The Big Apple:

An etymological dictionary

Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.

Crockettite (inhabitant of Crockett)

"Crockettite” is the name of an inhabitant of Crockett, Texas. The name “Crockettite” has been cited in print since at least 1907. Wikipedia: Crockett, TexasCrockett is a city in Houston…

Llanoite (inhabitant of Llano)

"Llanoite” is the name of an inhabitant of Llano, Texas. The name “Llanoite” has been cited in print since at least 1891. An inhabitant of Llano has also been called a “Llanoan”…

Llanoan (inhabitant of Llano)

"Llanoan” is the name of an inhabitant of Llano, Texas. The name “Llanoan” (the term most frequently used in The Llano News) has been cited in print since at least 1904. An inhabitant of…

Taylorite (inhabitant of Taylor)

"Taylorite” is the name of an inhabitant of Taylor, Texas. The name “Taylorite” (the term used in Taylor Daily Press) has been cited in print since at least 1902. Wikipedia: Taylor,…

Huttoan (inhabitant of Hutto)

"Huttoan” is the name of an inhabitant of Hutto, Texas. The name “Huttoan” (the term used in The Hutto News) has been cited in print since at least 2005. Wikipedia: Hutto, TexasHutto is…

Georgetowner (inhabitant of Georgetown)

"Georgetowner” is the name of an inhabitant of Georgetown, Texas. The Texas city of Georgetown is sometimes confused with Georgetown (Washington, DC), where "Georgetowner" has long…

Marfan (inhabitant of Marfa)

"Marfan” is the name of an inhabitant of Marfa, Texas. The name “Marfan” has been cited in print since at least 1933. "Marfan" is, perhaps, a less than ideal name because it…

Marfaite (inhabitant of Marfa)

"Marfaite” is the name of an inhabitant of Marfa, Texas. The name “Marfaite” has been cited in print since at least 1910. An inhabitant of Marfa has also been called a “Marfan”…

San Marcan (inhabitant of San Marcos)

"San Marcan” is the name of an inhabitant of San Marcos, Texas. The name “San Marcan” has been cited in print since at least 1911. Wikipedia: San Marcos, TexasSan Marcos is a city in the…

Palestinian (inhabitant of Palestine, Texas)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Palestine, TexasPalestine ( /ˈpælɛstiːn/ pal-e-steen) is a city in Anderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population…

Lufkinite (inhabitant of Lufkin)

"Lufkinite” is the name of an inhabitant of Lufkin, Texas. The name “Lufkinite” has been cited in print since at least 1907. Wikipedia: Lufkin, TexasLufkin is a city in Angelina County,…

Bastropian (inhabitant of Bastrop)

"Bastropian” is the name of an inhabitant of Bastrop, Texas. The name “Bastropian” has been cited in print since at least 1892. "Bastropite" -- less frequently used -- has been…

San Angeloan (inhabitant of San Angelo)

"San Angeloan” is the name of an inhabitant of San Angelo, Texas. The name “San Angeloan” has been cited in print since at least 1887. Wikipedia: San Angelo, TexasSan Angelo ( /sæn…

Brownsvillian (inhabitant of Brownsville)

"Brownsvillian” is the name of an inhabitant of Brownsville, Texas. The name “Brownsvillian” has been cited in print since at least 1859. Wikipedia: Brownsville, TexasBrownsville is a…

McAllenite (inhabitant of McAllen)

"McAllenite" is the name of an inhabitant of McAllen, Texas. The name "McAllenite" has been cited in print since at least 1884. Wikipedia: McAllen, TexasMcAllen is the largest…

Lubbockite (inhabitant of Lubbock)

"Lubbockite" is the name of an inhabitant of Lubbock, Texas. The name "Lubbockite" has been cited in print since at least 1908. Wikipedia: Lubbock, TexasLubbock ( /ˈlʌbək/)…

Laredoan (inhabitant of Laredo)

"Laredoan" is the name of an inhabitant of Laredo, Texas. The name "Laredoan" has been cited in print since at least 1878. Wikipedia: Laredo, TexasLaredo (pronounced…

Abilenian (inhabitant of Abilene)

"Abilenian" is the name of an inhabitant of Abilene, Texas. The name "Abilenian" has been cited in print since at least 1890. Wikipedia: Abilene, TexasAbilene ( /ˈæbəliːn/…

Odessan (inhabitant of Odessa)

"Odessan" is the name of an inhabitant of Odessa, Texas. The name "Odessan" has been cited in print since at least 1915. Wikipedia: Odessa, TexasOdessa is a city in and the…

Midlander (inhabitant of Midland)

"Midlander" is the name of an inhabitant of Midland, Texas. The name "Midlander" has been cited in print since at least 1888. Wikipedia: Midland, TexasMidland is a city in and…