California

Place-name

California Origin and Meaning

The name California is a girl's name .

Has not caught on as much as other Golden State place-names -- Sierra, Marin, West, or even Francisco -- probably because of its length.

Famous People Named California

  • Victoria California Claflin Woodhull
    American suffragist and presidential candidate
  • California Dream Taylor (b. 2011)
    daughter of rapper The Game

California in Pop Culture

  • California Morning "Lucy" Whipple
    main character in "The Ballad of Lucy Whipple" by Karen Cushman
  • "California Girls
    " song by The Beach Boys
  • "Dani California
    " Red Hot Chili Peppers song
  • "California Dreamin' "
    song by The Mamas and the Papas
  • "California Love
    " song by Tupac Shakur
  • "California Gurls
    " song by Katy Perry