Florin

French and Romanian

"flower; flourishing"

Florin Origin and Meaning

The name Florin is a boy's name of French, Romanian origin meaning "flower; flourishing".

Florin is one of the legion of names derived from the root word for flower, most of them like Flora and Florence used for girls. But the boys' form Florin is among the popular French names for boys, along with sister name Fleur for girls. There was a ninth century Swiss St. Florin. The related Florian was the name of a second century Roman saint.

The florin was an old coin which now survives in videogames.

Popularity of the name Florin

• 1322 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Florin

• Saint Florin of Remus 9th,century saint

The name Florin in Pop Culture

• Florin is a money format originally derived from gold coins struck in Florence Italy. The format was also borrowed by many other countries such as the Australian Florin, and the Aruban Florin which is still in use today.