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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nicknameis "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [1]A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name.
Cajun. (US) A person from Louisiana (mainly the southern portion of the state); derived from 'Acadian'. Canuck. A person from Canada. [9] Capixaba. People born in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo are called this nickname. Carioca. (Brazil) A person from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Diversity among American names also seems to be increasing. In the 1950s, most babies were given a few very common names, with nicknames used to distinguish the various people with the same name. In the decades since, the number of names being used has increased dramatically. [31]
American + Sāmoa: The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of Polynesian mythology." [113] "American" is ultimately derived from Amerigo Vespucci. [114]
Old Buck, from a shortening of his last name, used later in life. [66] Old Public Functionary, [67] used by Buchanan in his December 1859 State of the Union address and adopted by newspapers. [66] Ten-Cent Jimmy: derogatory, as a reaction to Buchanan's campaign statement that ten cents a day was decent pay for a worker. [68]
The United States of America is called 美国 ( Pinyin: měiguó; Jyutping: mei5 gwok3) while the continents of the Americas are called 美洲 ( Pinyin: měizhōu; Jyutping: mei5 zau1 ). There are separate demonyms derived from each word and a United States citizen is referred to as 美国人 ( Pinyin: měiguó rén; Jyutping: mei5 gwok3 yan4 ).