In addition to formal
demonyms, many nicknames are used for residents of the different regions of the
United Kingdom. For example, natives and residents of
Liverpool are formally referred to as Liverpudlians, but are most commonly referred to as Scousers (after
their local dish). Some, but not all, of these nicknames may be derogatory.
Trotters (originally a football term, it is now used to describe anyone from Bolton and surrounding area), Noblot (collective noun, anagram for Bolton)
Edinburgers or Edinbourgeois (used more so when referring to people from more affluent suburbs of Edinburgh), Dunediner (
Gaelic Origin), Toonies (
Scots)
Sassenachs (used by Scottish and Irish; Anglicised form of the
Scottish Gaelic word "Sasannach", meaning "Saxon"), Sassies, Red Coats, Inglish,[15] Nigels, Guffy (primarily in Northeast Scotland from the
Scots 'pig'), Sais (
Welsh), Englandshire (in Scotland), The Shire (in Scotland)
Rat Eyes (from the Roman name for the city: Ratae), Chisits (from the pronunciation of "how much is it," which sounds like "I'm a chisit"); Foxes, Bin Dippers (named after Foxes)
^Room, Adrian (2003). Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for over 5000 natural features, countries, capitals, territories, cities, and historic sites. McFarland. p. 426.
ISBN978-0-7864-1814-5.
^Evans, Arthur Benoni (1881).
Evans, Sebastian (ed.). Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs (enlarged ed.). London: N. Trübner for English Dialect Society. p. 101.
^Brewer, E. Cobham.
"Yellow-belly". Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Retrieved 30 September 2010 – via Bartleby.com.
^
abTawney, Cyril (1987). "Glossary". Grey funnel lines: traditional song & verse of the Royal Navy, 1900–1970. Taylor & Francis. p. 167.
ISBN978-0-7102-1270-2.
Partridge, Eric; Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2007). The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge.
ISBN978-0-415-21259-5.
In addition to formal
demonyms, many nicknames are used for residents of the different regions of the
United Kingdom. For example, natives and residents of
Liverpool are formally referred to as Liverpudlians, but are most commonly referred to as Scousers (after
their local dish). Some, but not all, of these nicknames may be derogatory.
Trotters (originally a football term, it is now used to describe anyone from Bolton and surrounding area), Noblot (collective noun, anagram for Bolton)
Edinburgers or Edinbourgeois (used more so when referring to people from more affluent suburbs of Edinburgh), Dunediner (
Gaelic Origin), Toonies (
Scots)
Sassenachs (used by Scottish and Irish; Anglicised form of the
Scottish Gaelic word "Sasannach", meaning "Saxon"), Sassies, Red Coats, Inglish,[15] Nigels, Guffy (primarily in Northeast Scotland from the
Scots 'pig'), Sais (
Welsh), Englandshire (in Scotland), The Shire (in Scotland)
Rat Eyes (from the Roman name for the city: Ratae), Chisits (from the pronunciation of "how much is it," which sounds like "I'm a chisit"); Foxes, Bin Dippers (named after Foxes)
^Room, Adrian (2003). Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for over 5000 natural features, countries, capitals, territories, cities, and historic sites. McFarland. p. 426.
ISBN978-0-7864-1814-5.
^Evans, Arthur Benoni (1881).
Evans, Sebastian (ed.). Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs (enlarged ed.). London: N. Trübner for English Dialect Society. p. 101.
^Brewer, E. Cobham.
"Yellow-belly". Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Retrieved 30 September 2010 – via Bartleby.com.
^
abTawney, Cyril (1987). "Glossary". Grey funnel lines: traditional song & verse of the Royal Navy, 1900–1970. Taylor & Francis. p. 167.
ISBN978-0-7102-1270-2.
Partridge, Eric; Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2007). The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge.
ISBN978-0-415-21259-5.