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List of US state resident's names: ie. Inhabitant, Citizen, Denizen, Indweller, and Local

Profiles each of the 50 US states residents names. Also, access the meaning of the state's nicknames and the origin of the state name, as well as postal codes.

Residency is the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place.

Resident is someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

ie. Resident, inhabitant, citizen, denizen, indweller, local

This is a list of terms used to designate the residents of specific US states, including officially recognized names, informal State Name, and slang terms

The 50 US States

Resident's Name

Alabama Alabamian, Alabaman
Alaska Alaskan
Arizona Arizonan, Arizonian
Arkansas Arkansan
California Californian
Colorado Coloradan, Coloradoan
Connecticut Connecticuter; Nutmegger
Delaware Delawarean
Florida Floridian, Floridan
Georgia Georgian
Hawaii Hawaiian, also kamaaina (native-born nonethnic Hawaiian), malihini (newcomer)
Idaho Idahoan
Illinois Illinoisan
Indiana Indianan, Indianian, Hoosier
Iowa Iowan
Kansas Kansan
Kentucky Kentuckian
Louisiana Louisianan, Louisianian
Maine Mainer
Maryland Marylander
Massachusetts Bay Stater
Michigan Michigander, Michiganite
Minnesota Minnesotan
Mississippi Mississippian
Missouri Missourian
Montana Montanan
Nebraska Nebraskan
Nevada Nevadan, Nevadian
New Hampshire New Hampshirite
New Jersey New Jerseyite, New Jerseyan
New Mexico New Mexican
New York New Yorker
North Carolina North Carolinian
North Dakota North Dakotan
Ohio Ohioan
Oklahoma Oklahoman
Oregon Oregonian
Pennsylvania Pennsylvanian
Rhode Island Rhode Islander
South Carolina South Carolinian
South Dakota South Dakotan
Tennessee Tennessean, Tennesseean
Texas Texan
Utah Utahan, Utahn
Vermont Vermonter
Virginia Virginian
Washington Washingtonian
West Virginia West Virginian
Wisconsin Wisconsinite
Wyoming Wyomingite
State Names
State Names & Nicknames
The etymologies of some US state names are more obvious than others, derived from the Spanish or French tongue. Though, more than half of the US state names come from Native American tribal languages, with several still a mystery to scholars and historians.

name \ˈnām\
noun

Etymology:Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma

Date: before 12th century

1
a: a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing

b: a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity
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