chriscantwell:

I had this discussion two nights ago with Elizabeth, trying to figure out what people are called when they hail from certain cities. Some are obvious:

New Yorkers

Los Angelenos

Chicagoans

Some seem naturally easy to figure out:

Portlanders

San Franciscans

Austinians

Dallasites

But then it gets pretty tricky:

Albany = …Albanians?

Des Moines = Des Moinesers? Is the S pronounced in this variation?

Atlanta = Atlanteans?

Seattle could be Seattlers, or Seattleans, or Seattelites, which sounds like Satellites.

And then there’s near-impossible:

Oklahoma City = ??????

This goes for any city with “City” in its name. Is it BLANK City-Dwellers?

Is there a comprehensive and definitive list I can find somewhere?

People from Atlanta call themselves “Atlantans”. No e.