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Florence. Is it really THAT popular?

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Swishyswashy · 05/07/2015 21:43

Just that. It's my current favourite. It seems a bit different from most of the popular names at the moment, more grown up and less cutesy. But is it everywhere? I know very few and know a lot of under 6s.

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juneau · 06/07/2015 12:59

I know only one and she's in her 20s now. I can't even think of a Florence at DS2's nursery ...

sweetpeame · 07/07/2015 09:28

I know two - one's about 8 and the other is 3. It's certainly not unusual but it's not super popular either.

tumbletumble · 07/07/2015 09:30

I only know one, she's 7

Yay4may · 07/07/2015 09:30

I am in North London only know one and she's 8

Whathaveilost · 07/07/2015 09:32

I don't know any, young or old!
I'm in East Lancashire.

Swishyswashy · 07/07/2015 18:24

Thank you all. Feel quite positive about it! Will see what the Top 100 say in August, but it seems like anecdotally we might be ok!! Smile I do know there are plenty about, just don't want top 10.

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KLou1105 · 13/07/2015 14:41

I know 3 Florence's all under 5. It'd a lovely name and is definitely becoming more popular but don't think it's as popular as some other names x

xfayx · 14/07/2015 23:17

I love the name and always have done since I was a little girl. However I have always hated the nickname Flo I don't know why I hate it I just always have and I knew growing up that if I named my daughter that it was almost always be shorted to Flo so I decided if I ever used it I would use it as a middle name preferably for the name Ava but if you like it go for it I do know 3 little girls all under the age of 5 named Florence and they always get their names shorted to Flo. x

Florrieboo · 15/07/2015 05:19

My Florence is only 3 so there is lots of time for her to be called Flo, but, so far she is called Florrie (in her modelling stuff) and Florence at home. I don't really like Flo, but, if that is what she choses when she is older I will be okay with it.

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