Florence

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Flourishing, blooming
Pronunciation
FLAW-RAHNS(French)
FLAWR-əns(English)
Flor-ens
Popularity
Florence is not among the top 100 popular names in the world. It is more commonly used in English-speaking countries such as the United States, England, Australia, and Canada.

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Florence Name meanings & History

Flourishing, blooming. Florence is used as a first name for baby girls. It is often chosen as a middle name too.

Zodiac Sign of Florence: Friendly Leo

Synonyms of Florence:

F: Friendly,Festive,Fiery,Fun-loving

L: Lovely,Languid,Legal,Lover,Liaison,Lazy,Luscious

O: Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive,Obstinate,Ostentatious

R: Rational,Reason,Resourceful,Restless

E: Enlighten,Entertain,Environment,Exaggerate,Expressive,Enliven

N: Nutrition,Nervous,Nagging,Neat,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nice

C: Candid,Chatty,Copycat,Choice,Cute,Clever,Curious

Florence is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Florence include novelist Florence Nightingale, actress Florence Pugh, and musician Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine.

2.) Florence (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Latin, Italian) place name; flourishing and giving

Other Forms: Flo, Flora, Florencia, Florense, Florenze, Florie, Florina, Flossie


3.) FLORENCE (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: From the Latin Florentia (a blooming), which is derived from florens (blooming, flourishing). (FLOR-ENZ)


4.) Florence (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: Blossoming

Other Forms: Florense, Florenze


5.) FLORENCE (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Medieval English form of the Latin Florentia, which is derived from florens (blooming, flourishing, prosperous). The name was made popular by Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), a nurse in the Crimean War who is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Short: Flo. Pet: Florrie, Flossie. (FLOR-UNS)


6.) Florence (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) blooming; flowery; prosperous. History: Florence

Other Forms: Fiorenza, Fiorenze, Flarance, Flarence, Florance, Florancia, Floranciah, Florancie, Floren, Florena, Florencia, Florenciah, Florencija, Florency, Florencya, Florendra, Florene, Florentia, Fiorentina, Florentyna, Florenza, Florina, Florine


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