Dictionary

demonym en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛmənɪm/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛmənɪm/ (US)

Etymology

From demo- + -onym, from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Possibly revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster.

Meanings

1. A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.
   • Why is it that people from the United States use American as their demonym?
2. (obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective.
   • The Logophile has my favourite demonym; I would write under it if he didn't.

Forms

Deriveds

demonymal · demonymics · demonymy · demonymic

Synonyms

gentilic

Translations (66)

da demonym (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · gl xentilicio (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · wuu 區域居民稱謂詞 /区域居民称谓词 (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · nb demonym (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · el δημώνυμο (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · nl demoniem (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · hi वासीनाम (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · be дэмо́нім (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ca gentilici (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · th เดมะนิม (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · nl inwonersnaam (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · sl demoním (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · lt demonimas (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · oc gentilici (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ro nume de locuitori (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · kk этникон (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · da indbyggerbetegnelse (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · la dēmōny̆mum (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · be этніко́н (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ar نِسْبَة (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ext gentilíciu (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ta இராச்சியப்பெயர் (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · pt gentilício (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · pt gentílico (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · be катайко́нім (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · cmn 區域居民稱謂詞 /区域居民称谓词 (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · az demonim (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · uk демо́нім (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ar دِيمُونِيم (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ru этнико́н (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · oc etnonim (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ko 데모님 (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ta நாட்டுப்பெயர் (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · pt adjetivo pátrio (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · kk этнохороним (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · an chentilicio (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · it demonimo (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · bg демоним (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · fr gentilé (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · nl volksnaam (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · sh demonim (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ro demonim (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · tr demonim (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · el δημωνύμιο (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · it etnonimo (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · fr démonyme (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · eo demonimo (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · es gentilicio (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · fr ethnonyme (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · pl określenie na mieszkańca (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · pt demônimo (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · fi asukkaannimitys (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · mk демоним (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · sv demonym (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · la gentīlicius (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · nan 人民號名 /人民号名 (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · pt etnônimo (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ru демо́ним (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · de Volksbezeichnung (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · el πατριδωνυμικό (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · yue 當地居民嘅嗌法 /当地居民嘅嗌法 (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · de Demonym (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · ru этнохоро́ним (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · sk demonym (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · sv invånarnamn (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place) · nb innbyggernavn (name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place)