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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/22/2020 8:47 AM, Will Martin
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Similarly, we say that those from Venus are Venusians and those
from Mars are Martians, but we say we are from Earth, yet we refer
to ourselves as “terrestrials” and not *Earthians*.</blockquote>
<p>The first word anyone thinks of when thinking of a demonym for
inhabitants of Earth is <i>Earthling</i><i>.</i></p>
<p>Other words used to describe us: <i>Earther</i>, <i>Earthman,
Terran</i>, <i>Tellurian</i>, <i>Gaian.</i> I've even heard <i>Earthan,</i>
though I think that was from a science-fiction character who
wasn't sure what the right name was.</p>
<p>Also, before <i>Venusian</i> was popular in science-fiction, the
word <i>Venerean</i> was common.</p>
<p>We also don't say <i>moonian,</i> we say l<i>unarian</i>,<i> </i>and
in any science-fiction in which we say that, the inhabitants
usually get ticked off if you call them <i>lunatics.</i> In <i>The
First Men in the Moon,</i> they're called <i>Selenites.</i></p>
<p>The choice of demonym isn't always <i>place name + ian</i> in
English. Inhabitants of New York are <i>New Yorkers. </i>Inhabitants
of Pittsburgh are <i>Pittsburghers.</i> Inhabitants of Vancouver
are <i>Vancouverites.</i> Inhabitants of Vienna are <i>Viennese.</i></p>
<p>Mars is kind of unusual in that it <i>doesn't</i> have a bunch
of different names.<br>
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