Montreals

Montreals is a plural form that may be used to refer to residents of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In standard English, the common demonym for people from Montreal is Montrealers. Montreals is seldom used and is generally considered nonstandard, informal, or historical; it may appear in older texts or as a direct linguistic construction from the city name without the conventional suffix.

Alternatives include Montrealer for a singular resident and Montrealers for the plural; in French, Montréalais is the corresponding term.

Because of Montreal’s bilingual character, demonyms can vary by context. In contemporary, formal writing, Montreals is typically avoided in favor of Montrealers. When encountered, it is most likely to reflect nonstandard usage, a transliteration from French, or a fictional or hypothetical context rather than a widely accepted term.

Origin and usage notes: the city’s name Montreal derives from Mount Royal. The form Montreals is formed by adding a plural ending to the proper noun rather than through a recognized English demonym pattern, which contributes to its infrequent and inconsistent usage.

See also: Montreal (city), Montrealers, Montréalais.