Florence is usually a feminine

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. It is derived from the French version of (Saint) ''Florentia'', a Roman martyr under

Diocletian Diocletian ( ; ; ; 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia (Roman province), Dalmatia. As with other Illyri ...

. The Latin ''florens, florentius'' means "blossoming", verb ''floreo'', meaning "I blossom / I flower / I flourish". Florence was in the past also used as a translation of the Latin version Florentius, and may be used in this context as a masculine given name.

Popularity and history

A notable increased use of the name came in the aftermath of

Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English Reform movement, social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during th ...

, a nurse in British hospitals during the

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and is usually considered the founder of modern nursing. She was given the name because she was born in

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

, Italy. The 14th century wife of Richard de Wylughby, of London, was named Florence. A later example is Florence Wrey (d. 1718), wife of John Cole of the Irish County of Fermanagh (married in 1707), who was herself named after her mother, Florence Rolle, the wife of

Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet (1653–1696) of Tawstock Court in North Devon, was a Member of Parliament and a noted duellist. He commanded a regiment of horse after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, serving under James Scott, 1st Duke ...

(c. 1653–1696) of

Tawstock Tawstock is a village, civil parish and former Manorialism, manor in North Devon in the English county of Devon, England. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Barnstaple, Bishop's Tawton, Atherington, Devon, Athe ...

, Devon, and the daughter of Sir John Rolle (d. 1706) of

Stevenstone Stevenstone is a former Manorialism, manor within the parish of St Giles in the Wood, near Great Torrington, North Devon. It was the chief seat of the Rolle family, one of the most influential and wealthy of Devon families, from c. 1524 un ...

, by his wife and distant cousin Florence Rolle (1630–1705), an even earlier Florence, the daughter and heiress of Denys Rolle (1614–1638), of Stevenstone and Bicton in Devon. This name is also of note because John Cole built a large mansion in Northern Ireland which he named

Florence Court Florence Court is a large 18th-century house and estate located 8 miles south-west of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is set in the foothills of Cuilcagh Mountain. The nearby village is distinguished by the one-word name Flo ...

after his wife. John Cole's grandson, Lord Mountflorence, planted a peculiarly upright yew tree in the grounds of Florence Court, which was to become the mother tree of all Irish Yews or " Florence Court Yews".

Usage

Florencia, a Spanish version, is among the most popular names for baby girls in

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and

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. Florence was most popular in the United States between 1900 and 1940, when it was in the top 100 names given to baby girls. It then declined in use for girls after the 1970s but has been increasing in popularity. It has been ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn American girls since 2017 and ranked in 622nd place on the popularity chart, with 473 uses, in 2022. It was among the 1,000 most popular names for American boys between 1880 and 1914. It then declined in use for boys. The name was given to seven American boys in 2022. The name has ranked among the top 100 names for newborn girls in

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and

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since 2008 and among the top 10 names for girls there since 2021. It was among the top 100 names for newborn girls in

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between 1900 and 1942, after which it declined in use. It has since returned to popularity and has been among the top 100 names for girls there since 2013. It was the 39th most popular name for girls there in 2022. It has been among the too 100 names for newborn girls in

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

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since 2016 and among the top 50 names since 2019. Florence was the 30th most popular name for newborn girls in

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in 2021 and the fourth most popular name given to baby girls in

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, Canada in 2021 It dropped to 35th in Canada in 2022. In

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

, the name ranked in 180th place on the popularity chart in 2021, a decline from its peak in popularity in 2000 and 2001, when it was among the top 100 names for newborn Belgian girls. In

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, the name was among the top 500 names for girls between 1900 and 1992, and at its peak popularity between 1963 and 1973, when it was among the 20 most popular names for French girls.

