Why was Florence Nightingale named after the city of Florence?

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“Lady with the Lamp” — Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari (Üsküdar), writing letters for wounded soldiers of the Crimean War, 1855.

Florence Nightingale was named after the city of Florence, Italy, which was her place of birth. She was born there on May 12, 1820, while her parents, William Edward and Frances Nightingale, were traveling during an extended European honeymoon.12