Florentina
Florentina (also written Florentyna ) is a feminine given name . The male counterpart to this is Florentin .
Origin and meaning
The name Florentina is a shortened form of the Latin name Florentius , which literally means " the blooming one " and in other words the " highly respected " one.
Name bearers
- Florentina von Oberweimar (* around 1506-unknown), German nun and follower of Luther
- Florentina Pakosta (* 1933), Austrian painter
- Florentina da Conceição Pereira Martins Smith (* 1958), East Timorese politician
- Florentina Petre (* 1983), Romanian badminton player
- Florentina Büttner (* 1988), German volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Florentyna Parker (* 1989), English professional golfer
- Florentina Rucker (* 2001), Austrian actress