FW: What do you call a person in Texas from...? [Message from Barry Popik]

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Barry asked me to forward the message below to ads-l and ans-l.  Happy to oblige. (I hope this message goes through; I've been having trouble reaching ads-l lately).

I join him in wishing everyone a happy new year.

Gerald Cohen

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From: Barry Popik [mailto:bapopik at aol.com]
Sent: Fri 12/30/2011 2:42 PM
To: Cohen, Gerald Leonard
Subject: What do you call a person in Texas from...?

Happy new year. As you know, I'm undergoing Remicade treatment o my
Crohn's disease.
...
For the end of the year, I've been working on historical citations for
Texas demonyms ("What do you call a person in Texas from...?") to add
to my "Lone Star State Dictionary." New online material added to The
Portal to Texas History makes this an opportune time to do this
research.
...
Please forward this to the American Name Society listserv, ANS-L, and
I'll work on any suggestions they have...There is some dispute about
the "Leander" behind the city name of Leander. There are two Leanders!
There's also a slang name of "Leanderthal"...I live near Round Rock and
I'm still working on "Round Rocker"...The Palestine, Texas name needs
more citational evidence for or against "Palestinian."
...
Wikipedia entries are extremely poor on demonyms. A very few have it
listed in the information box at the right-hand side of the city's page
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas), but on most entries it's simply
not given what a person from that city is called. I'm not allowed to
link my own work--I've had Wikipedia arguments over this--but others
can add these demonyms to improve Wikipedia if they want.
...
Again, happy new year to all.
...
Barry Popik
Austin, TX
www.barrypopik.com
...
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TEXAS
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entries/
Pecosite (inhabitant of Pecos)
Carthaginian (inhabitant of Carthage, Texas)
Athenian (inhabitant of Athens, Texas)
Parisian (inhabitant of Paris, Texas)
Cedar Hillbillies (inhabitants of Cedar Hill)
Arlingtonite (inhabitant of Arlington)
Arlingtonian (inhabitant of Arlington)
Bryanite (inhabitant of Bryan)
Longviewite (inhabitant of Longview)
Tylerite (inhabitant of Tyler)
Killeenite (inhabitant of Killeen)
Cedar Parker (inhabitant of Cedar Park)
Leanderite (inhabitant of Leander)
Leander (summary)
Leanderthal (inhabitant of Leander)
Nacogdochean or Nacogdochian (inhabitant of Nacogdoches)
Grand Prairian (inhabitant of Grand Prairie)
Planoite (inhabitant of Plano)
Beaumonter (inhabitant of Beaumont)
Fredericksburger (inhabitant of Fredericksburg)
Del Rioan (inhabitant of Del Rio)
Eagle Passan (inhabitant of Eagle Pass)
Bee Caver (inhabitant of Bee Cave)
Nederlander (inhabitant of Nederland)
Seguinite (inhabitant of Seguin)
New Braunfelser (inhabitant of New Braunfels)
Crockettite (inhabitant of Crockett)
Llanoite (inhabitant of Llano)
Llanoan (inhabitant of Llano)
Taylorite (inhabitant of Taylor)
Huttoan (inhabitant of Hutto)
Georgetowner (inhabitant of Georgetown)
Marfan (inhabitant of Marfa)
Marfaite (inhabitant of Marfa)
San Marcan (inhabitant of San Marcos)
Palestinian (inhabitant of Palestine, Texas)
Lufkinite (inhabitant of Lufkin)
Bastropian (inhabitant of Bastrop)
San Angeloan (inhabitant of San Angelo)
Brownsvillian (inhabitant of Brownsville)
McAllenite (inhabitant of McAllen)
Lubbockite (inhabitant of Lubbock)
Laredoan (inhabitant of Laredo)
Abilenian (inhabitant of Abilene)
Odessan (inhabitant of Odessa)
Midlander (inhabitant of Midland)
Fort Worthian (inhabitant of Fort Worth)
Fort Worther (inhabitant of Fort Worth)
Amarilloan (inhabitant of Amarillo)
Corpus Christian (inhabitant of Corpus Christi)
Galvo (Galveston nickname)
Galvestonian (inhabitant of Galveston)
Wacoite (inhabitant of Waco)
Wacoan (inhabitant of Waco)
El Pasoan (inhabitant of El Paso)
Houstonian (inhabitant of Houston)
Dallasite (inhabitant of Dallas)
San Antonian (inhabitant of San Antonio)
Austinite (inhabitant of Austin)
...
NEW YORK CITY
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/gothamite_inhabitant_of_gotham/
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/gothamist_inhabitant_of_gotham/
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/manhattanite_inhabitant_of_manhattan/
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/bronxite_inhabitant_of_the_bronx/
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/brooklynite_inhabitant_of_brooklyn/
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/staten_islander_inhabitant_of_staten_island/

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