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Hortensia
Say it: hor-TEN-see-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Hortensius, probably from hortus 'garden'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Revived in Napoleonic France through Hortense de Beauharnais and long used in Spain and Mexico.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1920s
In the United States
- 1,794 babies given this name since 1896
- At its height in 1928, about 1 in 17,500 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Hortense |
|---|---|
| Italian | Ortensia |
| Spanish | Hortensia |
| Portuguese | Hortênsia |
Famous bearers
- Hortensia, Roman orator
- Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.