Hortense (first name)

Hortense is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is the English and French form of Hortensia . This name in turn is a form of the Roman name Hortensius , probably derived from hortus (garden).

Well-known namesake

• Hortense Anda-Bührle (1926–2014), a Swiss entrepreneur, art collector and patron
• Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837), Queen of Holland, mother of Napoléon III.
• Hortense Anne Louise Elisabeth Byvanck-Quarles van Ufford (1907–2002), Dutch classical archaeologist
• Hortense Calisher (1911–2009), American writer
• Marie-Hortense Fiquet (1850–1922), painter's model
• Hortense von Gelmini (* 1947), German musician, conductor, painter and writer
• Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (1784–1845), French painter
• Hortense Parent (1837–1929), French music teacher, pianist and composer
• Hortense Powdermaker (1896–1970), American anthropologist
• Hortense Raky (1918–2006), Austrian theater and film actress
• Hortense Schneider (1833–1920), French operetta diva

See also

• Hortense

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hortense. Retrieved April 30, 2019 . 
2. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hortensia. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .