what cities are more often not called by their given names? (county, town)

[edsg25]

Which US cities would you say are more often called by another name than their given name?

I'm not taking about just nicknames or shortened forms; i'm taking about when one name that is not the given name is used more than the given one. Not just in the city itself, but what people across the nation would refer to them as.

It's easier to explain by elimination: Chicago is called Chicago far more than it would be called Chi or Chitown. Neither SF, San Fran, or the hated "Frisco" is used more than San Francisco. You're likely to hear New Orleans more than NOLA or Nawlins. I think the term "AC" for Atlantic City is mainly used on the northeast corridor.

but there are some that I think you hear another name more often than the real one, not just at home, but across the nation. My list would include:

New York for New York City
Philly for Philadelphia
DC for Washington
St. Pete for St. Petersburg
Salt Lake for Salt Lake City
Vegas for Las Vegas
West Palm for West Palm Beach

here's the ones I might fudge on; it could go either way:
Indy for Indianapolis
KC for Kansas City
Cincy for Cincinnati

Well, that's how I see it, just my opinion. what's yours?

[mhans123]

ATL for Atlanta
L.A. for Los Angeles
Tampa for Tampa Bay

....That's all I can think of and I agree with all the ones you mentioned.

[ckhthankgod]

Twin Cities for Minneapolis-St. Paul

[chessgeek]

Silicon Valley is used for San Jose and its region.
Sacto for Sacramento
SLO for San Luis Obispo
Valley of the Sun is used for Phoenix and its region.

[DinsdalePirahna]

Originally Posted by mhans123

L.A. for Los Angeles...

Los Angeles for El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula

[DinsdalePirahna]

...and never call Orange County "THE" OC

[annie_himself]

New Orleans-NO, NOLA, Nawlins (no one likes this btw)

[Maintainschaos]

The Windy City is pretty commonly used instead of Chicago, although many people also used Chi Town (for better or much, much worse)...

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by DinsdalePirahna

...and never call Orange County "THE" OC

Also, never call Ocean City, MD "OC".

[citylove101]

People in North Carolina often talk about Winston, instead of using the full name Winston-Salem