Florida

Place name and Spanish from Latin
"flowery"

Florida Origin and Meaning

The name Florida is a girl's name of Spanish, Latin origin meaning "flowery".

Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.

# 841 in the US

Florida Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Florida

  • Florida FriebusAmerican actress

Florida in Pop Culture

  • Florida Evanscharacter on TV series "Good Times" and "Maude"
  • Florida Vervaincharacter in "A Foregone Conclusion" (1875) by William Dean Howells
  • FloridaUSA
  • Florida Manan Internet meme involving headlines for obscure crimes in Florida that usually begin with “Florida Man”