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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
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