ðə nˈeɪm jˌuːtɪnˈæhɪkə wʌz tˈeɪkən fɹʌmðə lˈoʊkəl nˈeɪɾɪv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tʃˈiːfdəm, ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tɪmjˈuːkjuːə pˈiːpəl ænd pˈɑːsᵻbli ˈænsɛstɚz ʌvðə kˈɜːɹənt kɹˈiːk pˈiːpəl.
The name Utinahica was taken from the local Native American chiefdom, themselves a part of the Timucua people and possibly ancestors of the current Creek people.