The premise for this column may sound like a joke without a punch line, but nagging curiosity drove me to ask the question. What do you call people from various towns in the south and southwest ...

You remember homonyms, right? Or should we say write? And what about those synonyms? Those simple words and phrases make life easy. But what about demonyms? Hint: They have nothing to do with the ...

With the only two possible criteria being what the name happens to be in English (so, what makes sense to use as a suffix for it), and what the origin of the suffix is; if it is "-ish" then it likely ...

Who are you if you live in Caldwell? What is the collective group of people living in Nampa called? For thousands of people here, there isn’t an answer to that question. When asked, Nampa officials ...

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Somehow through its 363 years of history, Gloucester County has managed to have no definitive term to describe its residents. It’s a term that’s known rather obscurely as a “demonym.” A demonym refers ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

What does one call a person from Yakima? Is that person called a Yaki, Yakimite, Yakimer, or Yakiman/Yakiwoman? Also, what do you call a person from the state of Maine? Help me! I am confused. As far ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

Steamers fanatic Terry Leaming (left) as Hori BOP and Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford have chosen an unofficial name for residents of the region. Photo / Supplied Residents of the Bay of Plenty now ...