So I’m currently working on my “realistic” list of names (ones I can actually envision S/O and I using - surnames on girls are adorable but I’m not sold on the idea of using them myself after all??) and one of the options I’m on the fence about with is [name_f]Florence[/name_f].
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] was on my list for years, starting when I was a teenager (like maybe 14-15?) and was my #1 choice until just a few years ago. I kind of went off it for some reason but now I’m beginning to love it again.
It’s currently experiencing a bit of a revival, being in the top 1000 in the US once again, and having been popular in the UK for the last decade or so, lends itself to adorable NN options like [name_f]Florrie[/name_f] and [name_f]Flossie[/name_f], it has the sweet, soft sounds that S/O and I seem to agree on for usable girls names, and it’s unique enough that it would stand out, but familiar enough that it wouldn’t cause confusion with spelling/pronunciation.
My only reservation is, is [name_f]Florence[/name_f] too out dated? S/O and I have [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] on our list, but we connect those mainly to [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] the Spy and the [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] book/film, so there’s a younger image we tie to it. We don’t however know any young Florences or of any pop culture references.
Is [name_f]Florence[/name_f] too fussy/fuddy-duddy? Too old?
I think [name_f]Florence[/name_f] is gorgeous and definitely not too old or fuddy-duddy!
That being said, she’s great and I know you really like her, but I don’t think she’s for you? I can’t imagine you with a [name_f]Florence[/name_f]. A ‘just [name_f]Flossie[/name_f]’ yes, but a [name_f]Florence[/name_f]? Only if you also had [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f].
I can see you with a sibset of say [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. Or [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]. But for some reason I can’t imagine [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] and [name_f]Florence[/name_f]. She just doesn’t quite fit in your sibsets, from my point of view. Maybe to you she does, in which case I fully support the use of [name_f]Florence[/name_f]!
tl:dr - I love [name_f]Florence[/name_f], there is absolutely nothing wrong with it as a name. I just don’t know if it belongs in your sibsets.
I like [name_f]Florence[/name_f]. I dont know any [name_f]Florence[/name_f]'s, young or old, so it doesnt feel like an old lady name. My only association is [name_f]Florence[/name_f] Nightingale, a nice namesake, and the city, which is lovely.
I think [name_f]Florence[/name_f] is great, and given the revival she’s having, I more imagine a little girl or young woman with the name, if anything. I definitely don’t think [name_f]Florence[/name_f] is too old or dated.
I’m glad [name_f]Florence[/name_f] isn’t too outdated! I have toyed with the idea of just [name_f]Florrie[/name_f] or just [name_f]Flossie[/name_f], but I’m not sure how they’d work in [name_f]Canada[/name_f]
