'Alabamian' originates from the name of the state 'Alabama', which is derived from the Choctaw language, specifically the word 'Albaamo', referring to a tribe in the region.

'Albaamo' transformed into the English word 'Alabama', and eventually became the modern English word 'Alabamian' to denote people from Alabama.

Initially, it referred to the 'Albaamo' tribe, but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person from Alabama'.