Hortensia (first name)

Hortensia is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is of Spanish origin and a form of the Roman name Hortensius , which is probably derived from hortus (garden). One variant is Hortense .

Well-known namesake

• Hortensia , the only woman known by name in ancient Rome who appeared publicly as a speaker
• Ines Teresa Hortensia Flouret (1926–2009), Argentine diplomat
• Hortensia Fussy (* 1954), Austrian sculptor
• Hortensia Gugelberg von Moos (1659–1715), Swiss doctor, publicist, researcher and writer
• Hortensia Mancini (1646–1699), one of the so-called Mazarinettes and mistress of the English King Charles II.
• Hortensia Völckers (* 1957), German curator and cultural manager

See also

• Hortensia (disambiguation)

Individual evidence

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