Florida State Names

Florida Nicknames and Resident's Name

South

• Sunshine State

• Orange State

• Everglades State

• Alligator State (No other state is nicknamed for a reptile.)

Sunshine State

Sunshine State"was adopted as the State Nickname by the 1970 Legislature. Previously, official sanction for this nickname could be inferred from the law requiring use of Sunshine State on motor vehicle licenses. Florida is the Sunshine State because of the vast amount of sunshine it receives.

Origin of Florida State Name

Named for the day on which it was discovered (April 2, 1513) by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon, who called it La Florida in honor of Pascua Florida, the Spanish Feast of the Flowers (Easter.)
 

Florida Postal Code

FL

Florida Resident's Name

Floridian, Floridan, also sometimes referred to as a Gator or Cracker