Florian

Latin

"flowering"

Florian Origin and Meaning

The name Florian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "flowering".

If Flora and Florence have returned full force, Florian, with its trendy Latinate ending, could also have a chance. Popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland -- he was the venerated patron saint of those in danger from water and of firefighters -- might sound a tad feminine and floral to English speakers. But as a middle name, Florian could be a great way to honor grandma Florence (or any other flower name).

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.

Florian Rank in US Top 1000

# 920 in the US

Florian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 230 on Nameberry

Florian Popularity

• 230 Nameberry 2024
• 67 Germany 2017
• 139 Netherlands 2015
• 164 Switzerland 2021
• 28 Austria 2022
• 80 Poland 2023

20 Names Similar to Florian

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• Florin
• Dorian
• Floris
• Valentine
• Percival
• Clement
• Peregrine
• Casimir
• Lysander
• Fabian
• Augustine
• Ambrose
• Valerian
• Juniper
• Lucien
• Auberon
• Perseus
• Cosmo
• Claude
• Oberon

Famous People Named Florian

• Saint Florian Austrian patron saint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters
• Florian Witold Znaniecki Polish philosopher
• Florian Tristan Mariano Thauvin French footballer
• Florian Fischer German pop singer of group The Boyz
• Florian Bellanger French pastry chef, judge on TV's Cupcake Wars
• Florian Côté Canadian MP
• Hans Florian Zimmer German film composer
• Florian Regtien Dutch actor

Florian in Pop Culture

• Florian Fortescue minor character in the Harry Potter books
• Florian mentioned in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin
• Florian one of four main characters in Ruta Sepetys' book, Salt to the Sea
• Florian a main character in manga "Gorgeous Carat"
• Florian the Snow Prince in Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
• Florian Cravic aka Bernie Crane, a character in the video game "Grand Theft Auto 4"