Florian
Florian Origin and Meaning
If Flora and Florence have returned full force, Florian, with its trendy Latinate ending, could also have a chance. Popular in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and France, St Florian was the venerated patron saint of those in danger from water and the patron saint of firefighters.
The second century Roman martyr St. Florian appears in Tennyson's poem "The Princess," and also in Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera "Princess Ida." Sir Florian Eustace is an off-stage character in Trollope's novel The Eustace Diamonds, Florian Fortescue runs an ice cream shop in Harry Potter, and Florian is the real first name of singer Dido.
Stylish Florian could be a great way to honor a Florence (or a Lily, Violet, or Rose) and it fits in with other gentler names like Gabriel, Elias, and August, that are in style for boys.
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- Florian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Florian Rank in US Top 1000
Florian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Florian
- 142Nameberry2025
- 67Germany2017
- 139Netherlands2015
- 164Switzerland2021
- 25Austria2023
- 70Poland2024
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Famous People Named Florian
- Saint FlorianAustrian patron saint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters
- Florian Witold ZnanieckiPolish philosopher
- Florian Tristan Mariano ThauvinFrench footballer
- Florian FischerGerman pop singer of group The Boyz
- Florian BellangerFrench pastry chef, judge on TV's Cupcake Wars
- Florian CôtéCanadian MP
- Hans Florian ZimmerGerman film composer
- Florian RegtienDutch actor
The name Florian in Pop Culture
- Florian Fortescueminor character in the Harry Potter books
- Florianmentioned in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin
- Florianone of four main characters in Ruta Sepetys' book, Salt to the Sea
- Floriana main character in manga "Gorgeous Carat"
- Florianthe Snow Prince in Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
- Florian Cravicaka Bernie Crane, a character in the video game "Grand Theft Auto 4"
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