Florence

[longlostblue.livejournal.com]

Thoughts, impressions, opinions on Florence?

Comments

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

love it

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I think I like it. It's kind of old-fashioned, but in a refreshing way.

[breezy-boo.livejournal.com]

i like it, but i dont think there are any good nicknames for it.

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

It's my cousin's name and we call her Flo...

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

I love it. It's my cousin's name...It's in French though which I think sounds better than the English pronunciation.

[justskinandbone.livejournal.com]

What is the French pronunciation?

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Usually I think of an older lady, but I was on a cruise a few years ago where I came upon a bartender from Indonesia named Florence. A male bartender. Spelled exactly that way. =/

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I LOVE it. It's been one of my favorite names since I was 13.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I think I'm just kind of neutral. At first, I thought of Florence + The Machine, which is cool and young, but then I thought of Florence Henderson, which is uncool and old. It would never by my choice to use, but if I was with someone who loved it, I probably would.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

It's too old lady-ish for me. I just can't picture anyone under 70. I even know who Florence Welch is and I still can't see it as a young woman's name.

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

This.

[myiris.livejournal.com]

First impressions are initially thinking of Florence + the Machine which is awesome, and Florence Nightingale which is also fine. I don't really like the nickname Flo, but Florence in itself isn't a bad name. I feel kinda neutral about it.

[coffeecup37.livejournal.com]

I really love it. To me it has a freshness about it, elegance and works well for all ages.

[frost.livejournal.com]

I kind of like it, but I've been hearing it a lot lately.

[frost.livejournal.com]

Also, Flo is a HORRIBLE nickname, haha.

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

I don't like it. It sounds old to me, and it makes me think of the dentist. I guess it's the similarity to floss and fluoride. :P

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Isn't Flossie a variant of/nickname for Florence, too?

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

I think so! I was thinking that too after I posted it. :)

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

It's my sister's middle name! She doesn't like it much, and I'm not really a huge fan either. I do kind of like the nn Flo, even though there's Aunt Flo and all that stuff to deal with lol. Sooo.

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

Not my style, but it's a very nice name. It makes me think of someone strong, intelligent, and graceful.

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I know you didn't ask, but wrt nick-names, I'd go with Lorie rather than Flo.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Seconding this. Or Florie, or maybe even Flossie!

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

Aww, Flossie makes me think of The Bobbsey Twins (Yeah, I spelled that wrong, I think. . .)

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

That's my grandma's name! :) Her middle name is Josephine.

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

I don't like it - it's too old-fashioned for my taste.

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

I like it, but I hate the nickname Flo. I think it's going to rise in popularity because of Florence + the Machine

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

In my case, associated mostly with a very old woman at my church known for answering her door in the nude. O___O

Without that association, I would probably see it much as I do Flora-- an elegant pressed-flower of a name, a little too musty for my taste but cute on someone else's kids.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

It makes me think of my great aunt of the name. She's the only person I know with the name. That's pretty much the extent of my thinking on the name; I'm completely neutral on it.

[willow-reece.livejournal.com]

Well, I like it. Though I'm hopelessly biased as it was my mothers name. =D Her nicknames were Flo and Flossy. ♥

[autopsycorpses.livejournal.com]

My word association immediately said "Henderson".