Florences

Florences is the plural form of the given name Florence and can also refer to multiple places that carry the name Florence. In English usage, Florences may denote more than one person named Florence or more than one location named Florence. The given name Florence derives from Latin Florentia, historically associated with flowering, prosperity, and the Latin city name that became the English given name.

As a toponym, Florences may refer to several places named Florence. The most well known is Florence, Italy, the historic center of the Renaissance. In the United States, there are several towns named Florence, including Florence, Alabama; Florence, South Carolina; Florence, Kentucky; and Florence, Oregon. Additional small communities named Florence exist in other regions as well. The plural form Florences could be used when listing or discussing multiple such places.

As a personal name, Florence has been carried by many notable individuals, such as Florence Nightingale, Florence Welch, and Florence Griffith Joyner. When used in plural, Florences can refer to multiple people who share the given name, or to multiple figures discussed collectively. The term thus functions primarily as a linguistic plural rather than as a single, distinct entity. In any given context, clarification usually identifies whether the speaker is referring to people named Florence or to places named Florence.