Name variants

Alternate forms include: *Florance (English) *Florentine (German) *Fiorentina, Fiorenza (Italian) *Florencia, Florencita, Floriana, Florinia (Spanish) *Flóra (Hungarian) English nicknames for Florence include Flo, Florrie and Flossie. Florent and Florenz are masculine equivalents. Florence itself has also been used for boys (Latin ''Florentius''), particularly in Ireland where it was used as an anglicisation of Irish Finnian or Flaithrí.Patricia Hanks and Flavia Hodges, ''A Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press 1990

Notable people

Women

Florence Auer Florence Auer (March 3, 1880 – May 14, 1962) was an American theater and motion picture actress whose career spanned more than five decades. Life and career Born in Albany, New York, Auer began her career on East Coast stages at the turn ...

(1880–1962), American actress * Florence Austin (1884–1927), American violinist *

Florence Balgarnie Florence Balgarnie (19 August 1856 – 25 March 1928) was a British suffragette, speaker, pacifist, feminist, and temperance activist. Characterised as a "staunch Liberal", and influenced by Lydia Becker, Balgarnie began her support of women's ...

(1856–1928), British suffragette, speaker, pacifist, feminist, temperance activist *

Florence Ballard Florence Glenda Chapman (''née'' Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number- ...

(1943–1976), African-American singer *

Florence Bascom Florence Bascom (July 14, 1862 – June 18, 1945) was a pioneer American woman geologist and educator. Bascom became an anomaly in the 19th century when she earned two bachelor's degrees and a masters degree. Earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1882, an ...

(1862–1945), American geologist * Florence Beatty-Brown (1912–2002), American sociologist * Florence Beaumont (died 1967), one of eight Americans known to have set themselves on fire in protest of the Vietnam War * Florence Hague Becker (1886–1971), 16th President General of the

Daughters of the American Revolution The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (often abbreviated as DAR or NSDAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a patriot of the American Revolutionary War. A non-p ...

Florence Blatrix-Contat Florence Blatrix-Contat (born 30 March 1966) is a French politician from the Socialist Party. She was elected Senator for Ain Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain riv ...

(born 1966), French politician *

Florence Blenkiron Florence Margaret Charlotte Blenkiron (later Kingaby, also Margaret Kingaby; 24 April 1904 – 4 March 1991) was the first woman to win a gold medal for reaching over 100 mph on a motorcycle at Brooklands race track. With Theresa Wallach, ...

(1904–1991), British motorcyclist and record breaker * Florence Bolan, U.S. Secret Service special agent *

Florence Brenzikofer Florence Brenzikofer (born 15 April 1975 in Binningen, Switzerland, Binningen, Basel-Landschaft) is a politician of the Green Party of Switzerland who has been a member of the National Council (Switzerland), National Council since 2019. Career Br ...

(born 1975), Swiss politician * Florence V. Brittingham (1856–1891), American poet, short story writer *

Florence Bjelke-Petersen Florence Isabel Bjelke-Petersen (née Gilmour; 11 August 1920 – 20 December 2017) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Senate from 1981 to 1993, and was the wife of the longest-serving Premier of Queensland, Sir Jo ...

(1920–2017), politician, writer and wife of the longest serving premier

Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005) was an Australian politician and farmer who served as premier of Queensland between 1968 and 1987, for almost 20 years, as state leader of the National Party (earlier known as the C ...

Florence Bore Florence Chepngetich Koskey Bore is a Kenyan politician from the United Democratic Alliance (Kenya) who is a former Minister of Labour and Social Protection since 2022. She was sacked from her Cabinet position on July 11, 2024, when President Ruto ...

, Kenyan politician * Florence Caddy (1837–1923), English writer *

Florence Loiret Caille Florence Loiret Caille (born 26 June 1975) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1996. Filmography References External links * 1975 births Living people French film actresses {{France-film-acto ...

(born 1975), French actress * Florence Missouri Caton (1875–1917), British nurse who served in Serbia during World War I *

Florence Anderson Clark Florence Anderson Clark (, Anderson; June 10, 1835 – March 19, 1918) was an American author, newspaper editor, librarian, and university administrator. She served for 14 years as assistant librarian at the University of Texas (UT), and in honor ...

