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((Short description|Slang terms for the city in Massachusetts, United States))
((redirect|Beantown|the town formerly known as Beantown|Waldorf, Maryland))

((More citations needed|date=July 2023))
[[File:Boston view.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Boston Common]]]]
[[Boston]] has many [[nickname]]s, inspired by various historical contexts. They include:
;The City on a Hill: came from governor [[John Winthrop]]'s goal, of the original [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]], to create the biblical "City on a Hill." It also refers to the original three hills of Boston.
;The Hub: is a shortened form of a phrase recorded by writer [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes]], ''The Hub of the Solar System.''<ref>((cite book|title=[[The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table]]|first=Oliver Wendell|last=Holmes|year=1858|publisher=Phillips, Sampson and Company)); ((cite book|title=The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|first=Oliver Wendell|last=Holmes|orig-year=1858|year=1891|publisher=Houghton, Mifflin and Company)) [https://archive.org/details/autocratbreakfa01holmgoog/page/n192 <!-- quote=autocrat of the breakfast table. --> p. 172] "A jaunty-looking person... said there was one more wise man's saying that he had heard; it was about our place—but he didn't know who said it.... 'Boston State-House is the Hub of the Solar System. You couldn't pry that out of a Boston man if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crow-bar.'"</ref>  This has since developed into ''The Hub of the Universe''.<ref>((cite book|last1=Bulfinch|first1=Thomas|editor1-last=Klapp|editor1-first=W. H.|title=The Age of Fable|date=1942|publisher=Kingsport Press|location=Kingsport, Tennessee|page=vii))</ref><ref>((cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/travel/boston/boston_nicknames/ | work=The Boston Globe | title=Boston's nicknames: Beantown, Hub, the Walking City | date=August 10, 2006))</ref>
;The Athens of America: is a title given by [[William Tudor (1779–1830)|William Tudor]], co-founder of the ''[[North American Review]]'', for Boston's great cultural and intellectual influence. Also a nickname of [[Philadelphia]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.librarycompany.org/artifacts/athens.htm |title=LCP Art|access-date=2010-06-12))</ref>
;The Puritan City: was given in reference to the religion of the city's founders.
;The Cradle of Liberty: derives from Boston's role in instigating the [[American Revolution]]. Also, a nickname of Philadelphia.<ref>((cite web |url=https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/nicknames-for-philadelphia-and-boston-89834907/112420.html |title=Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Philadelphia and Boston |publisher=[[Voice of America]] |access-date=July 11, 2017))</ref>
;City of Notions: was coined at least as early as 1823.<ref>((cite journal | title=Their Nicknames | date=September 23, 1889 | journal=Decatur Daily Dispatch | pages=2? | url=http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0307b&L=ads-l&P=2093 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927143248/http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0307b&L=ads-l&P=2093 | archive-date=September 27, 2006 )) Decatur, Illinois. Found at listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0307b&L=ads-l&P=2093.</ref><ref>For 1823 reference see: ''Woodstock (VT) Observer,'' 5/13/1823, p.3.</ref>
;America's Walking City: was given due to Boston's compact nature and high [[population density]],<ref>((Cite web |last=McKenzie Jr. |first=John D. |date=2014-01-01 |title=Boston: A City with Many Historical Nicknames |url=https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2014/01/01/boston-nicknames/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Amstat News |language=en-US))</ref> which have made walking an effective and popular mode of transit in the city.<ref>((Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Thomas Henry |date=2023-04-21 |title=Boston |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Boston/Recreation |access-date=2023-04-23 |publisher=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |language=en))</ref> Boston has the [[List of U.S. cities with most pedestrian commuters|seventh-highest percentage of pedestrian commuters]] of any city in the United States, while neighboring [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] has the highest.
;Beantown:refers to the regional dish of [[Boston baked beans]]. In colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans slow-baked in molasses.<ref>((cite web
|url=http://www.boston.com/food/food/2018/08/31/classic-boston-foods|title=10 classic Boston dishes, and 5 places to find each one|publisher=Boston Globe Media Partners|access-date=2020-07-22))</ref> 
;Titletown: refers to Boston's [[Sports in Boston|historic dominance in professional sports]], specifically the [[Boston Celtics]], who have won 18 NBA championships, and the [[New England Patriots]], who have won six Super Bowl titles. Additionally, the [[Boston Celtics]] lead the NBA in championships.<ref>((cite web
|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/sports-chart-of-the-day-boston-is-the-new-title-town-2011-6
|title=SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Boston Is The New "Title Town"
|publisher=Business Insider
|access-date=2015-02-02
))</ref><ref>((cite web
|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/4-rings-in-6-years-makes-Boston-the-real-Titletown-2368161.php
|title=4 Rings in 6 Years makes Boston the real TitleTown
|date=17 June 2011
|publisher=SF Gate
|access-date=2015-02-02
))</ref><ref>((cite web
|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/755866-title-town-how-boston-became-the-city-of-champions
|title="Title-Town" --- How Boston Became the City of Champions
|publisher=Bleacher Report
|access-date=2015-02-02
))</ref>
;City of Champions: much like Titletown—refers to Boston's history of dominance in sports, with the [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Boston Celtics]], [[Boston Bruins]], and [[New England Patriots]] each having won multiple national championships.<ref>((Cite web |last=Shaughnessy |first=Dan |author-link=Dan Shaughnessy |date=2014-10-30 |title=Tom Menino was the mayor to a city of champions |url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/gallery/boston_championships/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410101421/http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/10/30/tom-menino-was-proud-mayor-when-boston-was-city-champions/BpV7WnFvLKk2T32wTmLLjJ/story.html |archive-date=2016-04-10 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=[[Boston Globe]]))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Aashish |date=2011-07-02 |title="Title-Town" --- How Boston Became the City of Champions (Part 1: Patriots) |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/755866-title-town-how-boston-became-the-city-of-champions |website=[[Bleacher Report]]))</ref>
;The Olde Towne: comes from the fact that Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It is also used in reference to the Boston Red Sox (''The Olde Towne Team'').((Citation needed|date=May 2023))

==See also==
((portal|Cities|Massachusetts|United States|World))
* [[Nicknames of New York City]]
* [[Nicknames of Philadelphia]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Culture of Boston]]
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