The story behind 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.
Other language forms and explanations (4)
English entry
Borrowed from French Florence m (male given name, archaic form of Florent), from Latin Flōrentius.
French entry
a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Florence, feminine form of the saint's name Florent
French entry
French Florence Inherited from Middle French Florence, from Latin Flōrentius. Compare French Maxence m, from Latin Maxentius.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Florence.
Pronunciation
Canada, General-American: /ˈfloɹəns/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈflɒɹəns/
- New-York-City: /ˈflɑɹɪns/
- Australia: /ˈflɔɹəns/
- New-Zealand: /ˈflɒɹəns/
- New-Zealand: [ˈflɔ̟ɹəns]
- French: /flɔ.ʁɑ̃s/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈfloɾens/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈfloː.ɾɛn̪s]
- Tagalog: /ˈploɾens/
- Tagalog: [ˈploː.ɾɛn̪s]
Popularity
Florence ranked #391 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Florence
Fabrice
Borrowed from Latin Fabricius, name of a plebeian Roman gens, of unknown origin, but often explained as from faber (“skillful, one who works with hands”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Felice
Inherited from Latin Felix (“fortunate, lucky, happy”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fortuné
From Latin Fortunatus. Doublet of Fortunat.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends É
- same syllable count
- similar length
Francine
Borrowed from French Francine. Borrowed from English Francine, from French Francine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Antaine
From Latin Antōnius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aristée
Borrowed from Latin Aristaeus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Florence
Abigail
From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Florence
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abigail
From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length