The name Southern has applied to a number of things over the years, and may refer to:
- Southern Company, a US electricity corporation.
- Southern Railway, a former railway company in the UK.
- Southern, a current train operating company in the UK with the name inspired by the former
- Southern Railway, a former railway company in the USA.
- Southern Television, a now defunct UK television company, one of the ITV regional franchises.
- Southern, the current holder of the South Central rail franchise in the south of England.
- Southern United States.
- Southern University, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- Southern Adventist University, located in Collegedale, Tennessee, USA.
- Southern Methodist University, located in Dallas, USA.
- Southern blot (molecular biology).
- Southern American English, a dialect spoken throughout the Southern United States.
- Southern English dialects, spoken in southern England.
- Southern All Stars, band in Japan and abbreviation.
- Southern Records, an American independent record label.
- Southern High School.
Surname
- Caleb Southern, American music producer
- Edwin Southern, molecular biologist
- Eileen Southern, American musicologist
- Richard Southern, British historian
- Terry Southern, American writer
Englishman
- Craig Southern, Geordie
