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What does Hortense mean?
Hortense 
▼ as a girls' name is of French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Hortense is "garden". French form of Latin Hortensia, the feminine of the Roman family name Hortensius, from Latin hortus, also the source of the word "horticulture". First used as a given name in the 19th century.
ASSOCIATED WITH roman, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Hartencia, Hartinsia, Hortencia, Hortensia, Hortenspa, Hortenxia, Hortinzia, Ortensia
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hortense Goldie (H.G.), ..
How popular is Hortense?
Hortense is a very prominent first name for women (#1557 out of 4276, Top 36%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hortense reached its top rank of #411 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, but is not listed currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Hortense are Hortencia and Hortensia. Adoption of these relations of Hortense was widespread among parents in the 1910s, but now, the form Hortense has fallen out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Berenise, Caresse, Cerese, Coreene, Corene, Corenne, Corlene, Correne, Cortenay (see Courtney), Corteney, Cortne, Cortnee, Cortnie, Dareese, Dorene▼, Dorienne, Doryse (see Doris), Fortnee (see Fortney), Fortnie, Fortune, Hadrienne, Hariette, Harlee▲, Harlene, Harmonee, Harmonie, Helene▼, Hellene, Henie, Hermine, Herminie, Hollee, Holles, Holless (see Hollis), Honie, Jorene, Koralise, Kortnee (see Courtney), Kortnie, Loreene, Lorene▼, Morene, Norene, Ortensa, Sarese, Terese▼, Teresse and Vonesse. These names tend to be less commonly used than Hortense.
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