as a First Name
(French) form of Latin Hortensia, the feminine version of the old Roman family name Hortensius. This is of uncertain origin, but may be derived from Latin hortus ‘garden’. The given name began to be used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, but is not common today.
| 4,307th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Hortencia, Hortensia, Hortencaa, Hortensaa, Hortence, Hortenci, Hortenc, Hortens, Hortencio, Hortensi
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,236
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Hortense per capita
- 1915
- marked the height of its popularity
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