Creole peoples were a mixture of people of European ancestry and slave populations (or free men and women of color). They were also referred to as "criollos", a word from the Spanish language meaning "created" and used in the post-French governance period to distinguish the two groups of New Orleans area and down river Creoles. Both mixed race and European Creole groups share many traditions and language, but their socio-economic roots differed in the original period of Louisiana history. Actually, the French word Creole is derived from the Portuguese word "Crioulo", which described Spaniards born in the Americas as opposed to Spain.
Etymology of Aberdeen William Kennedy proposes the spelling variations: The "Orkneyinga saga" records an Old Norse variant of the name, "Apardion", clearly cognate with the modern form. There have been more eccentric etymologies, e.g. Boxhorn considered it Phoenician in origin. This is unlikely, however, as no Phoenician sites have been found this far north. Residents or natives of Aberdeen are known as "Aberdonians", whence Aberdeen F.C.'s nickname, "the Dons". Etymology of Aberdeen The etymology of "Aberdeen" is that of the name first used for the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, which then bestowed its name to other Aberdeens around the world, as Aberdonians left