Definitions For Demonym

Noun

DEMONYM (plural DEMONYMs) 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? (obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective. : The Logophile has my favourite demonym; I would write under it if he didn't.

Synonyms

gentilic

Derived terms

demonymic

Translations

Arabic: ديمونيم Catalan: gentilici, m Dutch: volksnaam, m, demoniem, n Finnish: asukkaannimitys French: gentilé, m, ethnonyme, m, démonyme, m Galician: xentilicio, m German: Volksbezeichnung, f, Demonym, n Greek: πατριδωνυμικό, n Italian: demonimo, m, etnonimo, m Moroccan Amazigh: ⴰⵙⵎⵖⵔⴼ Norwegian: : Bokmål: innbyggernavn, n, demonym, n Portuguese: gentílico, m, gentilício, m, etnônimo, m, demônimo, m Romanian: demonim, n, nume de locuitori, n Russian: этнохоро́ним, m, этнико́н, m Spanish: gentilicio, m Swedish: invånarnamn, n, demonym, c Turkish: demonim

Etymology

From "people" + ὄνυμα, , name. Possibly coined or revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of w:merriam-webster, merriam-webster in a manner similar to other "nyms". {{confix, en, demo, onym}}

See also

:category:demonyms {{C, en, Onomastics}}

Is Demonym a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
17

The word Demonym is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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