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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Oklahoma's nickname, the "Sooner State," dates back to the 1800s. ... The University of Tennessee continues to use the nickname today for its sports teams, which are also known as the Vols.
Oklahoma: Oklahoman Okie, [49] Sooner [50] Oregon: Oregonian Pennsylvania: Pennsylvanian Penn, Quaker, Pennamite [51] Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanier [52] Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican Boricua [53] Spanish: Puertorriqueño, puertorriqueña Rhode Island: Rhode Islander Swamp Yankee [54] South Carolina: South Carolinian Sandlapper [55]
In recognition of the volunteer soldiers from Tennessee who played a crucial role in the War of 1812, particularly during the Battle of New Orleans, the state nickname is "The Volunteer State ...
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
The Volunteer State nickname goes way back in American history. Here are the origins of the Vols.
The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.