What is the demonym of your city? (hot, diamond)

[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by The Postman

Do people from Buffalo usually go around telling folk they're 'New Yorkers'? It might be technically true but I think New Yorker is mostly used for those from NYC.

Not really-when I was in College kids from Albany/Upstate considered themselves "New Yorkers" while people that grew up 20 min outside the city in North Jersey would never call themselves that. Although, I agree I think of the term to mean the city only.

[JerseyGirl415]

Originally Posted by The Postman

Do people from Buffalo usually go around telling folk they're 'New Yorkers'? It might be technically true but I think New Yorker is mostly used for those from NYC.

If someone from Buffalo called him/herself a New Yorker I'd probably laugh. I guess I just associate that term with the city. Since the upstate areas want to dissociate with the city, as it seems, I'd be surprised if they referred to themselves as a name known for those from the city.

New Yorkers of course can apply to the whole state, as it's called New York. But it especially applies to the city IMO.

I call myself a New Jerseyan but others say New Jerseyite. Not sure which is right, maybe they both are. They both seem to be acceptable.

[Grizzly Addams]

St. Paulite

[Chilly Gentilly]

New Orleanian

[Mezter]

Think I've posted in here before, but Denverite

[blaserbrad]

Tacoman

[richardarkin]

Since moving to Maryland, I have been a Marylander and also a Silver Springer, Layhillite, Aspen Hiller, and Rockvillite, before becoming some 26 years ago a Gaithersburgher. For the past 24 years I have been a resident ("citizen" in local parlance) of the pioneering New Urbanist Kentlands neotraditional neighborhood, which also allows me to call myself a Kentlander.

When I lived in Michigan, I was both a Michigander and an Ann Arborite. While growing up in Virginia, I was a Virginian and also an Arlingtonian and later a Charlottesvillite. I was born in Washington DC and lived there in my 20s for almost two years, which, along with my family's history, allows me to identify myself as a 4th generation Washingtonian.

I am an American (or a North American in some circumstances), who grew up as a Southern Jewish Liberal.

And I am, of course, a human and an Earthling.

[jtur88]

Victorian. Which has nothing to do with a cultural era, since Victoria was not named for Queen Victoria.

The only places I've ever lives where the demonym was ever used was Orleanian (New Orleans) and Townie (St. John's).

[58rhodes]

Portland-Portlander or weirdo for short

[breeze823]

let's see...
san diegan (born and raised)
then moved to
springfield, mo - springfielder
monroe, georgia - can't find one, maybe monroe-ian?!
roanoke, va - roanoker (current)