Someone asked me yesterday about how those “in the know” decide what to call us city-dwellers (such as Seattleites or San Diegans). I can’t find any specific rule about how these names developed, but I did write an article about them a couple of years ago and referred to them as demonyms. (Click the link to read why.)
Rod L. Evans, Ph.D. refers to them as domunyms in his book Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, & Other Delightful & Outrageous Wordplay (pp.195-197). Here is a selection from his book:
| Domunym/Demonym | Location |
| Aberdonians | Aberdeen, Scotland; Aberdeen, South Dakota; Aberdeen, Washington |
| Accidentals | Accident, Maryland |
| Arkansas Citians | Arkansas City, Arkansas |
| Atlantic Cityites | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Beirutis | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Canatabrigians (or Cantabridgians) | Cambridge, England;
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Cestrians | Chester or Cheshire, England |
| Corpus Christians | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Darbians (or Darbyites) | Derbyshire, England |
| Fort Waynites | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Fort Worthians (or Fort Worthers) | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dismalites | Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia and North Carolina |
| Greensburghers | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Hamburgers | Hamburg, Germany |
| Manxmen, Manxwomen | Island of Man |
| Liverpudlans Liverpudlian | Liverpool, England |
| Chunkers | Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania |
| Hatters | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Delhites | New Delhi, India |
| Punxyites | Punxsutawny, Pennsylvania |
| Rochesterians | Rochester, New York |
| Rocky Mounters | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| Cruzans | Saint Croix, Virgin Islands |
| Tangerines | Tangier, Morocco |
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