Florus for a boy? What do you think?

[Wendy8484]

Florus for a boy? What do you think?

I don,t dilike it, but it sounds quite feminine. If you like it why not.

I'm not keen either sorry.
I agree it sounds quite feminine.

I've never heard of it. I know a couple of boys/men called Florian. It's quite popular in Germany.

Sounds kind of like an infection, sorry I'm not keen.

Awful. The feminine Flora is nice, but I don't think there's been a Florus in the U.K. since the Romans left.

Are you in the UK? I’d be concerned about teasing - Flora marg, flower etc. I love Flora for a girl but Florus sounds a bit feminine.

If you can guarantee he'll be tall,dark and broodingly handsome go a head.If not strre clear.

If you want him to be bullied horrifically...go for it.

I also prefer Florian. Florus sounds like a medicine. Or a garden fertilizer.

It’s no less feminine sounding that Floris that you asked for opinions on the other day. There are 1000s of lovely names out there. It’s only one less sound a way from Florist.

Not for me sorry. Florian ok.

Just asked ds12 if he would like to be called Florus.
It's a no from him.

Did you just make that up, what about Fungus?

I knew somebody years ago called Nonus . Never heard of another.

We've just had a thread about this; spelt Floris Are you the same op? If you are, the spelling makes zero difference...

Nonus.!!!. Sounds like bleeding Nonce.

Sounds like a minor character in a Shrek film

I'm stumped as to what it makes me think of. If I was a child looking to bully I'd go straight to 'penis'.

Reminds me of the song Boy Named Sue

Faunus for any future sibling?

Sorry OP but it’s awful.

No, Florus is actually worse than Floris.

And, before you ask, Floras is also not great, and neither is Flores.

Was it you who was posting about “Floris” a few days ago?

I’d say that “Florian” is the most mainstream male “Flo” name in English speaking countries.

Floyd?

It sounds like a cleaning product

OP As I'm sure you know, Florus was an ancient Roman cognomen (nickname that became hereditary, almost like a surname). It means 'flowery', which many people might not think of as masculine - though of course many expert gardeners are men. It became the basis of several male names that have been used in Europe, though not usually in the UK, where the root Latin word - Flos - has become very closely associated with the female names Flora and Florence.

As well as Floris, already discussed, there are male names Florent, Florentin, Florian, Florianus, Florin... Florian is probably the best known.

Florian is rather a nice name; so is Florent.

Please don’t.