Florence

Borrowed from French Florence, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected with English bloom and blossom.

The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.

the city of Florence, Italy

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflɒɹəns/
• (General American, weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔɹəns/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈflɑɹɪns/

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• Rhymes: -ɒɹəns

Florence

1. A province of Tuscany, Italy.
2. The capital city of the province Tuscany.
3. A female given name.
   • 1840, William Gilmore Simms, Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi, Donohue, Henneberry, published 1890, page 398:

     It is a sweet name, Florence, but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes.

   • 2006, Sophie Hannah, Little Face, Soho, published 2007, →ISBN, page 3:

     I am glad that I chose the name Florence for my daughter, a real name with a history, rather than something that sounds as if it has been made up by a fifteen-year-old pop star's marketing team.

4. a city in Alabama, USA, and the county seat of Lauderdale County.
5. a town in Arizona, USA, and the county seat of Pinal County.
6. A city in Kentucky.
7. A town in Mississippi.
8. A city in South Carolina., and the county seat of Florence County.
9. an unincorporated CDP in Wisconsin, also the county seat of Florence County.

Florence (plural Florences)

1. (historical) An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.

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2. (historical) A kind of silk fabric; florentine.

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From Latin Flōrentia.

• IPA^(key): /flɔ.ʁɑ̃s/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Florence f

1. Florence (a province of Tuscany, Italy)
2. Florence (the city)
3. A female given name, equivalent to English Florence, feminine form of the saint's name Florent.

Florence f (4th declension)

1. Florence

Borrowed from English Florence.

Florence

1. A female given name