Florida
/ˈflɔːrɪdə/noun
A state in the southeastern United States; the name is also used for places and organizations.
Did you know?Florida comes from Spanish *La Florida*, meaning “the flowery [land],” named by Juan Ponce de León because he arrived during Easter season, which Spaniards called *Pascua Florida* (“Feast of Flowers”).
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
flos, floris
“flower; blossom”
Late Latin
Latin
floridus
“flowery; blooming; bright”
Old Spanish
Spanish
florida
“flowery; blooming”
1513
Spanish
La Florida
““the flowery land,” the Spanish name given to the region”
Modern English
English
Florida
“the name of a U.S. state and related proper nouns”