List of British regional nicknames

As with most countries, the United Kingdom has many nicknames for residents of its 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.

This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it (http://www.centipedia.com/index.php?title=List_of_British_regional_nicknames&action=edit).

Birmingham: Brummie
England: Sassenach (Scots usage)
Glasgow: Glaswegian, Weejie (Edinburgh usage)
Ireland: Paddy, Mick
Liverpool: Liverpudlian, Scouse, Scouser, Woolyback (for a person not from Liverpool)
London: Cockney (strictly speaking, a Cockney has to be born within the sound of Bow Bells)
Manchester: Mancunian, Manc
Newcastle: Geordie
Scotland: Jock, Mac
Sunderland: Mackem
Wales: Taffy
Yorkshire: Tyke

Retrieved from "http://www.centipedia.com/articles/List_of_British_regional_nicknames"

This page has been accessed 58 times. This page was last modified 10:39, 9 Sep 2004. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details).