A
Alachua (1824) -- either Muskogee or Timucua word for sinkhole.
B
Baker (1861) -- James McNair Baker, Fourth Municipal District, 
       Confederate Senator.
Bay (1913) -- St. Andrews Bay
Bradford (1861) -- (was New River, 1858-1861) Captain Richard Bradford, 
       killed at Battle of Santa Rosa Island during Civil War.
Brevard (1855) -- (was St. Lucia 1844-1855) Doctor Ephriam Brevard, 
       writer of the so-called Mecklenberg (N.C.) Declaration of 
       Independence, or Theodore Washington Brevard, state    comptroller, 
       1854, 1855-1860.
Broward (1915) -- Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, governor 1905-1909.
C
Calhoun (1838) -- John C., U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
Charlotte (1921) -- The Bay of Charlotte Harbor.
Citrus (1887) -- Citrus trees.
Clay (1858) -- Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
Collier (1923) -- Barron Collier, landowner and developer.
Columbia (1832) -- Christopher Columbus, discovered America.
D
Dade (1836) -- Major Francis L. Dade, killed at the Dade Massacre, 1835.
De Soto (1887) -- Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer.
Dixie (1921) -- Lyric term for the South.
Duval (1822) -- William P. DuVal, territorial governor, 1822-1834.
E
Escambia (1821) -- Escambia River and Spanish for "barter" or "exchange."
F
Flagler (1832) -- Henry M. Flagler, East Coast railroad builder.
Franklin (1832) -- Benjamin Franklin, scientist and author.
G
Gadsden (1823) -- James Gadsden of South Carolina, aide-de-camp of Jackson 
       in Florida campaign of 1818.
Gilchrist (1925) -- Albert W. Gilchrist, governor, 1909-1913.
Glades (1921) -- Everglades.
Gulf (1925) -- Gulf of Mexico.
H
Hamilton (1827) -- Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of U.S. Treasury.
Hardee (1921) -- Cary A. Hardee, governor, 1921-1925.
Hendry )1923) -- Captain Francis A. Hendry, one of the first settlers.
Hernando (1843) -- (was Benton, 1844-1850) Hernando de Soto, Spanish 
       explorer.
Highlands (1921) -- Highland terrain.
Hillsborough (1834) -- Wills Hill, Viscount Hillsborough of England.
Holmes (1848) -- Thomas J. Holmes of North Carolina who settled in the 
       area about 1830.
I
Indian River (1925) -- Indian River.
J
Jackson (1822) -- Andrew Jackson, President, U.S., 1829-1837.
Jefferson (1827) -- Thomas Jefferson, President, U.S., 1801-1809.
L
Lafayette (1856) -- Marquis de Lafayette, French officer who served with 
       Washington in the American Revolution.
Lake (1887) -- The large number of lakes in the area.
Lee (1887) -- General Robert E. Lee.
Leon (1824) -- Juan Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida.
Levy (1845) -- David Levy (Yulee), U.S. Senator, 1845-1851, 1855-1861.
Liberty (1855) -- Name applied to common objective of American people.
M
Madison (1827) -- James Madison, President, U.S., 1809-1817.
Manatee (1855) -- The sea cow, or manatee.
Marion (1844) -- General Francis Marion, Revolutionary War Hero.
Martin (1925) -- John W. Martin, governor, 1925-1929.
Monroe (1824) -- James Monroe, President, U.S., 1817-1825.
N
Nassau (1824) -- Duchy of Nassau, Germany.
O
Okaloosa (1915) -- Choctaw Indian words oka (water) and lusa (black).
Okeechobee (1917) -- Hitchiti words oki (water) and chobi (big).
Orange (1845) -- (was Mosquito, 1824-1845) Oranges.
Osceola (1887) -- The Indian leader Osceola ("Singer of the Black 
       Drink").
P
Palm Beach (1909) -- Palms and beaches.
Pasco (1887) -- Samuel Pasco, U.S. Senator, 1887-1899.
Pinellas (1911) -- Pinta Pinal or Point of Pines.
Polk (1861) -- James K. Polk, President, U.S., 1845-1849.
Putnam (1849) -- Either for Israel Putnam, Revolutionary hero, or 
       Benjamin A. Putnam, officer in Seminole War and unsuccessful 
       candidate, U.S. House of Representatives, 1815.
S
St. Johns (1821) -- St. John the Baptist.
St. Lucie (1844) -- St. Lucy of Syracuse, Roman Catholic Saint.
Santa Rosa (1842) -- Rosa de Viterbo, Roman Catholic Saint.
Sarasota (1921) -- from Calusa Indian language, meaning not known, but 
       perhaps "Point of Rocks".
Seminole (1913) -- Seminole Indians, thought to be derived from Spanish 
       word cimarron, meaning "wild" or "runaway."
Sumter (1853) -- General Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War hero.
Suwannee (1858) -- is either Cherokee sawani, meaning "echo river", or 
       corruption of Spanish San Juan.
T
Taylor (1856) -- Zachary Taylor, President, U.S., 1849-1851.
U
Union (1921) -- Unity.
V
Volusia (1854) -- An English settler, Volus.
W
Wakulla (1843) -- Probably Timucuan Indian word for "spring of water."
Walton (1824) -- George Walton, Secretary, Territorial Florida, 1821-
       1826.
Washington (1829) -- George Washington, President, U.S., 1789-1797.