Florian
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Latin florianus 'beloning to Flora, goddess of flowers'.
The name of a 3rd C Roman emperor and a 4th C Austrian saint.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1400 Florianus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 20
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1326 Floriano (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 446;
1387 Floriani (gen) Venditti II-2065
- Poland
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- ● 1242 Florianus (nom) CDT1 XV;
1444 Florianus (nom) CDP2-2 CCXCV;
1445 Floriano (abl) ibid. CCCXCVII;
1459 Floriano (abl) ibid. CCCCXIV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Florian". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Florian.