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Where are all the Florences?

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Swishyswashy · 27/08/2015 23:55

Top of our list at the moment, but has got super populate- up in the 20s for top 100 names and has shot up the list over 100 places in the last few years. Heard of a couple little Florences, but through schools, nurseries playgroups etc have only met a handful. Asked a midwife this week and she has delivered very few. We are in London, thought it would be a hotbed of Florences. Those of you who claim to know loads, where do these babies and toddlers live?! What sort of name is it? Apart from fairly popular?

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TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 06/09/2015 23:07

Florence is quite popular in my area of north London and has been for a while as I know several teenage ones.

tellmeofthetime · 06/09/2015 23:03

I know a four year old , with a sister called Matilda and a brother called Gabriel. And a teenager with a big sister called Molly when both names were very unusual.

kittylh · 06/09/2015 18:08

I know one born this year, and another who's coming up to 2 I think.

MamaLazarou · 06/09/2015 17:41

I live in South London and don't know of any Florences. It's a nice name, maybe a tad frilly. All the little girls around here seem to be called Evie, Eve, Eva, Ava, Maya, Olivia or Amelie.

Ladypug · 06/09/2015 08:15

I don't know any. Lots of Islas, Violets and Ella's but no Florences :-) lovely name!

YolandiFuckinVisser · 05/09/2015 23:02

I know a Florence, she is 25 and lovely, everybody calls her Flo.

StarOnTheTree · 05/09/2015 22:58

I don't know any and I'm in the North East.

It was on the list for DD2 (now 15)

cefn33 · 05/09/2015 22:47

I know of only one in Devon, florrie for short. Absolutely Love it.

KLou1105 · 05/09/2015 21:50

I know 3 under 5, we love in Devon x

ComingRoundTheMountain · 03/09/2015 19:46

I know 1. East Anglia

Redglitter · 03/09/2015 02:11

When my mum was in hospital for a long period of time while pregnant with my brother - now 42 - I told everyone my name was Florence. Soon everyone was calling me it. My dad ended up buying me a brooch with my actual name on it

ARV1981 · 03/09/2015 01:52

I love the name florence, but don't like many of the nn for it.

Dh hates it, so not using it.

It was my great grandmother's name.

I think these names are coming back as people name their baby's after family members - usually grandparents or great grandparents.

TillyTolly · 02/09/2015 18:57

I know 3 in London: a 4 year old and two 18 month olds.

NapoleonsNose · 01/09/2015 22:14

I know three. One is 20, another 18 and the last is 1.

NauseousKitty · 01/09/2015 22:09

Yorkshire here. I know four in my antenatal class from 2014 - same small town, going to be in the same class!

Anononooo · 01/09/2015 15:51

Only know 1. London.

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Swishyswashy · 31/08/2015 15:48

Hmmm, thanks. So it seems mostly in the South East, but maybe outside London. Or maybe that's where all the posters in baby names live! Thanks all. Still love it, it's worried it may be the new Olivia/ Amelia.

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CelestiaLuna · 31/08/2015 15:46

I know 3

Am in South East

scatterthenuns · 30/08/2015 12:50

The only one I know is 78.

looki · 28/08/2015 15:50

Effie is one of the nicer nicknames. I never heard it as a nickname for Florence before.

I really dislike Flo, Florrie, Flossie. They sound like names for dogs!

I know two children called Florence - both under 4.

susurration · 28/08/2015 12:29

I know one Florence, nn Effie, in west midlands.

RhinestoneCowgirl · 28/08/2015 11:39

I know a 3 yr old and a 6 yr old Florence. Lovely name!

Lmf679 · 28/08/2015 11:37

I know three all born in the last year. I'm in London

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 28/08/2015 10:09

I know one little Florence she's 3. It's s fabulous name, been my fav name since I was a teen. way before it got popular

BabyLadyGirl · 28/08/2015 10:03

Know of tonnes. I'm in London.