# Residents of Columbus, OH **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 29, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433 "2005-06-29T22:07:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/1 "2005-06-29T22:07:25Z")
At various times, I have been a Philadelphian, a Washingtonian, and a Daytonian. But when I lived in Columbus, Ohio, what would you have called me? Would I be a Columbian (risking trademark infringement suits from Bogota), a Columbusan, a Columbusite? I know the area uses the less specific Central Ohioan to refer to locals, but I would think the capital of the Buckeye State would have a little pride to have a word representing its residents only. I vote for Columbudlian. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/2 "2005-06-29T22:42:27Z")
The type of word you are looking for is called a [demonym](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym). I lived in Ohio for about 10 years, and I have heard both Columbisites and Columbusans. The former seems to be more common. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/3 "2005-06-30T00:10:50Z")
Columbusite was the normal term when I lived there. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/4 "2005-06-30T00:12:48Z")
“You people are just plain _weird_,” was the phrase I used until my recent move. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/5 "2005-06-30T02:35:28Z")
As it is the capital of Ohio and because a lot of money changes hands in and around the Legislature (some of it even legally), “Capitalist” probably fits best. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/6 "2005-06-30T03:16:18Z")
Colónials? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/7 "2005-06-30T06:44:37Z")
My mother and her three sisters were all from Columbus originally, and, although none went to OSU, they all were “Buckeyes.” Two of Mom’s sisters, when I went to visit, made sure I had a buckeye in my pocket when I left. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/8 "2005-06-30T06:58:08Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > “You people are just plain _weird_,” was the phrase I used until my recent move. Funny, I hear that all the time and I haven’t lived in Columbus in almost 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/9 "2005-06-30T10:42:21Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > My mother and her three sisters were all from Columbus originally, and, although none went to OSU, they all were “Buckeyes.” Most of my friend are of the college age so I refer to them as ‘Buckeyes’ too, even the ones that don’t attend OSU. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/10 "2005-06-30T12:33:25Z")
When I used to live there, the term in the _Columbus Dispatch_, “Ohio’s Greatest Home Newspaper” (a modest enough goal) was “Columbuson” (with an o) - perhaps a cuteism meaning “Son of Columbus”? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-columbus-oh/310433/11 "2005-06-30T13:44:15Z")
Can I just say, as a non-native Columbus-living person, who has lived in the capital of the Buckeye State for nearly 6 years, that I have no idea what the word is. My suggestion:Columbine