# Hey Canada! Could you please change your countries name to Canadia? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 10, 2005, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421 "2005-08-10T08:56:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421/41 "2005-08-12T23:55:03Z")
When I lived in Canada last year we constantly called it Canaidia. Some of the locals joined in too, they didnt seem bothered. Oh, and we stayed in Newfoundland. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421/42 "2005-08-13T00:51:26Z")
How about “Really North Dakota”? ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421/43 "2005-08-13T01:24:04Z")
> [@](#): > > FWIW, Canada’s not alone in its very trivial noun/adjective confusion: Bermuda/Bermudian is another example I’ve heard people who live on Guam refered to as Guamanians. That can’t be right. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421/44 "2005-08-13T08:32:00Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > We have a St. George, St. Stephen, St. Andrews… but Og love 'em, it’s _Saint_ John. Damn right. I just have to look at my birth certificate to prove that. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421/45 "2005-08-13T11:21:25Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > How about “Really North Dakota”? Wouldn’t work. Everyone knows that North Dakota is really South Saskatchewan. It’s where people from Regina go to get warm. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421/46 "2005-08-13T14:07:40Z")
> [@bluethree](#): > > I’ve heard people who live on Guam refered to as Guamanians. That can’t be right. [Guampedia](http://www.guampedia.com/) disagrees with you ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421/47 "2005-08-13T16:05:21Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Wouldn’t work. Everyone knows that North Dakota is really South Saskatchewan. It’s where people from Regina go to get warm. 😃 OK, how about ‘Really Really Really North Carolina’? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canada-could-you-please-change-your-countries-name-to-canadia/316421.md?page=2)