meaning of name florence
Florence is an English given name for girls. It is the French version after Saint Florentia, Roman martyr under Diocletian.It comes from Latin florens, florentius blossoming, verb floreo, meaning to flower, in the sense of a blossom.Florence was in olden times also used as a translation of the Latin version Florentius, and may be used in this context as a male given name. notable Florence was Florence Nightingale, who was a nurse in British hospitals during the Crimean War and is usually considered the founder of modern nursing. She was given the name because she was born in Florence, Italy.