Glaswegians from Glasgow, Mancunians from Manchester...

[elaine447]

I am a Greenockian (Greenock)
Elaine

[liverpool annie]

Well now Keith Sherwood .... I've discovered that your posts - always make me learn something !! 

The word that explains your question is " demonym " ..... who would have thought ?? 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym

Somebody from Colchester is called a Colcestrian ( no h ) and inhabitants of Hartlepool are  Hartlepudlians !!

'Course right now ........ I'm a Denverite !! 

And Americans are "Yanks " .... that doesn't sound quite right !! 

Annie 

[Windsor87]

I live and come from Fraserburgh (known as the Broch) which makes me a Brocher.

[Duck]

Annie

I thought people from Hartlepool were called Monkey Hangers

Simon

[liverpool annie]

I'm not touching that one ! 

I get into enough trouble on me own .... without you helping me Simon !!   

[madpants]

Annie

I thought people from Hartlepool were called Monkey Hangers

Simon

ooooh that's fighting talk round these 'ere parts (if there is someone from Hartlepool in the vicinity anyway  )

[Lydart]

Monmothians from Monmouth ...

[Gadget]

Annie

I thought people from Hartlepool were called Monkey Hangers

Simon

and people from Preston are 


 

[Lydart]

Just people from Preston ?