State resident names, corrected.
 | You may have seen the list of state resident names. It's a big list that tells you that a person from Texas is called a Texan, a person from California is called a Californian, and so on. However, you know and I know that there's something wrong with the list; it just seems artificial. It's like someone filled in the obvious ones (Iowan...) and then made up the rest.
Here, I present my corrected version of the fifty US state resident names. |
| State | Official Version | Corrected Version |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabamian(!), Alabaman | Alabamer, 'Bamer |
| Alaska | Alaskan | Ice Boxer, Alasker |
| Arizona | Arizonan, Arizonian(!) | Zoner |
| Arkansas | Arkansan | Arkansasian |
| California | Californian | Californiac, Californicator |
| Colorado | Coloradan, Coloradoan | 'Radder, Rectangle Stater |
| Connecticut | Connecticuter, Nutmegger(!) | Connecticutioner (Rhymes with executioner) |
| Delaware | Delawarean | Delawearer |
| Florida | Floridian, Floridan | Floradinian |
| Georgia | Georgian | George |
| Hawaii | Hawaiian, malihini, kamaaina | Surfer |
| Idaho | Idahoan | Idahoer |
| Illinois | Illinoisan | Illinoyer |
| Indiana | Indianian, Indianan, Hoosier | Indian |
| Iowa | Iowan | Ioan (Like someone from Io.) |
| Kansas | Kansan | Kanser (Like the crab) |
| Kentucky | Kentuckian | Kentucker |
| Louisiana | Louisianian, Louisianan | Red Sticker |
| Maine | Mainer | Mainiac |
| Maryland | Marylander | Marylandian |
| Massachusetts | Massachusettsan, Bay Stater | Massachutter |
| Michigan | Michiganian, Michigander | (Michigander is awesome. I can't beat it.) |
| Minnesota | Minnesotan | Minnesooter |
| Mississippi | Mississippian | Mississippier, Mississipper, 'Sipper |
| Missouri | Missourian | Person who loves company |
| Montana | Montanan | MT Stater |
| Nebraska | Nebraskan | Nebber, Nebrasker |
| Nevada | Nevadan, Nevadian | Vader |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshirite | Hamster |
| New Jersey | New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite | Jersier, Jersey Cow, Shirt |
| New Mexico | New Mexican | Numi, NM'er, Nummer |
| New York | New Yorker | Empire Stater, Emperor |
| North Carolina | North Carolinian | Nokar |
| North Dakota | North Dakotan | Nodaker |
| Ohio | Ohioan | Ohier |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoman | OK Person, Okayer |
| Oregon | Oregonian | Oregonner, 'Gonner |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvanian | Pencil |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Islander | Fred (That's his name.) |
| South Carolina | South Carolinian | Soccer |
| South Dakota | South Dakotan | Sodaker, Soda |
| Tennessee | Tennessean, Tennesseean | Tennesseer, 'Seer, Tennis Shoe |
| Texas | Texan | Texasan, Texasian |
| Utah | Utahn, Utahan | Utatian (Rhymes with "mutation") |
| Vermont | Vermonter | Vermonster |
| Virginia | Virginian | East Virginian |
| Washington | Washingtonian | 'Toner |
| Washington DC | N/A | DC'ver, Deceiver |
| West Virginia | West Virginian | Westerner |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsinite | Whisker |
| Wyoming | Wyomingite | Wyomer |
Please feel free to contribute your own suggestions as comments!
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