Thoughts on Florence?

[Sunshine1996]

Partner has suggested and although I like it does it seem a bit of a mouthful? I do like the nickname
Flossie, not overly keen on Flo however I don’t mind it.
Middle name would be Alexandra, after my sister who passed away. Our surname is also quite long which makes me think the whole name seems too long.
Any other suggestions welcome. I love Esme but my partner doesn’t. My other daughter is called Isla, so name popularity doesn’t bother me!

[Laloo4]

Florence isn’t a mouthful at all, it’s only two syllables and simple to say.

It’s not a favourite of mine but it’s a good name and lovely with Alexandra.

[GoodbyePorpoiseSpit]

Love it! My dd has the middle name Florence and I love it

[emmathedilemma]

Love it! Florence, Flo, Florrie, Flossie, Floss.....

[TeeBee]

Beautiful name.

[Edenember]

Lovely, and Florence and Isla are gorgeous together. Esme is also gorgeous (on my list), but obviously that’s out. Other suggestions-

Beatrice, Eliza, Imogen, Iona, Eve, Eleanor, Scarlett, Cecily, Harriet, Rose.

[Edenember]

Flo is super adorable, but the nn options are quite versatile as other pps have mentioned. Also like Florrie.

[Eastridingclub]

I like it

[toastofthetown]

Florence is nice. It's so popular that I'm not sure there's much to say about it, clearly it's it generally well liked. Florence Alexandra Hashimoto (for example) doesn't sound too long to me. Florence is short, and with only one middle name I don't think it's a problem.

[RuthW]

My fav name...... and the name of my adult dd.

[Moonface123]

Its a beautiful name.
l also like Rosa, Grace, Pia and Elsa.

[Moonlaserbearwolf]

If you don't like all the potential nicknames for Florence I would pick another name. It's hard to pick which nickname will stick and if you find Florence a mouthful then there are many other similar names to go for.

Esme is lovely and goes well with Isla.

[CatonMat]

I love it.
Feminine, just a bit unusual, strong.

[Moonlaserbearwolf]

Misread the bit about your partner not liking Esme!
What about Emilia, Rose, Ivy, Isobel, Ruby, Frances or Flora?

[IamnotwhouthinkIam]

Florence is beautiful name imo - if a bit trendy (since it's part of the retro/vintage name trend like Evelyn, Ivy, Ada, Nancy, Mabel etc).

Florence Alexandra sounds lovely and doesn't sound too much to me, even with a long surname, since Florence is only 2 syllables (I also don't think it needs a nn for the same reason, but if so, I much prefer Florrie to Flo/Flossie). .

[Lostmyway86]

I love it and I have one, youngest DD. I thought we might have a nickname but we've just stuck with Florence as it suits her. Some family and friends call her Florrie though which is cute too and I like.

[Mynextname]

It's the most common name in my children's school. Each of my children have 2 or 3 of them in their class alone and they all have to have different nicknames or be known by their surname too.

[Suzi888]

I’m not a fan. Just brings Florence Nightingale to mind, and I hate Flo.

[MsSquiz]

Florence was one of our top 2 for DD1 and is also my grandma's name, it's also in the running for DC2.
We also have Alexandra on the list too as it the female version of my granddad's name, so I love that too.

Full names aren't used very often so I don't think the length of it altogether would be an issue and there would be many shortenings between the 2 names that she could go by

[MadeOfStarStuff]

Florence Alexandra is lovely

Florence looks long but is actually much less if a mouthful than many shorter names which is why I think it works well with Alexandra

[Spudina]

Beautiful name.

[Luredbyapomegranate]

It's nice enough. I prefer Flora personally.

[Ohfurflipsake]

I love it

[Imhereforthecake]

Love it!

[MrsSkylerWhite]

Both pretty. Personally, I think Alexandra Florence flows better.

[SirVixofVixHall]

I love Florence, the sound of it, the initial (I like F names for some reason) , and the way it can be sweet on a tiny girl but also elegant on an adult woman. Didn’t work with our surname or I might have chosen it .