Florent m. Latin florentius 'blooming, flowery, in flowers'.

Austria

Middle High German

● 1335 Florentz (nom) ChronSH p. 4

Belgium

Latin

● 1110 Florentius (nom) CartStBert 4; 1256 Florentii (gen) OHZI-II no. 3, Florentio (abl) ibid. no. 3, Florentium (acc) ibid. no. 3; 1257 Florentio (abl) ibid. no. 24

Dutch

● 1597x1598 Floris BoonenGes p. 330

England

Walloon

● 1590/1 Florent RWC p. 15

France

Latin

● 1190 Florentius (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CIII; 1263 Florencius (nom) ibid. XXIII; 1378 FLorentii (gen) hanquetvol1 582, Florencii (gen) ibid. 609, Florencio (dat) ibid. 394, Florentius (nom) ibid. 751

Old French

● 1313 Florent Paris1313 p. 164

Middle French

● 1421 Fleurant favier, Fleurent ibid. 1063, Florent ibid. p. 228; 1564 Florent RegPCC-1 p. 45; 1568 Florent ibid. p. 396; 1572 Florent ibid. p. 661

Germany

Latin

● 1174 Florentius (nom) quix-vol1 33; 1215 Florentius (nom) quix-vol2 126; 1216 Florentius (nom) hennes-vol1 22; 1222 Florentius (nom) quix-vol1 74; 1229 Florentius (nom) ibid. 106; 1234 Florentius (nom) ibid. 105; 1235 Florentius (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XIX, quix-vol1 108; 1241 Florentius (nom) hennes-vol1 107; 1242 Florentius (nom) quix-vol1 109; 1249 Florentius (nom) ibid. 112; 1302 Florentius (nom) BremUrk2 no. 14

◑ 1214 Florendinus (nom) hennes-vol1 16

The Netherlands

Latin

● 1256 Florentius (nom) OHZI-II no. 1; 1257 Florencii (gen) ibid. no. 26, Florentii (gen) ibid. no. 28, Florentium (acc) ibid. no. 28, Florentius (nom) ibid. no. 28; 1258 Florencius (nom) ibid. no. 40; 1258? Florentius (nom) ibid. no. 36; 1258 Florentius (nom) hennes-vol1 180; 1269 Florentius (nom) ibid. 212; 1271 Florencius (nom) ibid. 219; 1297 Florentii (gen) ibid. 334

Dutch

● 1560 Floris MagMiddelburg-1560; 1561 Floris ibid.; 1562 Floris ibid.; 1563 Floris ibid.; 1564 Floris ibid.; 1565 Floris ibid.; 1566 Floris ibid.; 1567 Floris ibid.; 1568 Floris ibid.; 1569 Floris ibid.; 1570 Floris ibid.; 1572 Floris ibid.; 1578 Floris ibid.; 1582 Floris ibid.; 1583 Floris ibid.; 1585 Floris ibid.; 1588 Floris ibid.; 1589 Floris ibid.; 1590 Floris ibid.; 1591 Floris ibid.; 1592 Floris ibid.; 1593 Floris ibid.; 1596 Floris ibid.; 1597 Floris ibid.; 1598 Floris ibid.; 1599 Floris ibid.

Poland

Latin

● 1232 Florentius (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XVII