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Ortensia
Ortensia Ortensia carries both the Latin orator's tradition of eloquence and the lush beauty of the hydrangea — a name of considerable vintage and femininity, most at home in the world of Italian aristocratic families and Renaissance convent gardens. Characters with this name project cultivated elegance and a somewhat old-fashioned dignity rooted in the Venetian or Roman traditions, suited to historical fiction and stories of Italian women of culture and strong personality.
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