gentilic

/ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/

Etymology

From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.

adj

  1. Tribal or national.
  2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

noun

  1. A personal name derived from a place name.“Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?”
  2. A demonym.