Meanings
- A female given name of rare usage.
Mrs. Florania Harris of Madison Heights departed this life on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at her residence.
2014 July 30, “[Obituaries] Florania Harris”, in The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va., →OCLC, page C2, column 32 more examples
Mrs. Florania Westlake Hurlbut, widow of Lemuel Hurlbut, died on Saturday at her home, 531 Second Street, Brooklyn. She was born in Winsted, Conn., eighty-six years ago, and was a daughter of John Westlake of that place.
1906 May 21, “Death List of a Day”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC“Redeye Punch”, dispensed from an oaken barrel, was served by “Miss Kitty” Florania Tackett in a “Long Branch” setting.
1976 May 19, “Home Economists are welcomed by clubbers”, in DeQuincy News, 54th year, number 7, DeQuincy, La., →OCLC, page 14, column 3
Origin
Possibly from Flora + -ania. Compare Floriana.
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Cite this entry
Florania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florania
“Florania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florania. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Florania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florania.
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