Opinions on Florence please?

[evelynj]

hi all, I'm due in 5 weeks & almost set on this name if its a girl, our surname is Jones. NN would be Flora, Florrie, flossie, Flopsie, Flo.
What does everyone think of this?

Other possibilities are Elizabeth/Betsy, (worried royal baby may have this tho), Georgia, Jasmine, Penelope.

3yo son is Dylan

Thanks in advance :)

All of the names are lovely, bare in mind that Florence (Flo) is becoming quite popular. There are 2 in my dds playgroup.

How about Eliza instead of Elizabeth to avoid the royal connection.

Florence gets my vote.

Florence is v v popular at moment. I did read on one website that it had risen to top 15 in the first quarter of 2013 so I don't know if that's an issue for you?
Can't go wrong with a good solid name like Elizabeth, so many options for nicknames too!

I prefer Georgia or Elizabeth really like Betsy as nn

Florence is lovely, strong and elegant and Flossie as nn (as a kid, even if slightly spanielesque

Gorgeous name

Florence is great! Really lovely.

Love Florence, I have one aged 10, we call her Floss/Flo and Florence

Much, much, MUCH prefer Georgia or Betsy to Florence.

Much.

It is extremely popular in our area and, how do I put this politely, used by a very wide cross section of society too...!

But I meant to add I really like it despite knowing of about six!

I love Florence.

I'm in NI and know 1 Florence, aged 5.

I regret not using it for dd2. But dh wouldn't.

About 5 years ago I didn't know a single Florence under age 80. Now we know about six little Florences, so it is becoming hugely trendy around here!

Tickledyellow surely almost every name is used by a wide cross section of society? How do you know what section of society the OP is even from :)

I really like Florence but seems to be becoming more popular i also love flora and Penelope x

I am from NI originally and have a sixteen month old Florence Ottilie. I preferred Ottilie but other half thought people from NI would pronounce it Ot lee, so Florence it was! We haven't met another yet, and she suits it perfectly!

Er know of 3 Florences born in the past year!

Florence is so dull - your other options are lovely especially Betsy!

I love Jasmine, much nicer than Florence.

I really like it.

I lovePenelope, is more unusual.

Hate Jasmine. It's so 90's.

You've got a list of names you like, just wait and see which she suits best when she arrives

scarlettsmummy2 Florence Ottilie is so so beautiful!

78 year old Granny is a Florence. Would love to use the name for that reason.