nicknames and short-fors - Florence

[holywoodmum]

DH likes Florence for a girl (and I'm not entirely switched off by it) it's a family name for him
Are there any nicknames or short-fors?

 

[pinklizzy]

My cousin is called Florence,it's usually shortened to 'Flo'.
I really like it as a name

 

[AppleBlossom]

Flo?

 

[ILoveShoes]

Flo? Florrie?
x

 

[holywoodmum]

I'm trying to picutre myself calling "flo" in the garden or something!! DD is Charlotte, and we've never shortened it - but chances are she'll choose Lottie or Charli when she's older - was intrigued to know what Florence might become!!

 

[angie79]

yeah this name is in my family too and its half expected to be in the name somewhere if we have a girl - plus its also my middle name - Flo, flossie, candy floss (a nickname i was known by) - thats about it really

xxx

 

[mrsraggle]

I love Florence and was always put off by Flo as a nickname, but I love Florrie!

 

[holywoodmum]

Yeah flo has a few too many AF connotations!! Florrie I could live with and I'm not sure about Flossie...

 

[Jody R]

Flo
Flora
Flossie
Florrie
Reenee - not sure about the spelling of that one but we used to know a woman called Reenee (pronounced like Re-knee) and her real name was Florence.

I suppose a Florence would get a lot of comments about the city and Florence Nightingale and the character in The Magic Roundabout.

All I can think of for Flo is when I was TTC everyone talked about their AF so I wouldn't shorten Florence to Flo if I could help it.

Flora would get comments about the margarine.

The only Flossie I can think of is the sheep in a Blackadder episode!

I can't think of any Florrie's or anything bad about Reenee other than the indigestion tablets.

 

[holywoodmum]

Reenee is kinda cool!Wouldn't have thought of that

 

[MUMOF5]

A girl in my daughters class is called Florence, no-one shortens it, she has been known by her full name since reception class. Its a classic name . If youre not sure on it as a first name then how about as a middle name . xx

 

[Jen_H]

I think the name florence is really lovely! I have a friend who has that name but she is known as floy, she has never used any other nickname.

 

[Bec L]

I love Florrie, also like Flossie. Or just simply Florence is a very pretty name.

 

[xprincessx]

Flo
Flora
Flore
Lorence
Lo

 

[rainbows_x]

I quite like Florence being shortened to Flora!

 

[Racheldigger]

How about naming her Florence Josephine, and calling her Flo-Jo for short?

 

[amyclaire]

im not a florence but for some reason my mum has called me it all my life... :l
but it was always shortened to floss or flossie xxxx

 

[trumpetbum]

I know a Flora and once nursed a Florry. I like Flossy

 

[racheynic]

i plan to call my girl florence my dh has starting to call her effie because it starts with f. i like florrie its so cute.

 

[holywoodmum]

oooh, effie! That's cool. Also rather taken with Florrie... haven't discussed names with DH in a while...