Given name & surname
Florentine
“a flourishing woman; a blooming flower”
Florentine is a variant of Florence. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing woman; a blooming flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Florentine is a variant of Florence. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing woman; a blooming flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Florentine is a variant of Florence. An origin associated with Florence is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Florentine is a feminine form of Florentin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Florentine has a related form in Florentina. The history of Florentina gives this family its wider story. Florentina’s historical associations include a 7th-century Spanish saint, sister of the other saints Fulgentius, Isidore, and Leander.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Florentine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 678
- 12 boys · 666 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 257 as a first name in 2020; 487 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Florentine’s family of names
In German usage, Florentine is a feminine form of Florentin. Florentine has a related form in Florence. In German usage, Florentine has a related form in Florentina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Florentine
- Florentine LahmeTV and film actressborn 1974
- Florentine Steenberghefield hockey playerborn 1967
- Florentine BechtelFrench-American theologian (1857-1933)
- Florentine MulsantFrench composerborn 1962
- Florentine Angele Soki Fuani EyengaCongolese politicianborn 1950
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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