Floriana

See also: Florianą

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriāna, feminine of Flōriānus. By surface analysis, Florian +‎ -a. Doublet of Florienne.

Proper noun

Floriana

1. A female given name, masculine equivalent Florian.
   • 1902 November 22, “Ocala Occurrences”, in C. L. Bittinger, editor, The Ocala Evening Star, volume 8, number 138, Ocala, Fla.: Bittinger and Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page [3], column 2:

     Mrs. W. D. Graham, of Tampa, went out to Fellowship this afternoon to be present at the marriage of her sister, Miss Floriana Carter, which occurs on the 26th.

   • 1904 December 1, “The Days of Jackson: Interesting File of the Lehigh Herald Brougt^[sic] to This City […]”, in The Allentown Morning Call, volume XXXIX, number 126, Allentown, Pa., →OCLC, page 1, column 3:

     In the March 13 issue the wedding of Peter Riedy, of Hereford township, to Miss Floriana Trexler, by Rev. Zeller, is noted. In the same issue is announced the death of John Peter Trexler, aged 42 years, in Macungie township, […]

   • 2005 January 7, Emma Cullwick, “Mia is my miracle baby”, in Worcester Evening News, Worcester, Worcestershire, →OCLC, page 10, column 4:

     Floriana and dad, civil engineer Grant Marshall, 28, found the staff at the unit were an “invaluable” support, especially as they had another daughter, six-year-old Bethany, to look after.

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɔrˈjaː.na/
• Rhymes: -aːna

Proper noun

Il-Floriana f

1. Floriana (a town and local council of the Port Region, Malta)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɔˈrja.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Flo‧ria‧na

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Flōriāna. By surface analysis, Florian + -a.

Proper noun

Floriana f (male equivalent Florian)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Floriana

	singular	plural
nominative	Floriana	Floriany
genitive	Floriany	Florian
dative	Florianie	Florianom
accusative	Florianę	Floriany
instrumental	Florianą	Florianami
locative	Florianie	Florianach
vocative	Floriano	Floriany

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Floriana m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of Florian

Further reading

• “Floriana”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)