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Florence

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Florence: Place-name and Latin Meaning of Florence: "flourishing, prosperous"
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Florence, which has been neglected for decades, has a lot going for it, both for its floral feel and as a place name connection to the lovely Italian city (after which Florence Nightingale was named),and the association to the place seems to be helping Florence stir back to style life, along with cousin Flora.

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Famous People Named Florence

Florence Henderson, American actress and singer
Florence Griffith-Joyner, American athlete in track & field
Florence Ballard, American singer of The Supremes
Florence Mary Leontine Welch, English lead singer of Florence + the Machine
Florence Foster Jenkins, American soprano
Florence Nightingale, pioneering nurse
Florence Kelley, American social reformist and feminist
Florence King, American author
Florence Sabin, American medical scientist
Florence Harding, wife of US president Warren G. Harding
Florence Reed, American actress
Florence Rose Endellion Cameron (b. 2010), Daughter of British Prime Minister David Cameron
Florence Elsie Outhwaite (b. 2008), daughter of Tamzin Outhwaite and Tom Ellis
Sage Florence Galafassi (b. 2008), daughter of Toni Collette
Percy Florence, son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley

Pop Culture References for the Name Florence

Florence Johnston, character in The Jeffersons TV series
Florence Jean Castleberry, in the film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Florence+The Machine-band
Florence Reece, Union activist for the United Mine Workers in Harlan,KY in the 1930s. Wrote the song, "Which side are you on?"

Nicknames & Variations for Florence

Flo, Florance, Florella, Florentina, Florentine, Florentyna, Florian, Florice, Florie, Florina, Florinda, Florine, Floris, Florrance, Florrie, Florry, Florynce, Floss, Flossey, Flossie, Flossy

Florence's International Variations

Florentia (German) Blathnaid (Irish) Fiorentina, Fiorenza (Italian) Floriana, Florinia, Florencita, Florencia (Spanish)

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