Girl

Florence

FLOR-ens

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'florens' meaning 'blooming' or 'flourishing'—the Italian city name gains prestige from Florence Nightingale and Renaissance arts.”

Popularity Over Time

Florence US popularity rank over timeRank 3151 in 2009 to rank 7 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#7#1579#31511900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #435 in the United States.

Origin

ItalianLatin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

FloFlorrieFlossy

Style

ClassicRomanticGrandElegantTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Florence Nightingale
  • Florence Pugh
  • Florence + The Machine

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Italian city; French and English variant of Flora; works across cultures

People Also Ask

From Latin 'florens' meaning 'blooming' or 'flourishing'—the Italian city name gains prestige from Florence Nightingale and Renaissance arts.

Florence is currently ranked #435 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Florence include Flo, Florrie, Flossy.

Names that pair beautifully with Florence include Josephine, Genevieve, Cordelia, Matilda, Rosalind.