Floris

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Hi all,
Just wondering what you thought of this name. Does it go with sister Camille? Thanks.

no, it is the name of my shower wash.

It's a no from me. Looks too much like Florist, Florid and Doris. Flora is nicer.

Also, what do you think of Beatrice?

Sorry, didn't see messages! Thank you all.

Floris. No.

Beatrice. Yes.

Love Beatrice!

I love Beatrice

Were you thinking for a boy? Where I'm from it is a boy's name.

I like it but I think it probably doesn't work brilliantly in English.

I like Beatrice. Floris just looks and sounds too much like Florist imo. Florence is nice though.

Beatrice is much nicer.

Love Beatrice, especially when shortened to Bea. Floris is awful though - looks like you left the t off florist or perhaps a flouride teeth treatment!?

pimmsandmilk

Yes, Floris for a boy and Beatrice for a girl.

Flora and Florence both nice and prefer them to Beatrice. Floris is a no from me.

Florid is a masculine name in Scandinavia and Holland, so if you were using it for a girl (I admit it’s more feminine sounding in the UK), then it might be considered a bit mistaken....it is also a brand name for a high end fragrance range!

It’s pretty but does have a bit of a Flora-Doris mash-up ring to it imo

HeyDolly

Florence is lovely, worried it's a bit too popular?

Ah, Floris for a boy. Sorry, I’ve never heard it.

OP, Florence seems really popular on MN but I’ve yet to meet any young ones in real life at any of the toddler classes etc that I go to and there’s none at my DC’s school. Maybe it depends on region

Beatrice is beautiful. Florence is nice too but not as brilliant for some reason.

Try Florian (French)

Floris is a publishing house in Edinburgh, I think.

Very Dutch. I know one but I don’t like him, which is probably why I don’t like the name!

I think he’d get called ’Florris’ to rhyme with
Doris in the UK, while the actual sound is more like Floor-iss, and I do think ‘Florris’ sounds horrid. Sorry to say that.

Sorry, didn’t realise Floris is a boys name. Florian as a PP suggested is better imo

Florian is better than Floris for a boy. I do like it, but I'm not sure I'd use it. I think the "floral" vibe would put me off it for a boy, I'm afraid. Fabian? Beatrice is fabulous for a girl.

Flora, Florinda (Italian), Fleur

Loris (Swiss/Italian), Florian

I'd think of the publishing firm, who publish some great children's books. I think it's too unusual to work as a boy's name here.