Florienne

F4L1O1R1I1E1N1N1E1

proper noun

A female given name from French, of rare usage.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from French, of rare usage.

    Anderson, Florienne C., 93, of Valyermo, homemaker. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

    1996 February 21, “Obituaries”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2026
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    Miss Florienne Brunda, daughter of Peter Brunda, 146 18th Ave., East Paterson, recently became the bride of Salvatore Avarella, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Avarella, 343 21st Ave., Paterson.

    1947 August 5, “East Paterson: Florienne Brunda Weds Patersonian”, in Paterson Evening News, home final edition, volume 190, Paterson, N.J., →OCLC, page 6, column 7

    Florienne Han‐Ching Ho and James Stewart Benagh were married yesterday by the Rev. M.C. Van de Worken, a Unitarian minister, in the Manhattan Club at the Barclay Hotel. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Nelson Ho of New York and the late Mr. Ho, who was president of Lien Chen Limited of Taiwan.

    1979 October 21, “Florienne Ho Is Married to James S. Benagh, Editor”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin

  1. LatinFlōriāna
  2. FrenchFlorienne
  3. EnglishFlorienne

From French Florienne, from Latin Flōriāna, feminine of Flōriānus. Doublet of Floriana.

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Cite this entry
APA

Florienne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florienne

MLA

“Florienne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florienne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Florienne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florienne.

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