What origin is the name Hortense?

Hortense comes from spanish naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Hortense a popular name?

Hortense is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Hortense?

Names from the same spanish tradition pair naturally with Hortense — for example Mateo, Diego, Carlos. You can browse more on our spanish names page.

Hortense Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Q: Is Hortense a rare name?

Yes. Hortense does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Hortense

Girl

spanish

3 syllables

Hortense is a spanish girl's name meaning "Gardener; garden. variant of hortensia: derived from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius; french variant of hortensia, from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius".

Hortense is a girl name of spanish origin meaning "Gardener; garden. variant of hortensia: derived from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius; french variant of hortensia, from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius". At 8 letters it is a longer name, which leaves room for a nickname. It has 3 syllables.

Origin: spanish
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Gardener; garden. variant of hortensia: derived from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius; french variant of hortensia, from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Hortense

Very rare in US records

What does Hortense mean?

Hortense is a girl name of spanish origin meaning "Gardener; garden. variant of hortensia: derived from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius; french variant of hortensia, from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius".

Is Hortense a rare name?

Yes. Hortense does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Hortense

Mateo Diego Carlos Santiago Miguel Alejandro

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Names with a similar meaning to Hortense

Hortense means "Gardener; garden. variant of hortensia: derived from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius; french variant of hortensia, from the feminine form of the roman clan name hortensius" — these names share that spirit.