List of British Regional Nicknames

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The United Kingdom has many nicknames for residents of its countries, cities and regions, for example, residents of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians or Scousers. Some of these names are a badge of pride, in other cases they can be considered offensive.

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Aberdeen

Aberdonian or simply A Don

Barnsley

Tykes, Colliers (a former mining community), also Dingles (normally used by people from Sheffield)

Burnley

Dingles, a reference to Burnley's proximity to Yorkshire and the family from the TV soap opera Emmerdale (normally used by people from Blackburn, Preston and other parts of Lancashire)

Birmingham

Brummie

Black Country

Yam Yam

Blackpool

Blackpudlian, Sandgronian, Donkey Lasher

Bolton : Trotters

Bristol

Ciderheads

Britain

Brit, Britons, British, Britisher, Limeys in Canada and the United States, Pommys in Australia and New Zealand.

Bury : Shakers

Caithness

Gallach

Cambridge : Cantabrigian

Cardiganshire

Cardi

Cheltenham

Cheltonian

Cheshire

Cestrian

Chesterfield

Cestrefeldian, Spireite

Colchester

Colcestrian, Colchie, Roman, Camuloonie, Steamie, Castler. Cross'n'Crowner (after Colchester's coat of arms).

Cornwall

Cornish, Kernowick, Merry-Jack, Mera-Jack, Uncle Jack or Cousin Jack (when abroad)

Coventry

Coventrian, Godivas

Cumbria : Cumbrian

Darwen

Darrener

Devon : Devonian

Dundee

Dundonian, Coagie

Edinburgh

Edinbronian, Edinburger, Edinbourgeois, Edin, The Burgh, Edinbugger

England

Sassenach, Red Coat, Inglish, Nigel, Guffie, (in Northeast Scotland), Sais

Essex

Essex Calf (archaic), Eastie, Essexer, Esser, wideboys, Saxon, slags, Scimitars (from the County Arms)

Exeter : Exonian

Forest of Dean

Forester, sheep-shagger

Fraserburgh

Brocher

Glasgow

Glaswegian, Keelie, Weegie,

Grimsby

Cod Head (after the fishing port in Grimsby)

Guisborough

Guisborian Also used as name for alumni of Guisborough Grammar School and Prior Pursglove College.

Gillingham

Chavs, Medwayers

Guernsey

Donkey

Hartlepool

Monkey Hanger or Poolie

Horsham

Horshamite

Kirkcaldy

Langtonian

Ipswich

Twelve Toes

Isle of Wight

Caulkhead (named after the caulking of boats)

Jersey

Bean, (Crapaud, meaning "toad" in French)

Kirriemuir

Kirriemairian

Lancashire

Lancastrian; Yonner (specifically south-eastern Lancashire)

Leeds

Loiner,Leodensian (as heard in the song "I Predict a Riot" by The Kaiser Chiefs).

Leicester

Rat-eye (from the Roman name for the city: Ratae), Chisits (from the pronunciation of "how much is it", when shopping in Skegness); Foxes

Leicestershire

Beanbelly (from the eating of broad beans)

Leigh

Lobbygobbler, Leyther

Lincolnshire

Yellow belly (after a species of frog common in the Lincolnshire and East Anglian Fens)

Liverpool

Liverpudlian, Mickey Mouse, Scouse or Scouser.

Llanelli

Turk

London

Limey, Cockney Londoner, Del Boy, Rent Boy, Shandy

Luton

Lutonian, Hatter

Macclesfield

Maxonian

Maidenhead

Maidonian

Manchester

Mancunian, Manc, Soap Dodger

Marlow

Marlovian

Malmesbury

Jackdaw

Melton Mowbray

Meltonian

Middlesbrough

Smoggie, an abbreviation of Smog Monster

Nantwich

Dabber

Neath

Abbey-Jack, blacks, black-jacks.

Newcastle

Geordie, Novocastrian

Northamptonshire

Cobbler

Northern England

Northerner, Northern Monkey, Northcountryman

North Wales

Gog

Norwich

Carrot Cruncher, Country Bumpkin, Norfolk Dumpling, Norvician

Nottingham

Nottinghamian, Bogger

Oldham

Yonner (from Oldham pronunciation of 'yonder' as in 'up yonner')

Orkney

Orcadian

Oxford

Oxonian

Peterhead

Bluemogganer, Blue-Tooner

Plymouth

Janner. Originally a person who spoke with a Devon accent, now simply any West Countryman. In naval slang, this is specifically a person from Plymouth.

Portsmouth

Plastic Cockney

Rotherham

Toytowner, Toytown (mainly used by people from Sheffield)

Scotland

Scottie, Jocks Mac, "Geordie"

Sheffield

Sheffielder, Steely, Dee Dar (normally used by people from Barnsley and Chesterfield)

Shropshire

Salopian

South Shields

Sand dancer

Southampton

Mush, Scummer (used by people from Portsmouth)

Southern England

Southerner, Southern Shandy, Shandy Drinkers

Southport

Sandgrounder

Stoke-on-Trent

Potter, Clay Head, Stokie

Stockport

Stopfordian, Stoconian

Sunderland

Mackem

Sutherland

Cattach

Swansea

Jack, Swansea Jack

Swindon

Moonraker

Tarbert, Loch Fyne

Dooker (named after guillemot and razorbill, sea-birds once a popular food among Tarbert natives)

Teesside

Smoggie

Truro : Truronian

Wales

Taff (slightly xenophobic), Taffy, Trog, Sheep-shagger

Walsall

Saddler

Warrington

Wire, Wirepuller (after the local wire industry),

Welshpool

Soupie

West Riding of Yorkshire

Wessie (in other parts of Yorkshire)

Westmorland : Westmerian

Weymouth and Portland

Kimberlin (Portland name for a person from Weymouth)

Whitehaven

Marra

Wigan

Pie-eater, Purrer, Wiganer

Wiltshire

Moonraker

Winchester : Wintonian

Wolverhampton

Wulfrunian

Workington

Jam Eater

Yorkshire

Tyke, Yorkie, Yorkshireman