Is Florence nice or hideous?

[Tolalola]

I can't decide...

It just popped into my head and won't go away but I can't tell if it's awful .

David Cameron used it............

Oh bugger. You're right.

Hideous

i've got a florence (got in there just before Camerson did - bloody copycat!) and she's flo for short. every person we told adored it (yes they might have been being polite but truly I don't think they were!). We love the name obviously, but she can be a nightmare baby!

Beautiful, forget Cameron , nobody will remember in a few years anyway. Also there is always a famous person/ character etc called the name you like unless it's really really rare.

flo is lovely
florence in full i dislike because there was a nasty bossy girl named florence in my primary school!!

I prefer Flora.... Florence sounds a bit flouncy to my ears....

Ugly, dumpy.

Flo is worse.

I've got a Florence (2nd name)

DD2 has Florence as a middle name after MIL. I love it.

MIL goes by her middle name as she hates Florence so much... she was a bit when we told her.

Flora is lovely too.

I know a Florence. We call her Fluffy. She's only 3 though, I can't imagine she'll allow 'Fluffy' when she's older!

I love the name.

nn Flossie

fab :)

Yes Flora is another one I really like, and Fleur, too.

I found a Florence Beatrice (nn Flonnie) while I was doing my family tree and it sort of stuck with me, but I wondered about it being old grannyish.

I'll just have to choose one of Flora, Fleur or Florence for the shortlist and ruthlessly discard the other two.

I love it. I like the nn Florrie. It is very pretty.

I'll get flamed but here goes...
I really dislike it and also, Flora, Fleur, Flossie, Flo etc
Totally appreciate that others like it (and would not like names that I have a penchant for) but it sounds just a bit bleugh to me.

We are all different eh and I seem to be in the minority but its boring and old fashioned and Flora just makes me think of the margarine.

Florence is lovely, much prefer it to Fleur (rhyming with bleurgh) or Flora (margarine).

Nice. We were very tempted but called her Cynthia instead.

No not keen at all.

Florence is a gorgeous name.

I love it

Not keen. Sounds a bit try hard imo

So bored of it, FOUR of my friends have Florences now!!

Yes, hideous!