(1835–1918), American author, newspaper editor, librarian, university dean * Florence Abigail Cowles (1878-1958), American cookbook author and journalist * Florence Avalon Daggett (1907–2002), American filmmaker * Florence Daysh (1908–1979), Barbadian social worker and politician *

Florence Delay Florence Delay (; born 19 March 1941 in Paris) is a French writer. She has been a member of the Académie française since 2000. She has notably written novels, essays and plays (in collaboration with Jacques Roubaud) and has translated texts f ...

(born 1941), French actress * Florence Eid-Oakden, Lebanese-British economist * Florence Eiseman (1899–1988), American children's clothing designer *

Florence Eshalomi Florence Dauta Eshalomi (''née'' Nosegbe; born 18 September 1980) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, formerly Vauxhall, since 2019. A Member of the Labour and Co-operative pa ...

(born 1980), British politician * Florence Ezeh (born 1977), French-Togolese hammer thrower *

Florence Faivre Florence Vanida Faivre (; born 8 June 1983) is a French and Thai actress and model. She began her career as a teen television hostess in Thailand, and later branched into modelling and acting, making her film debut starring in the 2004 film ''Th ...

(born 1983), Thai actress and model *

Florence Fang Florence Fang (; born 1933/1934) is a Chinese-American businesswoman, publisher, and philanthropist active in the San Francisco area. She is the former owner of the ''San Francisco Examiner'' and other media titles and has been a fund-raiser for ...

(born 1933/1934), American businesswoman, publisher and philanthropist *

Florence Gerald Florence Melton Gerald (1858–1942) was an American stage actress, poet, and writer. She was known for her acting roles in Broadway theatre. Early life and education Florence Melton Gerald was born on September 23, 1858, in New Orleans, to ...

(1858–1942), American writer, stage actress *

Florence Holmes Gerke Florence Holmes Gerke (1896–1964) was an American landscape architect and newspaper editor. Early life and education Florence Holmes Hill was born in Portland, Oregon, February 16, 1898. Her father was Joseph A. Hill. Her mother, Edith Knight Ho ...

(1896-1964), American landscape architect * Florence Magruder Gilmore (1881-1945), American author *

Florence Hackett Florence Hackett (; January 1882August21, 1954) was an American film actress in the silent era. She was allegedly married to veteran film star Arthur V. Johnson, reputedly D.W. Griffith's favorite actor. Previously she was married to a man na ...

(1884–1954), American silent film actress *

Florence Harding Florence Mabel Harding (née Kling; August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924) was First Lady of the United States from 1921 until her husband's death in 1923 as the wife of President Warren G. Harding. Harding had initially studied to be a con ...

(1860–1924), wife of American president Warren G. Harding *

Florence Hartley Florence Hartley was a Victorian-era writer whose work was meant for women of the era, covering topics of etiquette and needlework. She was also an advocate for women's health. Biography Florence Hartley never married. Little else is known ab ...

, American writer of the Victorian era *

Florence Hay Florence Hay (died May 24, 1982) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.Florence Hay< ...

, American baseball player *

Florence Henderson Florence Agnes Henderson (February 14, 1934 – November 24, 2016) was an American singer and actress. With a career spanning six decades, she is best known for her starring role as Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom ''The Brady Bunch''. Henderson ...

(1934–2016), American actress and singer *

Florence Hoath Florence Angela L. Hoath (born 12 July 1984) is a British actress. Career The daughter of actress Tina Martin (1948-2024), Hoath was born in London and made her film debut in the 1993 screen adaptation of ''Secret Rapture'' at the age of eigh ...

(born 1984), British actress * Florence Sally Horner, the child whose kidnapping inspired and is referenced in Vladimir Nabokov's novel ''Lolita'' * Florence Frances Huberwald, American singer, teacher, suffragist, national leader of the women's movement *

Florence Hunt Florence Hunt (born 2 February 2007) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Hyacinth in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). She was named a 2024 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow. Early life and educati ...

(born 2007), English actress * Florence Huntley (1861–1912), American journalist, editor, humorist, occult author * Florence Carpenter Ives (1854–1900), American journalist *

Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur coloratura soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor sing ...

