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Hortense

American

[hawr-tens] / ˈhɔr tɛns /

noun

a female given name.

Hortense British

/ ɔrtɑ̃s /

noun

See (Eugénie Hortense de) Beauharnais

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Pansy is an even more specific character than Hortense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

Morningstar's global director of sustainability research, Hortense Bioy, said their preliminary data suggested demand for more stringent ESG funds appeared resilient.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

Hortense McClinton, now living comfortably retired in Silver Spring, Md., at age 104, credited the tiny all-Black town with laying the foundation for her successes in life.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023

Hortense would later go to law school at the University of Louisville.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022

“Mademoiselle is charmante, tres jolie, is she not?” cried Hortense, clasping her hands in an affected rapture.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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