Florence
UK/ˈflɒɹəns//ˈfloɹəns/
Florence proper noun: a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
Proper noun (1)
Florence
- A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
- A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.
- A former province of Tuscany.
- 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.1840, William Gilmore Simms, Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi, Donohue, Henneberry, published 1890, page 398
- 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.2006, Sophie Hannah, Little Face, Soho, published 2007, →ISBN, page 3
- A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9142).
- A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
- A town, the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
- A statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado.
- A village in Pike County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
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- A census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Marion County, Kansas, named after daughter of Samuel J. Crawford.
- A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
- A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
- A tiny city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
- A town in Rankin County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana.
- A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
- A township in New Jersey.
- A town in Oneida County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio.
- A coastal city in Lane County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina.
- A town in Codington County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
- A city in Williamson County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont.
- An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington.
- An unincorporated census-designated place, the county seat of Florence County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Florence County, Wisconsin, surrounding the census-designated place of the same name.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Florence Township.
- 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
Florence (plural Florences)
- 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 coyners1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC
- A kind of silk fabric; florentine.
Proper noun (2)
Florence
- A male given name from Latin.
Florence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Florence in Hindi
- city in Tuscany, Italy
- फ़्लोरेन्स florens
- metropolitan city of Tuscany, Italy
- फ़्लोरेन्स florens
- female given name
- फ़्लोरेन्स florens
Florence in Tamil
- city in Tuscany, Italy
- புளோரன்சு puḷōraṉcu
Florence in Marathi
- city in Tuscany, Italy
- फ्लोरेन्स phlorensa
- metropolitan city of Tuscany, Italy
- फ्लोरेन्स phlorensa
- female given name
- फ्लोरेन्स phlorensa
Florence in Urdu
- city in Tuscany, Italy
- فلورنس
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- Florence in Bengali
- ফ্লোরেন্স phlōrenśo
- Florence in Telugu
- ఫ్లోరెన్స్ phlōrens
- Florence in Malayalam
- ഫ്ലോറൻസ് phlōṟaṉsŭ
- Florence in Punjabi
- ਫਲੋਰੈਂਸ phalorains
- Florence in Sanskrit
- फ्लोरेंस phloreṃsa
- Florence in Nepali
- फ्लोरेन्स phlorensa
- Florence in Tagalog
- Plorensya
- Florence in Arabic
- فْلُورَنْسَا flūransā, فْلُورَنْسَة flūransa
- Florence in Persian
- فلورانس florâns
- Florence in Thai
- ฟลอเรนซ์ flɔɔ-rén, ฟีเรนเซ
- Florence in Vietnamese
- Flơ-ren-xơ, Phi-rên-xê
Forms of Florence
| plural | Florences |
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Origin of Florence
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.
Borrowed from French Florence m (male given name, archaic form of Florent), from Latin Flōrentius.
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Questions about Florence
- What does Florence mean?
- Florence means a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
- What is Florence in Hindi?
- Florence in Hindi is फ़्लोरेन्स (florens). See Florence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Florence?
- Florence can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Florence?
- Florence is pronounced /ˈflɒɹəns/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Florence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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