Florence

Etymology
Florence:, from Florentia: ( as a given name, a feminine form of Florentius:), from florens:.
 * The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city

Proper noun

 * 1) A province of Tuscany, Italy.
 * 2) The capital city of the province Florence.
 * 3) The capital city of the Deparment of Caquetá, Colombia.

Derived terms

 * Florentine
 * Flo, Flossie

Quotations

 * 1840 William Gilmore Simms, Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi, Donohue, Henneberry, 1890, page 398
 * It is a sweet name, Florence, but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes.
 * 2006 Sophie Hannah, Little Face, Soho, 2007, ISBN 1569474680, page 3
 * I am glad that I chose the name Florence for my daughter, a real name with a history, rather than something that sounds as if it has been made up by a fifteen-year-old pop star's marketing team.

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian:


 * Macedonian: Фиренца


 * Arabic: فلورنسا
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: Florència
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 佛羅倫薩, 佛罗伦萨
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: Φλωρεντία [flo̞re̞ˈ(n)diˌa]


 * Icelandic: Flórens,  Fagurborg
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: フィレンツェ
 * Latin: Florentia
 * Macedonian: Фиренца
 * Polish:
 * Russian: Флоренция
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: Florens
 * Turkish:


 * French:
 * Greek:


 * Italian:
 * Spanish:

Proper noun

 * 1) Florence (province)
 * 2) Florence (city)
 * , feminine form of the saint's name Florent.

Derived terms

 * à la florentine
 * Florentin
 * florentin

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