Florence
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflɒɹəns/
ipa: /ˈfloɹəns/
ipa: /ˈflɑɹɪns/
ipa: /ˈflɔɹəns/
ipa: /ˈflɒɹəns/
ipa: [ˈflɔ̟ɹəns]
rhymes: -ɒɹəns
Etymology: 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. Doublet of Firenze.
The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.
Senses: related: word: Firenze
glosses: A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
related: word: Firenze
glosses: A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.
related: word: Firenze
glosses: A former province of Tuscany.
examples: text: It is a sweet name, Florence, but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes.
ref: 1840, William Gilmore Simms, Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi, Donohue, Henneberry, published 1890, page 398:
text: 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.
ref: 2006, Sophie Hannah, Little Face, Soho, published 2007, →ISBN, page 3:
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Derived terms: Flo
Florence County
Florence fennel
Florence flask
Florence Nightingale
Florentine
Flossie
St Florence