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.

Florin Popularity

• 1400 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Florin

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Florin.

• Florian
• Cosmin
• Florien
• Elestren
• Heliotrope
• Celandine
• Rada
• Lupin
• Geranium
• Malachite
• Valerian
• Thistle
• Araluen
• Fiorello
• Seraphim
• Buttercup
• Kassia
• Aurelien
• Erasmus
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Famous People Named Florin

• Saint Florin of Remus 9th,century saint

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.