Talk:Florence (given name)

Many people beleive Florence Nightingale to be the first person named Florence, however I have heard of an earlier person, ...but I can't remember who it was. (Can anyone shed light on this?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.48.117 (talk) 20:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Ahh I found it, An Irish lord had a wife named Florence in the 17 Century, many of his descendents were also named thus. There is a link to a page here: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=z4oUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=florence+born&source=bl&ots=jaK9payAxv&sig=Pr0DXtzoHxYx67yDlOXi6dQ5yUg&hl=en&ei=LKlXSue0FsurjAfl1OjNDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1 Interestingly the Irish Yew is also called the Florence Court Yew, after the house wher eit was first planted. The house hasd been named after the first wife of one of the lords. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.48.117 (talk) 20:59, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Florence is also a male name, being much older than the female version. It survives as a common boys name in the south=west of Ireland. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_of_Worcester for one example. Also, for a fictional character, se 'Flurry Knox' in the Irish RM ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irish_R.M. ). Would someone who knows how to use Wikipedia please include these in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.79.34.93 (talk) 15:31, 23 July 2012 (UTC)