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The baby name Florentina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced flor-en-TEE-nah (English: /ˌflɔːrɛnˈtiːnə/; Spanish/Italian/Romanian: /floɾenˈtina/).

Florentina is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: flor-en-TEE-nah (English: /ˌflɔːrɛnˈtiːnə/; Spanish/Italian/Romanian: /floɾenˈtina/)

What is the meaning of the name Florentina ?

The baby name Florentina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced flor-en-TEE-nah (English: /ˌflɔːrɛnˈtiːnə/; Spanish/Italian/Romanian: /floɾenˈtina/).

Florentina is Latin in Origin.

Florentina is the feminine form of the Latin cognomen Florentinus, linked to Florentia (ancient Florence) and the root florens, from florere meaning “to bloom, flourish.” It carries senses of blooming, prosperous, and, by extension, Florentine or of Florence, blending a nature-evoking image with a geographic association.

Documented in late Roman and early medieval records, Florentina gained devotional standing via Saint Florentina of Cartagena (6th century), sustaining its use in Iberia and later Italy, Romania, and Latin America. It rose again in the 19th–early 20th centuries with the vogue for Latinate ornament and today feels vintage yet international. Variants include Florentia, Florentine, and Florentyna; masculine counterparts are Florentin, Florentino, and Florent. Short forms: Flo, Flori, Flor, Tina.

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Florentina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
MD 0 #34 1 434
SI 0 #63 17 1,612
SI Girls 0 #69 125 2,769
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
ID Girls 0 #94 9 3,319
CY Girls 0 #103 19 3,755
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
Switzerland Girls 2024 #130 6 1,786
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
Sweden Girls 2021 #182 2 1,666
LU Girls 0 #182 9 4,850
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
AO Girls 0 #196 14 4,575
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
AL Girls 0 #202 21 4,141
Austria 0 #204 10 850
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
HU Girls 0 #219 7 3,308
GR Girls 0 #221 22 6,293
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #259 5 7,056
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
GT 0 #302 13 5,948
DK Girls 0 #305 12 7,429
Austria Girls 0 #312 111 1,885
PE 0 #324 6 6,350
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
MU Girls 0 #355 8 8,539
BO 0 #357 25 6,868
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PH Girls 0 #367 24 13,098
IT Girls 0 #389 2,849 9,415
Spain Girls 0 #395 928 5,561
PT Girls 0 #402 50 7,952
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PA Girls 0 #408 74 9,861
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
CL 0 #427 8 6,867
Spain 0 #429 24 2,326
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
GT Girls 0 #475 31 7,500
BO Girls 0 #481 132 9,488
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
UY Girls 0 #491 20 6,731
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
KW Girls 0 #501 15 19,177
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
AE Girls 0 #529 25 20,968
AR Girls 0 #534 66 8,289
PS Girls 0 #539 9 10,981
IR Girls 0 #541 5 8,334
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #566 8 11,342
SG Girls 0 #572 15 18,916
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
IL Girls 0 #599 19 11,648
HK Girls 0 #600 16 16,104
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
IT 0 #631 84 4,183
CL Girls 0 #633 225 14,098
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
PE Girls 0 #664 296 14,861
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
Germany Girls 0 #702 138 4,949
Finland Girls 2026 #727 12 3,895
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
NG Girls 0 #820 7 15,093
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
BR Girls 0 #884 58 12,708
United States Girls 2024 #907 10 8,487
NL Girls 0 #919 37 5,933
SA Girls 0 #920 16 25,931
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
MX Girls 0 #948 237 17,781
MY Girls 0 #978 17 24,821
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
CO Girls 0 #981 98 16,140
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,028 6 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,117 25 25,928
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
TR 0 #1,198 14 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,445 27 10,046

Florentina is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Switzerland
United States
Sweden
Germany

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People also ask about Florentina

Florentina is predominantly a girl's name.
Florentina is a 4 syllable name, pronounced flor-en-TEE-nah (English: /ˌflɔːrɛnˈtiːnə/; Spanish/Italian/Romanian: /floɾenˈtina/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Florentia, Florentine, Fiorentina, Florentyna, Tina and Flora.
Across languages, Florentina has these equivalents: Florentinus (Latin), Florent (French, male), Florentino (Spanish/Italian, male), Fiorentina (Italian, female), Florentyna (Polish, female).
Yes, very popular — Florentina ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Florentina ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Florentina's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #416 in 2011 to #403 in 2021 in France.