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.

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Daniel Scicchitano via Unsplash
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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

I don't even want to think about what you'd call someone from Coxsackie...

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