Thoughts on Florence?

[Alihendo94]

I really like the girl's name Florence but worried it may be a bit old-fashioned? Would love some honest opinions

Florence is a beautiful name. We're having a boy, but it was definitely high up on our provisional list if we were having a little girl :-)

I love it. Options of Flo, Florrie, Flora, Floss etc as nn if you like.

I know one adult and one child Florence, and it suits both of them very well.

Love Florence little girl at school nn Lolly - love it

Yep I like it too, lovely.

I like it and it is rising in popularity, so your DD may not be the only one in her class. Lots of pretty nn potential.

Very sweet.

Flora & Flossie are sweet diminutives

I like it, go with it!

It's become very popular in the last few years...I chose it as its a family name and I thought it was unusual and pretty however there have always been several others at nursery and now school so quite common now.

I love it. I have my own Florence and don't know any others. Super choice!

Very nice really elegant

I love it. It's pretty popular in these parts though if you're bothered by that kind of thing.

I think it's a beautiful name. I think of Florence Nightingale. I know one Florence known has Florrie but I think Flora is a lovely shortening. Go for it.

I'm sorry but it just conjures up the magic roundabout for me.

I like it. It is quite popular though.

Our son was going to have Florence as a middle name, I think it's lovely.

Lovely name. Very pretty

I like it.

The Magic Roundabout is a bonus!

Before I even read your post my first thought was old lady.

Not a fan sorry.

It's very popular at the moment and getting more popular I suspect (I know loads of 'em) so definitely won't seem old fashioned.

I love it! There's a lovely Florence at DS's school, which always helps. :)

Awful in my opinon. Just sounds like an old lady to me. Or the girl from the magic roundabout. Fine if your other children are Zebedee and Ermintrude. Sorry.

I always think it has too many consonants for the number of vowels IYKWIM. It doesn't trip off my tongue as easily as other names.

Dd's middle name is Florence, after my gran, who was always Floss, or Flossy, but never ever Flo!

Love it!

It's a lovely name. I love it. My dgd is Beatrice, and I think Florence is in the same "family" of names.