(1868–1944), American soprano *

Florence Fuller Florence Ada Fuller (1867 – 17 July 1946) was a South African-born Australian artist. Originally from Port Elizabeth, Fuller migrated as a child to Melbourne with her family. There she trained with her uncle Robert Hawker Dowling and teacher ...

(1867–1946), Australian artist * Florence Johnston, fictional character on the TV series ''The Jeffersons'' and ''Checking In'' *

Florence Griffith Joyner Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded. She was married to Al Joyner, a 198 ...

(1959–1998), American athlete in track and field *

Florence Kelley Florence Molthrop Kelley (September 12, 1859 – February 17, 1932) was an American social and political reformer who coined the term wage abolitionism. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's ...

(1859–1932), American social reformist and feminist *

Florence King Florence Virginia King (January 5, 1936 – January 6, 2016) was an American novelist, essayist and columnist. While her early writings focused on the American South and those who live there, much of King's later work was published in ''Natio ...

(1936–2016), Mississippi author * Florence Klingensmith (1904–1933), American aviator * Florence Knapp (supercentenarian) (1873–1988), American supercentenarian * Florence E.S. Knapp (1875–1949), American politician * Florence Knight, British chef and columnist *

Florence Knoll Florence Marguerite Knoll Bassett ( Schust; May 24, 1917 – January 25, 2019) was an American architect, interior designer, furniture designer, and entrepreneur who has been credited with revolutionizing office design and bringing modernist de ...

(1917–2019), American architect * Florence E. Kollock (1848-1925), American Universalist minister and lecturer * Florence LaBadie (1888–1917), Canadian silent movie actress *

Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as the "first movie star", and was long thought to be the first film act ...

(1890–1938), inventor and actress, referred to as "The First Movie Star" *

Florence Littauer Florence Littauer (née Chapman; April 27, 1928 – July 11, 2020) was an American Christian self-help author and public speaker. Littauer is best known for her series of books based upon the Personality Plus personality system. She was listed a ...

(1928–2020), American writer and public speaker *

Florence Marly Florence Marly (2 June 1919 – 9 November 1978) was a Czech-born French film actress. During World War II, Marly moved to neutral Argentina with her Jewish husband, film director Pierre Chenal, where she appeared in several films. She also acte ...

(1919–1978), Czech film and television actress *

Florence Violet McKenzie Florence Violet McKenzie (; 28 September 1890 – 23 May 1982), affectionately known as "Mrs Mac", was Australia's first female electrical engineer, founder of the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC) and lifelong promoter for techn ...

(1890–1982), known as "Mrs Mac", Australia's first female

electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, founder of the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps *

Florence Mills Florence Mills (born Florence Winfrey; January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927), billed as the "Queen of Happiness", was an American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian. Life and career Florence Mills (Florence Winfrey) was born a daughter of for ...

(1896–1927), actress in 1920s black theatre and the Harlem Renaissance * Florence Mudzingwa, Zimbabwean disability rights activist *

Florence Newton Florence Newton (died 1661) was an alleged Irish witch, known as the "Witch of Youghal", who died during what St John Seymour said was one of the most important examples of Irish witch trials. Witch trial Florence Newton was described as an old b ...

(fl. 1661), Irish alleged witch *

(1820–1910), pioneer of modern nursing * Florence Sillers Ogden (1891–1971), American columnist, segregationist, and white supremacist *

Florence Oloo Florence Oloo (born 1960) is a Kenyan scientist and professor of chemical sciences at the Technical University of Kenya, in Nairobi. She was the first Kenyan woman to receive a PhD in Chemistry. Biography Florence Oloo was born in Eldoret in 196 ...

(born 1960), Kenyan scientist and professor of chemical sciences *

Florence Price Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was act ...

(1887–1953), African-American composer and teacher *

Florence Provendier Florence Provendier (; born 28 October 1965) is a French politician who was Member of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency from 2018 to 2022. Education She graduated from ESSEC Business School. Political career In the 2017 Fre ...

