List of city nicknames in Florida
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This partial list of city nicknames in Florida compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Florida are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] They are also believed to have economic value, but that economic value is difficult to measure.[1]
Some of the nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here are those that have been used for such a long time or have gained so wide a currency that they have become well-known in their own right.
- Coconut Creek - Butterfly capital of the world.[2]
- Coral Springs - The City in the Country.[3]
- DeLand - The Athens of Florida.[4]
- Eustis - The City of Bright Tomorrows.[5]
- Fort Lauderdale - Venice of America.[6]
- Fort Myers - The City of Palms.[7]
- Fort Walton Beach
- Gainesville
- Hogtown [10]
- Title Town, USA
- Haines City - The Heart of Florida.[11]
- Hialeah - City of Progress.[12]
- Jacksonville
- Jax[13]
- Melbourne - The Harbor City[14]
- Miami - The Magic City[15]
- Ocoee - The Center of Good Living[16]
- Okeechobee - Speckled Perch Capital of the World [17]
- Orlando
- The City Beautiful.[18]
- Panama City Beach
- The World's Most Beautiful Beaches[19]
- Pensacola
- City of Five Flags[20]
- Plant City
- St. Petersburg - Always in Season.[22]
- Sunshine City.[23]
- St. Pete
- Tampa
- Tarpon Springs - Sponge Capital of the World.[29]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts", December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
- ^ Claims to Fame - Animals, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ City of Coral Springs History
- ^ 14th Annual DeLand Fall Festival of the Arts, Deland Fall Festival. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Conveniently located between Orlando and Daytona Beach, DeLand is known as the "Athens of Florida" because of its cultural and educational history and people."
- ^ 2006 Outgoing Mayor's Message, Eustis, Florida. Accessed June 13, 2007. "As we bring on the challenges of 2007, may Eustis remain the City of Bright Tomorrows, the best City in Lake County."
- ^ About Fort Lauderdale, City of Fort Lauderdale. Accessed June 13, 2007. "The ideal place to live, to visit and to relocate a business. Listed below are pages to help you learn more about the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Venice of America."
- ^ The City of Palms, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce. Accessed June 13, 2007. "These magnificent Royal Palms, some towering at 75 feet, give the City of Palms its nickname."
- ^ Claims to Fame - Fish, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ Visitor and Relocation Information, Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce website (accessed January 23, 2008)
- ^ U.S. City Monikers website, accessed January 5, 2008
- ^ City of Haines City, The Heart if Florida, Haines City, Florida. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Haines City is conveniently located in Central Florida and is referred to as the Heart of Florida due to its location."
- ^ History of the City of Hialeah, Hialeah, Florida. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Hialeah -- The City of Progress"
- ^ Wentworth, Harold and Stuart Berg Flexner. (1967) Dictionary of American Slang. Maruzen Asian Edition. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. P. 286
- ^ City-data.comaccessed January 22, 2008
- ^ About the City of Miami
- ^ New Resident Information, accessed April 12, 2007. "Welcome to the City of Ocoee! We are glad you have chosen to move to The Center of Good Living."
- ^ a b The World Capital of Whatever, The New York Times by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.
- ^ Information on things to do in the Orlando area, accessed April 12, 2007. Slogan is in City seal.
- ^ Lawlor, Julia. "HAVENS |Panama City Beach, Fla.; A Vacation Town Tries to Take Off Its Blue Collar", The New York Times, January 5, 2007, accessed April 12, 2007. "LIKE a supermodel showing off her good side, Panama City Beach is not shy about flaunting its most valuable asset. The World's Most Beautiful Beaches, boasts the sign at the end of Hathaway Bridge, which leads into the city."
- ^ CITY OF FIVE FLAGS, accessed April 12, 2007. "Known as the "City of Five Flags," Pensacola has been under the rule of the Spanish, the British, the French, the Confederacy and the United States since the first conquistadors landed in America in 1559."
- ^ Claims to Fame - Agriculture, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ St Petersburg, accessed April 12, 2007.
- ^ a b Claims to Fame - Weather, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ The Big GuavaBarry Popik, April 3 2005, discussion of nicknames' history[unreliable source?]
- ^ Cigar City Barry Popik, August 15 2006, discussion of nickname's history[unreliable source?]
- ^ Porter, Arthur. "Looking back on fond years in Tampa Bay as the green, green grass of home beckons", Tampa Bay Business Journal, January 26, 2007, accessed April 12, 2007. "I will have been in Tampa for four years in May, and I remember my first day -- one of the typical Tampa days in May.... "Welcome to the lightning capital of the world," my new colleagues declared."
- ^ Ybor City: Cigar Capital of the World, National Park Service, accessed April 12, 2007.
- ^ Leo, Peter. "'America's finest city' takes a fall", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 6, 2005, accessed April 12, 2007. "Which brings us to less-humble San Diego. It had the nerve to tout itself as "America's Finest City."... This would seem to present an opportunity for Tampa, which bills itself as "America's Next Greatest City."
- ^ Claims to Fame - Products, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
[edit] External links
- a list of American and a few Canadian nicknames
- U.S. cities list
