List of United Kingdom county nicknames
This is a list of nicknames for counties of the United Kingdom. This includes the counties of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Counties are only included if they have a nickname.
List
| County | Nickname | Origins and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | Clangers | From Bedfordshire clangers |
| Berkshire | Berks The Royal County | Shortening of Berkshire Due to Windsor Castle being in the county |
| Berwickshire | Duns-shire | Due to Duns being the county town |
| Buckinghamshire | Bucks | Shortening of Buckinghamshire |
| Cambridgeshire | Cambs | Shortening of Cambridgeshire |
| Clackmannanshire | Clacks | Shortening of Clackmannanshire |
| Cornwall | Kernow | Cornish name for Cornwall |
| County Antrim | The Glenmen | From the Glens of Antrim |
| County Armagh | The Orchard County The Cathedral County | Due to large number of orchards Due to the Primate of All Ireland being based in the county |
| County Down | The Mourne County | From the Mourne Mountains |
| County Fermanagh | The Maguire County | From the Medieval Lord, Baron Maguire |
| County Londonderry | The Oak-Leaf County | From the leaf on the county's coat of arms |
| County Tyrone | The Red Hand County | From the Red Hand of Ulster on the county's GAA crest |
| Fife | Kingdom of Fife | Referring to the old Kingdom of Fife |
| Gloucestershire | Glos | Shortening of Gloucestershire |
| Hampshire | Hants | |The Garden County| Self-proclaimed |
| Hertfordshire | Herts | Shortening of Hertfordshire |
| Isle of Anglesey | Ynys Môn | Welsh name for Anglesey |
| Kent | The Garden of England | From the county's produce of agricultural crops |
| Kincardineshire | The Mearns | From the anglicanisation of the Scots Gaelic word for The Stewartry |
| Lancashire | The Red Rose County | From the red rose symbol of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Leicestershire | Leics | Shortening of Leicestershire |
| Lincolnshire | Lincs | Shortening of Lincolnshire |
| Northamptonshire | Northants | Shortening of Northamptonshire |
| Nottinghamshire | Notts | Shortening of Nottinghamshire |
| Middlesex | Middx | Shortening of Middlesex |
| Oxfordshire | Oxon | Shortening of Oxfordshire |
| Peeblesshire | Tweeddale | Due to being part of the district of Tweeddale |
| Shetland | Zetland | From the archaic spelling for Shetland |
| Shropshire | Salop | From old abbreviations for Shropshire |
| Staffordshire | Staffs | Shortening of Staffordshire |
| Warwickshire | Warks | Abbreviation for Warwickshire |
| Wiltshire | Wilts | Shortening of Wiltshire |
| Worcestershire | Worcs | Shortening of Worcestershire |
| Yorkshire | The White Rose County | Self-proclaimed |
See also
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