# florin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflɒɹɪn/ · frequency rank #61,474

## Definitions
1. Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
2. A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
3. The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
4. A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
5. A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.

## Etymology
From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/florin