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List of city nicknames in Ohio

This partial list of city nicknames in the State of Ohio compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Ohio are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. 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. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.

Nicknames by city

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A

  • Akron
  • City of Invention
  • Rubber Capital of the World
  • Rubber City
  • Summit City
  • Tire City
  • AK Rowdy
  • Alliance – Carnation City
  • Amherst – Sandstone Capital of the World
  • Ashtabula – Ashtabeautiful

B

  • Bucyrus – Bratwurst Capital of the World

C

D

  • Dayton
  • The Gem City
  • Birthplace of Aviation (commemorates the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane in their bicycle shop in Dayton)
  • Little Detroit
  • Dirty Dayton
  • The DYT
  • Delphos – America’s Friendliest City
  • Deshler – Corn City
  • Dublin – The Emerald City

F

G

H

I

  • Ironton
  • Gateway To Southern Ohio
  • Iron City

K

  • Kent – The Tree City
  • Kenton – Little Chicago

L

  • Lancaster
  • The Glass City
  • Little Vegas
  • Lebanon – The Cedar City
  • Lima
  • BeanTown (refers to the Lima Bean)
  • Little Detroit (In the 1980's and 1990's)
  • Lorain – International City
  • Loudonville – The Canoe Capital of Ohio
  • Loveland
  • Sweetheart of Ohio
  • Little Switzerland of the Miami Valley

M

  • Mansfield
  • The Fun Center of Ohio
  • Little Detroit
  • Marion – World's Popcorn Capital
  • Massillon
  • City of Champions
  • Title Town, USA
  • Tiger Town
  • Miamisburg – The Star City

N

  • Norwalk – The Maple City
  • Norwood – Gem of the Highlands

O

P

  • Parma – The Diry P
  • Pickerington
  • Violet Capital of Ohio
  • Port Clinton – Walleye Capital of the World

R

S

  • Sabina – The Eden of Ohio
  • Sandusky – The Roller Coaster Capital of the World
  • Springfield
  • Little Chicago (refers to crime and poverty level)
  • Champion City (refers to the Champion reaper that was once produced in the city)
  • City at the End of the Road
  • Home City
  • Rose City or City of Roses
  • Steubenville – The City of Murals
  • Strongsville – Crossroads of the Nation
  • Sugarcreek – The Little Switzerland of Ohio

T

  • Toledo
  • Aubrey’s Land
  • Glass Capital of the World
  • The Glass City
  • The Solar Valley

U

V

W

X

  • Xenia
  • Twine City
  • Windy City (refers to the powerful tornadoes attracted to this area)
  • ”Devil’s Wind” (refers to English translation from Native American name for the Xenia area)

Y

  • Yellow Springs
  • Mellow Yellow
  • Hippie City
  • Youngstown
  • The City of You
  • Crimetown, USA
  • Murdertown, USA
  • The Steel Valley
  • Steeltown, U.S.A.
  • The 330
  • The Three Three Yo (Combination of the city’s area code, 330, with the first two letters of its name)
  • Poster Child for Deindustrialization
  • Yompton (In reference to Compton, California)
  • Y-Town
  • The Y-O or the Yo

Z

  • Zanesville
  • City of Natural Advantages
  • Clay City or Pottery Capital of the World
  • Y-Bridge City

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