Stuff I Think About When I'm Bored At work

[Kumquatqueen]

It probably went the other way - Vened to Gwyned to Gwynedd (dd being th).

Yes, Venedotia comes from proto-Celtic ven meaning white (shifting one way to 'gwyn', or the other way in Irish to 'fin').

 

[Pureotica]

From what I read, the term "Hoosiers" has been applied to residents of Indiana since the 1840s. The University of Indiana did not adopt the nickname until the 1920s, 80 years later. So the state name came before the university nickname. The origin of the name seems to be something of a mystery.

My first acquaintance with it was from my childhood reading of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle, in which a group of Hoosiers feature prominently.

Indiana is the only state in the US in which the primary, best-known nickname for residents is not a version of the name of the state itself. Some people might refer to Nebraskans as Cornhuskers or Massachusetts residents as Bay Staters, but these are secondary nicknames.

Good to know, but now you've broken my illusion. But it's worth being wrong if it offers the opportunity to reference Vonnegut.

Maybe it derived from "Hoosier Daddy?"

 

[summerlurvin]

Ah, Adelaide! Famous for its churches and serial killers.

It's no wonder I'm bored here, I'm neither religious nor a murderer...

 

[Bamagan]

Indiana is the only state in the US in which the primary, best-known nickname for residents is not a version of the name of the state itself. Some people might refer to Nebraskans as Cornhuskers or Massachusetts residents as Bay Staters, but these are secondary nicknames.

My friend from Maine taught me that the principal demonym for people from Massachusetts is 'Masshole.'

Some may have guessed from my handle that I am associated with Alabama. People often assume that the demonym is 'Alabamian' or 'Alabaman,' and both are technically correct, but the most accurate one is 'awful.'

 

[Comshaw]

Surely he could mug a passing mayor for his laughable toupée - thus finding a bare necessity of life?

oh God I'm so sorry

The Bare Necessities song- Baloo (Bruce Reitherman) from the Jungle Book

Comshaw