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Florence f, formerly also m

English and French: medieval form of the Latin masculine name Florentius (a derivative of florens blossoming, flourishing) and its feminine form Florentia. In the Middle Ages the name was borne by men (for example, the historian Florence of Worcester), but it is now exclusively a female name, except in Ireland, where it has been used as an Anglicized form of Flaithrí (see FLORRY (SEE Florry)) and FÍNÍN (SEE Fínín). In the second half of the 19th century the female name was revived, being given in honour of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), the founder of modern nursing, who organized a group of nurses to serve in the Crimean War. She herself received the name because she was born in the Italian city of Florence (Latin Florentia, Italian Firenze).

Short form: English: Flo f.

Pet forms: English: Florrie, Flossie f.