What do you call someone who is from Montana? We know that one, it's a "Montanan." It's ademonym - what you call someone who lives or hails from a particular area or region, like a state or a city.Naming and classifying things is part of who we are as human beings - we like to make sense of the world and one of the best ways to do that is to categorize stuff. Think of it likecleaninga kid's messy bedroom; a big pile of clothes, toys, crafting supplies, stuffed animals, shoes, and charging cables. All that stuff has a place, and finding out that the toys go in the toy box is a great way to get started.We wouldn't call toys "toy boxians" because theylivethere (well, depending on the kid, the toys may spend more time on the floor..."floorites"?)but when we come up with names for residents of a city or region there are a few general assumptions:if the place name ends in "-a"then a resident is often called "-ian."if the place name ends in a consonant, you can usually call a resident an "-it...
