Girl · Latin
Florentia
Say it: flor-EN-shuh
Meaning
Latin florentia 'flowering, flourishing'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Found among early Christian women, used for both sexes in medieval Europe, and widely popular in English as Florence after 1850.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Florence |
|---|---|
| Italian | Fiorenza |
| Spanish | Florencia |
| French | Florence |
| Polish | Florentyna |
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
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