Do You Agree With These Capital Region Demonyms?
In case you aren't aware, the term "demonym" refers to the moniker given to someone from a specific region or area. So, as Shakespeare wrote in Romeo & Juliet, "what's in a name?". Well, in these specific names, there are some general rules that most follow such as: If the town's name ends with an "a", the demonym will usually end in "ian", if the city's name ends with a consonant, the demonym will typically end in "ite", and if the place's name ends with a vowel other than a, the demonym will end with "an" (Morphology). After doing some research on the subject, it's clear that there aren't many official demonyms. So, this list takes inspiration from this All Around Albany post, this blog post by Troy comedian Kevin Marshall, and of course some personal touches on my part.
Albany
- Albanians
Averill Park:
- Averill Parkers
Ballston Spa:
- Ballstonians / Spa Ballers
Berne:
- Bernies / Berners
Bethlehem:
- Bethlehemians
Charlton:
- Charlatans
Clifton Park:
- Clifton Parkers / Cliffords
Cohoes:
- Cohosier
Colonie:
- Colonists
Corinth:
- Corinthians
Delmar:
- Delmartians
East Greenbush:
- Greenbushmen
Edinburgh:
- Eddies / Edinburghers
Glenville:
- Glenners
Grafton:
- Graftonians
Greenfield:
- Greenies
Guilderland:
- Guilderlanders
Hadley:
- Haddocks
Halfmoon:
- Halfmooners
Knox:
- Knockers
Malta:
- Maltese / Malt Balls
Mechanicville:
- Mechanicvillians
Milton:
- Miltonians
New Scotland:
- New Scotlanders
Niskayuna:
- Niskayunans / Niskies
Rensselaer:
- Rensselaerites
Rotterdam:
- Rotterdam: Rotterdamians
Round Lake:
- Round Lakers
Sand Lake:
- Sand Lakers
Saratoga:
- Saratogians
Schaghticoke:
- Schaghticokians
Schodack:
- Schodackers
Schuylerville:
- Schuylervillians
Scotia:
- Scotians
Stephentown:
- Stephentonians
Troy:
- Trojans
Waterford:
- Waterfordians
Watervliet:
- Watervlietians
Wilton:
- Wiltonians