Florence

Florence is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Flourishing; in bloom.

What Florence means

Flourishing; in bloom.

Florence sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Florence comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Florence is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Florence?

Florence is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Florence is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Florence

Two ideas meet in Florence: flowers and growing things, the long-established classics and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Flower, Classic, Nature

Names like Florence

These share Florence's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Rose — The rose flower.
• Flora — Flower; goddess of spring.
• Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
• Camellia — The camellia flower.
• Laura — Laurel; victory and honour.
• Laurel — The laurel; honour and victory.
• Olive — The olive tree; peace.
• Rosa — Rose.
• Rosemary — Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
• Sylvia — From the forest.
• Fabian — Bean grower.
• Sylvester — From the forest; wild.

More Latin names

• Flora — Flower; goddess of spring.
• Frances — Free one; from France.
• Flavia — Golden; fair-haired.
• Francis — Free one; Frenchman.
• Fidelis — Faithful.
• Gaius — To rejoice.
• Felix — Happy, fortunate, lucky.
• Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
• Felicity — Intense happiness; good fortune.
• Honor — Honesty and high respect.