hortense

German - Turkish

Definition of hortense in German Turkish dictionary

n. pr. (Mutter Napoleons III.) Hortans

English - English

Definition of hortense in English English dictionary

A female given name

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.

A female given name, the French form of the Latin Hortensia possibly derived from the word for "garden"

Related Terms

Hortense de Beauharnais

born April 10, 1783, Paris, France died Oct. 5, 1837, Arenenberg, Switz. French-born queen of Holland (1806-10). Daughter of Joséphine and Alexandre, viscount de Beauharnais, and stepdaughter of Napoleon, Hortense married Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonaparte. When he became king of Holland, she was named queen. The marriage was unhappy but produced three children, including the future Napoleon III. When Napoleon was exiled in 1814, Hortense became the centre of Bonapartist intrigue, and her support of Napoleon during his return led to her banishment from France in 1815, after which she settled in Switzerland

Hyphenation

Hor·tense

Etymology

(biographical name.) French form of the Latin Hortensia, possibly derived from the word for "garden".