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Florian

Florian proper noun: a male given name.

Proper noun (1)

Florian

  1. A male given name.
    • Miss Theresa Capuana, daughter of Mrs. Frank Capuana of Tarrytown, N.Y., and the late Mr. Capuana, was married yesterday to Paul J. Smith of New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. Florian Smith of Attica, N.Y.1966 October 23, “Miss Theresa Capuana Bride of Paul J. Smith”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Brigitte and Reed Heath, boy, Florian Philip Walter, 7 lbs.2006 May 3, “[Birth announcements] Alaska Regional Hospital”, in Anchorage Daily News, final edition, Anchorage, Alas., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B-9, column 6

Proper noun (2)

the Florian

  1. An age from 508 to 504 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.

Examples of Florian in a sentence

  • A boy, Cameron Florian Baker, 7 pounds, 15 ounces, 22 inches, to Teresa and Dave Baker, Feb. 9, 2007.2007 March 4, “Birth Announcements”, in The Lompoc Record, number 313, Lompoc, Calif., →OCLC, page B2, column 3:
  • Matthew and Bonnie Wolf, Carol Stream, Ill., are the parents of a boy, Florian Allen, born June 16.2010 June 24, “[Locally] Births”, in Daily Globe, number 147, Worthington, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A2, column 2:

Origin of Florian

Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriānus.

Questions about Florian

What does Florian mean?
Florian means a male given name.
How do you use Florian in a sentence?
A boy, Cameron Florian Baker, 7 pounds, 15 ounces, 22 inches, to Teresa and Dave Baker, Feb. 9, 2007.
What part of speech is Florian?
Florian is a proper noun.

Words near Florian in the dictionary

  1. florfenicol
  2. Florham Park
  3. flori-
  4. Floria
  5. floriage
  6. Florian
  7. Floriana
  8. Floriano
  9. Florianos
  10. Florianópolis
  11. floriate

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