When I hear
Florence as a name, I think primarily of
Florence Nightingale and
Florence Welch.
...so, I associate it with nurses, nightingales (and by extension: poetry, love, death), and indie rock...also, to a lesser degree, Italy.
It's a GP of mine, because those seem like interesting associations, and I think it's a nice enough sound, but I dislike place names in general.
The main reason I'm at all fond of
Virginia is because it's my sister's name...my mom called her
Virginia Dare sometimes we were growing up, which I think is a fun historical combo...and I guess it can come across as an unusual mix of weighty and delicate.
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