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Florence

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French Florence f, 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.

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Florence

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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the city of Florence, Italy
  2. A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
    Alternative form: Firenze
  4. A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.
    Alternative form: Firenze
  5. (historical) A former province of Tuscany.
    Alternative form: Firenze
  6. A female given name from Latin.
    • 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.
  7. A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  8. A suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
  9. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
    2. A town, the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona.
    3. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
    4. A statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado.
    5. A village in Pike County, Illinois.
    6. An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
    7. A census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
    8. A minor city in Marion County, Kansas, named after daughter of Samuel J. Crawford.
    9. A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
    10. An unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
    11. A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    12. A tiny city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
    13. A town in Rankin County, Mississippi.
    14. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
    15. A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana.
    16. A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
    17. A township in New Jersey.
    18. A town in Oneida County, New York.
    19. An unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio.
    20. A coastal city in Lane County, Oregon.
    21. An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
    22. A city, the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina.
    23. A town in Codington County, South Dakota.
    24. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
    25. A city in Williamson County, Texas.
    26. An unincorporated community in the town of Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont.
    27. An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington.
    28. An unincorporated census-designated place, the county seat of Florence County, Wisconsin.
    29. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin, surrounding the census-designated place of the same name.
    30. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Florence Township.
  10. (historical) A medieval and early modern republic centered on the city of Florence in Italy that existed from 1115 to 1185 and from 1197 to 1569 when the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was formed.
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Noun

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Florence (plural Florences)

  1. (historical) An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
    • 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
      he first gold that K. Edw . 3. coyned , was in the yeare 1343 , and the peeces were called Florences because Florentines were the coyners
  2. (historical) A kind of silk fabric; florentine. [from 15th century]

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French Florence m (male given name, archaic form of Florent), from Latin Flōrentius.

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Florence

  2. (obsolete) A male given name from Latin.

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Latin flōrens
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin Flōrentia
Middle French Florence
French Florencebor.
Dutch Florence

    Borrowed from French Florence, from Middle French Florence, from Latin Flōrentia, from flōrens (“flowering”) + -ia (suffix forming place names).

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    Florence n

    1. Florence (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy)
    2. Florence (a metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence)
      Synonym: Florentië (obsolete)
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    Etymology 1

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    Etymology tree
    Latin flōrens
    Proto-Indo-European *-yós
    Proto-Italic *-ios
    Old Latin -ios
    Latin -ius
    Latin -ia
    Latin Flōrentia
    Middle French Florence
    French Florence

      Inherited from Middle French Florence, from Latin Flōrentia, from flōrens (“flowering”) + -ia (suffix forming place names).

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      Florence f

      1. Florence (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy)
      2. Florence (a metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence)
      3. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Florence, feminine form of the saint's name Florent
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      Etymology 2

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      Etymology tree
      Latin Flōrentius
      Middle French Florence
      French Florence

        Inherited from Middle French Florence, from Latin Flōrentius.

        Compare French Maxence m, from Latin Maxentius.

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        Florence m

        1. a male given name from Latin, archaic form of Florent
          • 1678, La vie des saints pour tous les jours de l’année, volume 2, Paris, page 97:
            Pendant donc que ſaint Eutique gouvernoit tres-ſaintement le Monaſtere d’où on l’avoit elû Abbé, ſaint Florence demeurant ſeul dans ce lieu où il avoit accoutumé de gouter juſque là une ſi douce compagnie, eut quelque petit nuage d’ennuy : [...]
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          • 1686, Recueil des factums, page 130:
            Saint Tibery, ſaint Modeſte & ſaint Florence ſont des Martyrs de nôtre Province & de nôtre voiſinage.
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          • 1865, Édouard Fétis, Catalogue descriptif et historique du Musée royal de Belgique, Bruxelles, page 285:
            […] parmi les reliques possédées par les Capucins se trouvaient celles de saint Agapit et de saint Florence […] mais ils avaient changé saint Florent ou Florence (Florentius) en saint Fulgence.
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          • 1867, Le Martyrologe d’Usuard, volume 2, Lyon, page 348:
            Il n’y est question ni de saint Géréon, ni de saint Casse, ni de saint Florence.
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        Florence f

        1. Florence (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy)
        2. Florence (a metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence)
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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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        Florence f (4th declension)

        1. Florence (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy)
        2. Florence (a metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence)

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        Declension of Florence (5th)
        singular
        (vienskaitlis)         		plural
        (daudzskaitlis)
        nominative Florence —
        genitive Florences —
        dative Florencei —
        accusative Florenci —
        instrumental Florenci —
        locative Florencē —
        vocative Florence —

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        Etymology 1

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        Etymology tree
        Latin flōrens
        Proto-Indo-European *-yós
        Proto-Italic *-ios
        Old Latin -ios
        Latin -ius
        Latin -ia
        Latin Flōrentia
        Middle French Florence

          From Latin Flōrentia, from flōrens (“flowering”) + -ia (suffix forming place names).

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          Florence f

          1. Florence (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy)
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          Etymology 2

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          Latin Flōrentius
          Middle French Florence

            From Latin Flōrentius.

            Compare Middle French Maxence m, from Latin Maxentius.

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            Florence m

            1. a male given name from Latin
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            Tagalog

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            Borrowed from English Florence.

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            Florence (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

            1. a female given name from English
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