List_of_city_nicknames_in_Washington
The following is a list of nicknames, aliases, sobriquets and slogans for municipalities and unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Washington.
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.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]
This list includes both official and unofficial nicknames. Some of the nicknames that were used historically may no longer be in use.
- Aberdeen – Port of Missing Men[3]
- Algona – City of the Great Blue Heron[4]
- Auburn – More Than You Imagined[4]
- Bellevue – City in a Park[4]
- Bellingham
- Blaine – The Peace Arch City[6]
- Bothell – For a Day or a Lifetime[4]
- Burien – B-Town
- Burlington – The Hub City[7]
- Chehalis – Rose City[8]
- Chewelah – Place For All Seasons[9]
- Colville – Washington's Most Livable Community[4]
- Cosmopolis – City of the World[4]
- Enumclaw – The Gateway to Mount Rainier[4]
- Everett – Milltown, City of Smokestacks
- Forks – The Logging Capital of the World[10]
- Gig Harbor – The Maritime City[citation needed]
- Ilwaco – By Land or By Sea[4]
- Kelso
- Kirkland
- Lynden – The Gem City[13]
- Marysville – The Strawberry City[14]
- Morton – Home of the Loggers Jubilee[15]
- Mount Vernon – The City of Tulips
- Olympia
- Oly
- The Town (The original city nicknamed The Town) [citation needed]
- Port Townsend, Washington - The Key City; The City of Dreams
- Poulsbo – Little Norway[16]
- Pullman – Lentil Capital[17]
- Puyallup – The Land of Generous People[18]
- Redmond – Bicycle Capital of the Northwest[4]
- Richland
- The Windy Town
- City Of the Bombers
- Atomic City[19]
- Seattle
- Sedro-Woolley – Gateway to the North Cascades[23]
- Sequim – Sunny Sequim[24]
- Spokane – The Lilac City[25]
- Sumner – Rhubarb Pie Capital[4][26]
- Tacoma
- Tumwater – Green Town
- Walla Walla – The City was so Nice, They Named it Twice[31]
- Wenatchee – Apple Capital of the World.[4][17][32]
- White Center
- Rat City
- Dub Sea
- White Salmon – The Land Where the Sun Meets the Rain[33]
- Yakima – The Palm Springs of Washington[27]