(born 1965), French politician *

Florence Pugh Florence Pugh ( ; born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. Her accolades include a British Independent Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. After making her acting debut in the drama film ' ...

, (born 1996), English actress * Florence Marjorie Robertson (1904–1986), British actress and singer *

Florence Sabin Florence Rena Sabin (November 9, 1871 – October 3, 1953) was an American medical scientist. She was a pioneer for women in science; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman el ...

(1871–1953), anatomist and pathologist, first female professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School * Florence Senanayake (1903-1988), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP for Kiriella * Florence Wells Slater (1864–1941), American entomologist and schoolteacher *

Florence Stephens Florence Elisabet Stephens (5 October 1881 – 2 April 1979) was a wealthy Swedish landowner, known as ''Fröken på Huseby'' ("the Lady of Huseby") for her estate at Huseby. She was the main figure in the Huseby Affair (, "Huseby scandal"), one ...

(1881–1979), landholder and the main figure of the Huseby court case *

Florence Stoney Florence Ada Stoney (4 February 1870 – 7 October 1932) was an Irish people, Irish physician who was the first female radiology, radiologist in the United Kingdom. During World War I she served abroad as head of the X-ray department and of sta ...

(1870–1932), Irish physician, first female

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in the

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. *

Florence Sulman Florence Sulman (13 January 1876–15 June 1965) was an English-Australian author and educationalist. Life and work Sulman was born in Bromley, England on 13 January 1876. She was the eldest daughter of John Sulman and Sarah Clarke. She attend ...

(1876–1965), English-Australian author and educationalist * Florence M. Sullivan (1930–2020), New York politician * Florence Trail (1854–1944), American educator, writer * Florence Tsagué Assopgoum (born 1977), Cameroonian political scientist and writer *

Florence Turner Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by h ...

(1885–1946), American actress * Florence Vandamm (1883–1966), British photographer * Florence Signaigo Wagner (1919–2019), American botanist who served as president of the American Fern Society *

Florence Warfield Sillers Florence Carson Warfield Sillers (September 25, 1869 – April 5, 1958) was an American socialite and historian. A member of an influential American family with colonial ties, Sillers was a prominent figure of Mississippi society and was a foundi ...

(1869–1958), American historian and socialite *

Florence Welch Florence Leontine Mary Welch
(born 28 ...

(born 1986), British singer and frontwoman of indie rock band Florence and the Machine * Florence Winsome Leighton (born 1948), British television presenter known as

Wincey Willis Wincey Willis (born Florence Winsome Leighton; 8 August 1948 – 19 December 2024) was a British television and radio broadcaster who achieved national fame in the 1980s. She was perhaps best known for being part of the line up at TV-am, the UK's ...

* Florence Duval West (1840–1881), American poet * Florence Hull Winterburn (1858–?), American author, editor * Florence Wyman-Richardson (1855–1920), American suffragist

Men

Florence of Worcester __NOTOC__ Florence of Worcester (; died 1118) was a monk of Worcester, who played some part in the production of the '' Chronicon ex chronicis'', a Latin world chronicle which begins with the creation and ends in 1140.Keynes, "Florence". The natu ...

(died 1118), medieval chronicler * Florance Broadhurst (1861–1909), West Australian businessman *

Florence Crauford Grove Florence Crauford Grove (12 March 1838 – 17 August 1902) was an English mountaineer and author, sometimes known as F. Crauford Grove. He led the first expedition to ascend the higher summit of Mount Elbrus and was at one time president o ...

(1838-1902) English mountaineer * Florence Hensey (), Irish-born French spy *

Florence O'Donoghue Florence O'Donoghue (22 July 1894–18 December 1967) was an Irish revolutionary who served as head of intelligence of the Cork No. 1 Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. While opposed to the Anglo-Iris ...

(1894–1967), Irish revolutionary and historian * Florentius Volusenus (1504-1546/7), Scottish humanist whose name is also spelled Florence Wolson, Wolsey, or Wilson

References

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