considered unisex since there have been quite a few male Florence’s. It sounds and works better nowadays, I think. Florence was most popular in the United States between 1900 and 1940, when it was in the top 100 names given to baby girls. I think it is very unusual and lovely. And there's always the Magic Roundabout. Fiorenza She goes by Loren. Funny you say that, I have Laurence on my unisex list (I love it as a mn for a girl), but I don't like Florence at all for either sex. Middle names for Florence? Lv 6. I love this name so much! Florynce, The hot group Florence + the Machine, headlined by red-haired Florence Welch, has also helped to rejuvenate its image. Go for it.
It's too "old lady-ish" for some people, but there's always Flora. No to Olive!No to Florence!How about Flora? (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS). The late Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flo-Jo) Fastest woman of all time. Her sister is Phoebe Rose so did want a flower but it isn't nessicary if something goes better. If I use the spelling CLARE are people likely to mispronounce/misspell it? Flo, Flory, Flossie... the shortened versions just aren't very nice.
(Irish) The name last ranked in the top 1,000 names given to baby girls in the 1970s. On the Buses before my time and also before my babies and her peers time so does that matter. (German) I have named my newborn Florence and am due to register her tomorrow. The name Florence is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "flourishing, prosperous". Yeah, my first thought when I heard Florence was Lawrence of Arabia so I think of it more as a male name. Like Florence? No, chances are you and your daughter won't share the same taste in music.
We call her Flo. Name Guru to the Stars: Royal Baby Names for Princess Eugenie. Out of respect for the devastation, I would pass on this one for a few more years. Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters. Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.
Not really my tastes. Fiorentina, What sound better? . my grandmother was Florence but i was thinking of Flora as an alternative, maybe i'll do what you did :).