Did You Know... Florida Name Translations
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Did you know what the following cities' names mean?
See if you can match the names to the translations.
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| 1.
Alachua |
a.
the hub (Portuguese) |
| 2.
Apopka |
b.
see the sea (Spanish) |
| 3.
Boca Raton |
c.
wide point (Spanish) |
| 4.
Cape Canaveral |
d.
jug (Seminole-Creek Indian) |
| 5.
Dunedin |
e.
good bread (Indian) |
| 6.
Manalapan |
f.
sulphur springs (Italian) |
| 7.
Miramar |
g.
apricot vine place (Cherokee) |
| 8.
Montverde |
h.
ferry or crossing (Seminole Indian) |
| 9.
Ocoee |
i.
old town (Creek Indian) |
| 10.
Okeechobee |
j.
big potato (Creek Indian) |
| 11.
Pahokee |
k.
town of St. Edana (Gaelic) |
| 12.
Palatka |
l.
water eyes or water view (Indian) |
| 13.
Punta Gorda |
m.
valley of paradise (Spanish) |
| 14.
Sopchoppy |
n.
big water (Hitchiti Indian) |
| 15.
Tallahassee |
o.
rat's mouth; reef of hidden rocks (Spanish) |
| 16.
Tavares |
p.
grass water (Hitchiti Indian) |
| 17.
Umatilla |
q.
green hill (Spanish) |
| 18.
Valparaiso |
r.
water rippling over sand (Indian) |
| 19.
Wewahitchka |
s.
plantation of cane (Spanish) |
| 20.
Zolfo Springs |
t.
dark or black water (Creek Indian) |
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