Florence
proper noun
- Italian city
- female given name
- place name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈflɒɹəns/ / /ˈfloɹəns/ / /ˈflɑɹɪns/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from French Florence m (male given name, archaic form of Florent), from Latin Flōrentius.
- A male given name from Latin.
noun
Etymology: 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.
- 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 coyners”
- A kind of silk fabric; florentine.