Florence
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French Florence, from Latin Florentia ( as a given name, a feminine form of Florentius), from florens (“flowering, flourishing”).
- The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city
[edit] Proper noun
Florence
- A province of Tuscany, Italy.
- The capital city of the province Florence.
- The capital city of the Deparment of Caquetá, Colombia.
- A female given name
[edit] Derived terms
- Florentine
- (pet forms of the given name): Flo, Flossie
[edit] Quotations
- 1840 William Gilmore Simms, Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi, Donohue, Henneberry, 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, 2007, ISBN 1569474680, 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.
[edit] Translations
city
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female given name
[edit] See also
[edit] French
[edit] Proper noun
Florence f.
- Florence (province)
- Florence (city)
- A female given name, feminine form of the saint's name Florent.
