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♂ Florian
What does Florian mean?
Florian 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced FLOR-ee-an. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Florian is "flower". From the Latin word flos. Masculine form of Flora, from a Roman clan name. Saint Florian (fourth century) was a Roman officer under Diocletian who came to be called the patron of Poland and Austria.
Variations
VARIANTS Florien, Florrian, Floryan
FEMININE FORM Flora
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Florian Kiran (F.K.), ..
How popular is Florian?
Florian is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#10167 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Florian reached its apex rank of #599 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent alternative form of Florian is Flora. These relations of Florian reached the peak of their popularity in the 1910s (AVERAGE #1299), but now, the version Florian has become less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abrian, Adrian▲, Andrian, Arian, Aydrian, Brian▼, Claran, Corwan, Cyprian, Dadrian, Darian, Darrian, Deloran, Delorean, Derrian, Doran, Dorian▲, Dorran, Dorrian, Edrian, Eirian, Elian▲, Eliran, Fabian▲, Fabriano, Faebian, Faolan, Farin, Farran, Farrin, Favian, Faybian, Fernan, Ferran, Ferrin, Filian, Finnian, Fionan, Fionnan, Fiontan, Flannan, Flavian, Flavien, Flin, Flinn, Florent, Florenz, Florinio (see Florent), Florino, Floris, Florus, Forden, Fordon, Fran, Frean, Fuhrman, Furman, Gabrian, Gordan, Gorman, Hadrian, Jadrian, Joran, Jordan▼, Jorgan, Jorian, Jurian, Laurian, Morgan▼, Riordan, Siprian, Thorian, Torean, Torran and Valerian. These names tend to be more frequently used than Florian.
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