Florentina

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Florentina

Say it: flo-ren-TEE-nah

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Meaning

From Latin Florentinus, from florens 'flourishing, blooming'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Honoured as one of the Four Saints of Cartagena alongside her Visigothic-era brothers.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

1,011 babies given this name since 1905
At its height in 1905, about 1 in 36,500 girls
6 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Portuguese

The family of the name

Portuguese	Florentina
Italian	Fiorentina

Famous bearers

Saint Florentina, sister of Isidore and Leander of Seville

Names worth a look

RufinaGirlFeminine of Rufinus, from Rufus 'red, red-haired'.Rome · peak 1910 · forgotten

LeocadiaGirlUncertain. Perhaps from Greek leukos 'white, bright', but the origin is not known.Early Medieval · forgotten

FortunataGirlLatin fortunata 'fortunate, lucky'.Rome · forgotten

JustaGirlFrom Latin iustus 'just, fair'.Early Medieval · forgotten

PerpetuaGirlLatin, 'everlasting, continual'.Rome · forgotten

EngraciaGirlFrom Late Latin Engratia, usually read as 'in grace'.Early Medieval · forgotten

FlorenceGirl or boyFrom Latin Florentius and Florentia, from florens 'flourishing'.Middle Ages · peak 1898

ValerieGirlFrom the French form of Latin Valeria, the feminine of the Roman family name Valerius, from valere 'to be strong'.Rome · peak 1959

Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Calendars of saints and name days
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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