Florida

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish florida (“flowery”), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers. The state's name specifically is a shortening of la Florida (“the flowery one”) or Pascua Florida (“flowery Easter”). It is the oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US. The village in Orange County, New York was named in the 1760s from Latin flōrida (“flowery”). === Pronunciation === (Boston, Received Pronunciation, Canada) enPR: flŏrʹ-ĭ-də, IPA(key): /ˈflɒɹ.ɪ.də/, /ˈflɒɹ.ə.də/ (Canada, General American) enPR: flôrʹ-ĭ-də, IPA(key): /ˈfloɹ.ɪ.də/, /ˈfloɹ.ə.də/, /ˈfloɹ.də/, /ˈflɔ.ɹɪ.də/, /ˈflɔ.ɹə.də/ (New York City, Philadelphia, traditional Eastern New England (except for Boston), Ireland) enPR: flärʹ-ĭ-də, IPA(key): /ˈflɑɹ.ɪ.də/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈflorɪɖɑ/, /ˈflɔ-/ === Proper noun === Florida A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville. The peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States. Ellipsis of University of Florida. Synonym: UF Coordinate terms: Florida State, FSU (not to be confused) Several places in South and Central America: Two adjacent cities in Vicente López department, Buenos Aires province, Argentina: Florida Este and Florida Oeste. A province of Santa Cruz department, Bolivia. A municipality of Paraná, Brazil. A town and commune of the Biobío region, Chile. A town in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. A municipality of Copán department, Honduras. A district of the Amazonas region, Peru. A department of Uruguay. A city, the capital of Florida department, Uruguay. Several places in the Caribbean: A municipality and city in Camagüey province, Cuba. A town and municipality of Puerto Rico. A barrio of the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. A barrio in the municipality and island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, named for the river. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, named for the state. A township in Parke County, Indiana, named after a place in New York. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, perhaps named for Spanish Florida. A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named after Florida Creek. A ghost town and former village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the state. A town in Montgomery County, New York, named for the state. A village in Orange County, New York. A village in Henry County, Ohio, named for the state. A river in Colorado, flowing from Lillie Lake in the Weminuche Wilderness into the Animas near Durango. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa, perhaps named for the state. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada. Several places in the Philippines: A barangay of Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. A barangay of Maria Aurora, Aurora, Philippines. A barangay of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. A barangay of Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Philippines. A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines. A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Florida is the 31251st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 742 individuals. Florida is most common among White (64.82%) individuals. ==== See also ==== Mount Florida Strata Florida (from Latin) === References === == Albanian == === Proper noun === Florida f a female given name == Catalan == === Proper noun === Florida f Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Florida Florida (a state of the United States) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈflorɪda] === Proper noun === Florida f (relational adjective floridský, demonym Floriďan, female demonym Floriďanka) Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Florida”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Florida. === Proper noun === Florida (genitive Floridas) Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) == Dutch == === Etymology === At least since the 16th century; probably from Spanish === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Florida Florida (a state of the United States) == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Florida. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfloridɑ/, [ˈflo̞ridɑ̝] Rhymes: -oridɑ Syllabification(key): Flo‧ri‧da Hyphenation(key): Flo‧ri‧da === Proper noun === Florida Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === At least since the 17th century; probably from Spanish or Dutch Florida, or maybe from English Florida. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɔʁida/ IPA(key): /ˈflɔɹədɐ/ (uncommon, emulating English) === Proper noun === Florida n (proper noun, genitive Floridas or (optionally with an article) Florida) Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Florida. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɔ.ri.da/, (traditional) /floˈri.da/ Rhymes: -ɔrida, (traditional) -ida Hyphenation: Flò‧ri‧da, (traditional) Flo‧rì‧da === Proper noun === Florida f Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɫoː.rɪ.da] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈflɔː.ri.da] === Proper noun === Flōrida f sg (genitive Flōridae); first declension (New Latin) Florida (a state of the United States) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Florida, from Spanish Florida. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈflɔrʲɪdɐ] Hyphenation: Flo‧ri‧da === Proper noun === Flòrida f (uncountable) stress pattern 1 Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Florida”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d. “Florida” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia] == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flǒrida/ Hyphenation: Flo‧ri‧da === Proper noun === Flòrida f (Cyrillic spelling Фло̀рида) Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Florida”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɔrida/, [ˈflɔrida] Rhymes: -ida Hyphenation: Flo‧ri‧da === Proper noun === Florida f (relational adjective floridský, demonym Floriďan, female demonym Floriďanka) Florida (a state of the United States) na Floride ― in Florida Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) na Floride ― in Florida ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Florida”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Named la florida (“the land of flowers”) by Spanish explorer Ponce de León, referring to its blooming vegetation and the current season having been Pascua Florida. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /floˈɾida/ [floˈɾi.ð̞a] Rhymes: -ida Syllabification: Flo‧ri‧da === Proper noun === Florida f Florida (a state of the United States) Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States) a city in Camagüey, Cuba a department of Uruguay a city in Uruguay ==== Usage notes ==== The definite article is optional when referring to Florida in Spanish (i.e. la Florida) although you will generally find it more often referred to without the definite article than with it. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Florida on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es === References === === Further reading === “Florida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025