Hortense

See also: hortense

English

Etymology

French form of the Latin Hortensia, possibly derived from the word for "garden".

Proper noun

Hortense

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1883, Sophie Swett, “All the Plums”, in St. Nicholas Magazine, Vol.10, Part 1, page 34:

     Her name was Mabel Hortense, and the children were very proud of having a cousin who lived in the city and was named Mabel Hortense. At Damsonfield Four Corners, where they lived, all the little girls were name Mary Jane or Sarah Ann or Lucy Maria, or, at the best, Hattie and Carrie; they had scarcely even heard so fine a name as Mabel Hortense.

2. An unincorporated community in Brantley County, Georgia, United States.

Translations

female given name

• Polish: Hortensja (pl) f

Anagrams

• Thoresen, honester

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hortēnsia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.tɑ̃s/

Proper noun

Hortense f

1. a female given name from Latin