Floris

Floris
Recorded in the spellings of Flores, Florez, Florio, Floris, Flori, and possibly others, this is an Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese surname, although with some Germanic associations. It derives from the original Roman (Latin) 'florus', meaning 'to flourish or bloom', the Romans being occupiers of Spain and Portugal for several centuries. They were driven out on the collapse of the Roman Empire in the year 410, by the tribes known as the Vizigoths and the Huns, who swept down from what is now Eastern Germany in the 5th century a.d. Driving all before them, they reached Spain, where they settled for three centuries. The Goths had a word in their language 'froila', which meant 'lord or master', and it seems that the two words became 'absorbed'with each other. It is probable as well that the modern surname has a locational origin, at least for some nameholders. There are a number of places called Flores and Floris, which must have provided surnames. Early examples of religious recordings taken from ancient registers include Gonzales Flores, at Bercero, Valladolid, Spain, on April 2nd 1674, Guiseppe Florio at Lipari, Messina, Italy, on July 8th 1710, Jose Miguel Flores at Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura, California on December 26th 1782, and Charlotte Florez, born in San Franciso, on November 11th 1920. The blazon of the coat of arms is that of a blue field charged with five gold fleur de lis. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alonzo Florez, which was dated March 8th 1566, born at Santa Maria Magdalena, Valladolid, Spain, during the reign of King Philip 11 of Spain, Emperor of Mexico, 1556 - 1598. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Floris — ist die niederländische Version des Namens Florian. Namensträger: Florens V. (Holland) (ndl.: Floris V; 1254–1296), Graf von Holland Floris Adriaan van Hall (1791–1866), liberaler, später konservativer niederländischer Staatsmann Floris Michael… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • FLORIS (C. et F.) — FLORIS CORNELIS (1514 1575) & FRANS (1516 1571) Artistes flamands. Cornelis Floris fut un propagateur de l’italianisme dans le domaine de l’architecture et de la sculpture. On lui doit surtout l’hôtel de ville d’Anvers (1561); comme son frère… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Floris — Floris, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 153 Housing Units (2000): 68 Land area (2000): 0.483789 sq. miles (1.253008 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.483789 sq. miles (1.253008 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Floris, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 153 Housing Units (2000): 68 Land area (2000): 0.483789 sq. miles (1.253008 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.483789 sq. miles (1.253008 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Floris — Floris,   eigentlich de Vriendt [ friːnt], flämische Künstlerfamilie. Bedeutende Vertreter:    1) Cornelis, niederländischer Bildhauer, Baumeister und Ornamentzeichner, * Antwerpen 1514, ✝ ebenda 20. 10. 1575, Bruder von 2); lebte 1540 44 in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Floris [1] — Floris, Insel, so v.w. Flores 2) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Floris [2] — Floris, 1) Franz, Künstlername des Frans de Vriendt (s.d.). 2) Peter Williamson, Reisender des 17. Jahrh., gebürtig aus Danzig, machte von Holland aus, wo er sich als Kaufmann niedergelassen hatte, mehrere Reisen nach Ostindien u. wurde dabei mit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Floris — Floris, Frans (eigentlich de Vriendt), niederländischer Maler, geb. um 1517 in Antwerpen, gest. daselbst 1. Okt. 1570, sollte Bildhauer werden, lernte aber dann die Malerei bei Lambert Lombard in Lüttich und wurde 1540 Meister in Antwerpen. Dann… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Floris — Floris, s. Flores …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Floris [2] — Floris, Frans, niederländ. Maler, eigentlich de Vriendt, geb. 1517 oder 1518 zu Antwerpen, gest. das. 1. Okt. 1570; malte mytholog. Szenen (manieriert), auch religiöse Bilder und Bildnisse (Der Falkenjäger, 1558). – Sein Bruder Cornelis F., gest …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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