What does Florence mean?

Florence means "blossoming, flourishing"

How do we pronounce Florence?

Florence \flo-ren-ce, fl-ore-nce\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Florence can also be used as a meaning of boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced FLOWRahNS (English) or FLowRAONS (French) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Florence: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"

What is the origin of Florence?

Florence's language of origin is Latin. It is used predominantly in English and French. The name Florence means 'blossoming, flourishing; from Florence'. Derived from the word florens which is of the meaning 'blossoming, flourishing'. An old form of the name is Florentia (Latin). Florence is the feminine version of the German baby name Florens. The name Florence is widely used; it has 41 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Florence name Fiorentina meaning, Florella meaning, name Floren meaning, meaning of Florene, Florenteana meaning of name, what does the name Florenteane mean, short names for Florenteena, Florenteene meaning and origin, Florentine definition, Florentyna pronounciation, Florentyne meaning and origin, what does the name Florice mean, nicknames for Florina, baby name Florinda, Florine name, meaning of Florinia, Floris name popularity, meaning of Florrance, Florri meaning of name, Florynce meaning and origin, name Floss meaning, Flossey meaning and origin, name Flossy, and Floy name popularity. Other English forms the contracted forms Flo pronounciation and Flor name variations, the diminutives Florie name variations, name Florrie, Florry name, and Flossie definition, and the spelling variant Florance definition. Forms used in foreign languages the Italian Fiorenza meaning of name, the Irish Flann name popularity, the Spanish Florencia meaning, the Polish Florens meaning, the German short names for Florentia, the Spanish short names for Florentina, the German name Florenz origin, the Italian Florenza definition, the German name Florenzia, and the Spanish Florida meaning.

A famous person named Florence is Florence Nightingale, Nurse, born 12 May 1820 - 13 August 1910, Florence, Italy.

List of baby names that sound like Florence:

the English meaning of Florance, the Polish meaning of Florens, the German Florenz meaning, the name name Florynce origin, the Italian Florenza definition, the name short names for Florrance, the Polish baby name Florynka, the Spanish name Florencia meaning, and the German Florenzia pronounciation.

The baby name Florence fun facts:

The name Florence in reverse order is "Ecnerolf".

The numerological value of the name Florence is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Florence?

Florence is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames