Florence: A female name said to have been Anglicised from Finin or Fineen, an Irish name used by men, meaning "flourishing. The English version is probably derived from Flora, the goddess of flowers. It might also mean "white," or "fair." Danish, Florenz; Dutch, Florentia; French, Florence; German, Florenz; Italian, Fiorenza; Latin, Florentia; Spanish, Florencia; Swedish, Florenz.

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