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Florence¹

  • /ˈflɒɹəns/ UK
  • /ˈfloɹəns/ Canada, US
  • /ˈflɑɹɪns/ New York City
  • /ˈflɔɹəns/ Australia
  • /ˈflɒɹəns/ New Zealand
  • [ˈflɔ̟ɹəns] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɹəns

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

  1. A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.
  3. historical A former province of Tuscany.
  4. A female given name from Latin. It is a sweet name, Florence, but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes.
  5. A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  6. A suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9142).
  7. A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
  8. A town, the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona.
  9. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
  10. A statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado.
  11. A village in Pike County, Illinois.
  12. An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
  13. A census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
  14. A minor city in Marion County, Kansas, named after daughter of Samuel J. Crawford.
  15. A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
  16. An unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
  17. A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  18. A tiny city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
  19. A town in Rankin County, Mississippi.
  20. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
  21. A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana.
  22. A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
  23. A township and census-designated place therein, in Burlington County, New Jersey.
  24. A town in Oneida County, New York.
  25. An unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio.
  26. A coastal city in Lane County, Oregon.
  27. An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  28. A city, the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina.
  29. A town in Codington County, South Dakota.
  30. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
  31. A city in Williamson County, Texas.
  32. An unincorporated community in the town of Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont.
  33. An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington.
  34. An unincorporated census-designated place, the county seat of Florence County, Wisconsin.
  35. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin, surrounding the census-designated place of the same name.
  36. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Florence Township.
  37. 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.

noun Florences

  1. historical An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling. 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.

Florence²

  • /ˈflɒɹəns/ UK
  • /ˈfloɹəns/ Canada, US
  • /ˈflɑɹɪns/ New York City
  • /ˈflɔɹəns/ Australia
  • /ˈflɒɹəns/ New Zealand
  • [ˈflɔ̟ɹəns] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɹəns

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. obsolete A male given name from Latin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: firenze, messina, italy, warden, ferrara, lise, laurence, lawrence, merriam, florencia, florenz, prospering, blossoming, blooming, thriving, flourishing

Translations

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name city in Tuscany, Italy

EspañolFlorencia
한국어피렌체 pirenche
日本語フィレンツェ Firentse, フローレンス Furōrensu
中文佛羅倫薩 /佛罗伦萨 Fóluólúnsà
हिन्दीफ़्लोरेन्स florens
PortuguêsFlorença
FrançaisFlorence
DeutschFlorenz
ItalianoFirenze, Fiorenza
ΕλληνικάΦλωρεντία Florentía
RomânăFlorența
РусскийФлоре́нция Floréncija
Tiếng ViệtFlơ-ren-xơ, Phi-rên-xê
العربيةفْلُورَنْسَا flūransā
עבריתפִירֶנְצֶה Firéntzeh

name metropolitan city of Tuscany, Italy

EspañolFlorencia
हिन्दीफ़्लोरेन्स florens
PortuguêsFlorença
FrançaisFlorence
DeutschFlorenz
ItalianoFirenze
RomânăFlorența
العربيةفْلُورَنْسَا flūransā, فْلُورَنْسَة flūransa

name female given name

EspañolFlorencia
日本語フローレンス Furōrensu
中文弗洛倫絲 /弗洛伦丝 Fúluòlúnsī
हिन्दीफ़्लोरेन्स florens
PortuguêsFlorência
FrançaisFlorence
ItalianoFiorenza
ΕλληνικάΕυανθία Evanthía, Φλωρεντία Florentía

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@misc{florence_2026,
  title = {Florence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/florence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}