Floris

Dutch variation of Florence, Latin

"flowering"

Floris Origin and Meaning

The name Floris is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "flowering".

This Dutch favorite was the name of five Counts of Holland and many notable Renaissance artists, including still life painter Floris van Dijck. It is a variation of Florence, which was historically a unisex name.

If you think Floris sounds, well, floral, you’d be right. But who says boys can’t have botanical names, too?

Floris Popularity

• 1514 Nameberry 2024
• 36 Netherlands 2023

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Famous People Named Floris

• Floris I V, Counts of Holland and Zeeland
• Floris Frederik Martijn van Vollenhoven Prince of Orange,Nassau, grandson of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven (b. 2008) son of Prince Bernhard & Princess Annette of Orange,Nassau

Floris in Pop Culture

• "Floris and Blancheflour " popular medieval romance