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Are you looking for baby name ideas that nod towards Florida? Florida-themed names are great for those with ties to the sunshine state.
Below you will find 100 baby names drawing inspiration from Florida’s:
- Sunshine
- Cities & Counties
- Nature
- Beaches & Islands
Let’s get to baby naming!
Florida Inspired Baby Names
Albert – the University of Florida’s mascot
Clementine – for Florida’s citrus and orange fame
Ernest – for Ernest Hemingway, famous Florida Keys’ resident
Everly / Ever – two names that nod to the Florida Everglades
Kennedy – for the Kennedy Space Center
Marjorie – for Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, rural Florida author
Mickey – you can’t think of Florida without Disney
Minnie – for Florida’s Disney connection
Summer – since it basically always feels like summer
Walt – another Disney-reference name
Zora – for Zora Neale Hurston, famed Florida author
Baby Names Inspired by Florida’s Sunshine
Eliana – one meaning for this name is daughter of sun
Marisol – a portmanteau of sea and sun, two of Florida’s best features
Samson – a Hebrew name meaning sun
Solana – a Spanish-origin name meaning sunshine
Solange – French-origin name meaning angel of sun
Soleil – French for sun
Sunny – Florida is nothing if not sunny
Sunshine – a playful name for sun lovers
Baby Names from Florida Cities
August – for St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S.
Augustine – another nod to St. Augustine
Brooks – for Brooksville
Clermont – for Clermont in Central Florida
Dora – for Mount Dora
Eustis -for Eustis, a small town in the Orlanda area
Gaines – for Gainesville, home of the University of Florida
Haines – for Haines, a small Lakeland area town
Largo – for the Tampa-bay area city
Lucie – for Port Saint Lucie
Milton – a name for the Florida panhandle city
Orlando – the 3rd largest city in Florida
Peter – for St. Petersburg
Pierce – for Fort Pierce
Sanford – an Orlando suburb
Tavares – a small central Florida town
Vero / Vera – for Vero Beach
Viera – a community on the east coast of Florida
Weston – a Miami-area city
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Names Inspired by Florida Beaches
Bellair
Beverly
Carrabelle
Casey
Dania
Destin
Flagler
Holmes
Jensen
Juno
Neptune
Ormund
Baby Names Inspired by Nature
Abbott – for Lake Abbott
Belle / Bells – for Bell Lake and Bells River
Braden – for Braden River
Ginnie – for Ginnie Springs
Griffin – for Lake Griffin
Harris – for Lake Harris
Piper – for the common Sandpiper
Roseate – for Roseato Spoonbills, a Florida coastal bird
Oleta – for the Oleta River
Orchid – Florida is home to over 100 varieties of orchids
Rosalie – for Lake Rosalie
Sabal – for Florida’s official tree, the sabal palmetto
Personalized Baby Gear
Once you’ve found the perfect Florida-themed baby name, check out these baby items that you can personalize:
Florida Islands themed Names
Amelia
Anastasia
Anna Maria
Archer
Caladesi
Cedar
Fisher
Fleming
Isla
Jupiter
Lido
Marco
Merritt
Ritta
Sanibel
Scout
Virginia
Windley
Baby Names from Florida Counties
Baker
Bay
Calhoun
Charlotte
Clay
Dixie
Hendry
Hernando
Holmes
Jackson
Leon
Levy
Madison
Marion
Monroe
Taylor
Walton
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