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

Nice but way, way too common now.

I love it! It is very popular now (round here anyway) if that bothers you at all.

Love it, and would have had it for a girl, but very popular as others say. I know 3 at DSs nursery.

Don't like it, to me its a bit flouncy/too wholesome without having a lighter/pretty edge.

Its my dd's middle name, she often says she wishes was her first name. The only reason I didn't use it was she is mixed race and would likely have very curly hair (which she does) and my DM frightened me with talk of floss/candy floss

I love Florence - perhaps biased as work with a lovely 6 year old one! She's mainly Floss or Flo at school. I don't think it's old fashioned, in fact as others have said it's very popular right now although I don't know if that's a concern for you.

sorry I think 'florence and the machine' or 'aunty flo' which the americans use when discussing their period.

It sounds cumbersome to me and I don't find it pretty. It is almost the opposite of elegant.

But that said, it is fine. For me it belongs in the same category of names like Margaret, May, Ellen, Rebecca etc.

I'm not a big fan

Almost every girl I know under the age of 3 in North London is called Florence.

It is quite popular but I love it - if I didn't have an 'F' surname then it would be high on my list!

I've taught a couple of teenage Florence's. Both lovely girls.

Apologies for rogue apostrophe

Great name!

I really didn't like it at all until I met a little girl called Florence and it just suited her. I am a convert

I know a 4 yr old Florence, she's ace, and the name really suits her. She is Flo for short.

How is Flora a shortening of Florence? They both have 2 syllables

Absolutely love it!

I have a Florence. We obviously think it's beautiful

She's nearly 4 and it wasn't popular at all back when we named her. I was worried about it being shortened to Flo or any other nickname but we've always introduced her as Florence and nobody has yet shortened it.

It has become popular now though, which I suppose is a shame - but I can see why. It's lovely.

As Bonnie says 'aunt Flo'. Flo reminds me of period Flo on the tampax boxes.
Also it's a very long name for a pre-schooler to write, so may be quite tricky for them. It's definitely an old lady name, but then we like old lady names.

She's a Florence Iris. Iris after my grandmother.