Floriana

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proper noun

A female given name, masculine equivalent Florian.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name, masculine equivalent Florian.

    Mrs. W. D. Graham, of Tampa, went out to Fellowship this afternoon to be present at the marriage of her sister, Miss Floriana Carter, which occurs on the 26th.

    1902 November 22, “Ocala Occurrences”, in C. L. Bittinger, editor, The Ocala Evening Star, volume 8, number 138, Ocala, Fla.: Bittinger and Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page [3], column 2
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    In the March 13 issue the wedding of Peter Riedy, of Hereford township, to Miss Floriana Trexler, by Rev. Zeller, is noted. In the same issue is announced the death of John Peter Trexler, aged 42 years, in Macungie township, […]

    1904 December 1, “The Days of Jackson: Interesting File of the Lehigh Herald Brougt^([sic]) to This City […]”, in The Allentown Morning Call, volume XXXIX, number 126, Allentown, Pa., →OCLC, page 1, column 3

    Floriana and dad, civil engineer Grant Marshall, 28, found the staff at the unit were an “invaluable” support, especially as they had another daughter, six-year-old Bethany, to look after.

    2005 January 7, Emma Cullwick, “Mia is my miracle baby”, in Worcester Evening News, Worcester, Worcestershire, →OCLC, page 10, column 4

Origin

  1. LatinFlōriāna
  2. EnglishFloriana

Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriāna, feminine of Flōriānus. By surface analysis, Florian + -a. Doublet of Florienne.

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APA

Floriana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Floriana

MLA

“Floriana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Floriana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Floriana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Floriana.

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