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Floriana

Floriana proper noun: a female given name, masculine equivalent Florian.

Proper noun

Floriana

  1. A female given name, masculine equivalent Florian.
    • Mrs. W. D. Graham, of Tampa, went out to Fellowship this afternoon to be present at the marriage of her sister, Miss Floriana Carter, which occurs on the 26th.1902 November 22, “Ocala Occurrences”, in C. L. Bittinger, editor, The Ocala Evening Star, volume 8, number 138, Ocala, Fla.: Bittinger and Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page [3], column 2
    • In the March 13 issue the wedding of Peter Riedy, of Hereford township, to Miss Floriana Trexler, by Rev. Zeller, is noted. In the same issue is announced the death of John Peter Trexler, aged 42 years, in Macungie township, […]1904 December 1, “The Days of Jackson: Interesting File of the Lehigh Herald Brougt^([sic]) to This City […]”, in The Allentown Morning Call, volume XXXIX, number 126, Allentown, Pa., →OCLC, page 1...

Origin of Floriana

Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriāna, feminine of Flōriānus. By surface analysis, Florian + -a. Doublet of Florienne.

Questions about Floriana

What does Floriana mean?
Floriana means a female given name, masculine equivalent Florian.
What part of speech is Floriana?
Floriana is a proper noun.

Words near Floriana in the dictionary

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

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