# People from New Hampsire **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 15, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467 "2003-05-15T16:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JamesCarroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamesCarroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesCarroll)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/1 "2003-05-15T16:20:00Z")
What are people from New Hampshire called? New Hampshirites? New Hampshirians? Now I understand that they may be referred to by the state nickname, maybe Granite Staters, but even Buckeyes can be called Ohioans. Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/2 "2003-05-15T16:27:17Z")
I grew up in New England, and this is how we referred to residents (only half-seriously): MA: Bay-staters RI: Rhode Islanders (or Islanders) VT: Granola-eating ski monkeys; (or Vermonters) ME: People live there? NH: Yankees; New Hampshirites CT: New Yorkers Okay, I made up the Granola-eating ski monkeys just now, but I want to start using it. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/3 "2003-05-15T16:34:00Z")
Ahem, I live in CT **Skammer**. Born and raised. You call me a New Yorker, and I’ll make sure the cement stockings fit very nicely. 😉 As for the OP. New Hampshirite. I think. Up here if you are from New Hamshire, and I was asked what you were I’d say you’re a New Hamshirite. Here’s me Connecticut-centric list: MA: Masshole (excluding **Cal Meacham** and other worthy taxachussetts folk. RI: Mobster -\> I mean Rhode Islander CT: Connectican NY: New Yawka VT: Vermonter ME: Mainiac ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/4 "2003-05-15T16:35:17Z")
NH: New Hamsters ME: Mainiacs ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/5 "2003-05-15T18:43:10Z")
As far as I can tell, all those groups are called “Yankees”. I may be biased. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/6 "2003-05-15T18:48:27Z")
A serious question deserves a serious answer: New Hampshirites. Other New Englanders: Mainers, Vermonters, Rhode Islanders, Connecticut residents, Massachusetts residents. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/7 "2003-05-15T18:55:54Z")
Well…Officially it’s New Hampshirites, but everybody I know really does call them ‘Hamsters’. (I’m from and in VT) ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/8 "2003-05-15T18:57:07Z")
OK, now along these lines I have relatives in Halifax, NS. And, they’re called “Haligonians”. But, why? Who decided to insert the “g”? Why not Halifaxians, or Halifactions? Of course, then there’s the other side of the faily which are Delaweenies…!!! - Jinx, my $0.02! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/9 "2003-05-15T19:02:34Z")
emmits ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-new-hampsire/175467/10 "2003-05-15T20:34:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Phlosphr \* > \*\*Ahem, I live in CT **Skammer**. Born and raised. You call me a New Yorker, and I’ll make sure the cement stockings fit very nicely. 😉 > > As for the OP. New Hampshirite. I think. Up here if you are from New Hamshire, and I was asked what you were I’d say you’re a New Hamshirite. Here’s me Connecticut-centric list: > > MA: Masshole (excluding **Cal Meacham** and other worthy taxachussetts folk. > RI: Mobster -\> I mean Rhode Islander > CT: Connectican > NY: New Yawka > VT: Vermonter > ME: Mainiac \*\* You forget Massataxes. As for the RI reference, I have a friend who has a friend… We used to call the real rural RIers “Swamp Yankees”.