0 a word that is a name for someone who comes from a particular place:
The demonym for Manchester is "Mancunian".
Demonyms are often the same as the adjectival form, for example "Greek" or "Egyptian".
A kiwi is a bird, a fruit, and also a colloquial demonym for a person from New Zealand.
The meaning of the demonym "hleygr" is unknown.
It is often combined with an epithet, sometimes a demonym (a word derived from their place of origin).
The adjective and demonym for this region is "chilote" in the masculine and "chilota" in the feminine.
In such cases the placename and the demonym are often the same word.
