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The Lighter Side / Re: Demonyms: Geordies, Scousers, Loiners ... help needed!
« on: Friday 14 August 15 13:02 BST (UK)  »
Oh. Yes. Apologies - I had forgotten about this. I've returned to the research. Is it OK to start a new thread?!

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The Lighter Side / Demonyms: Geordies, Scousers, Loiners ... help needed!
« on: Friday 14 August 15 12:38 BST (UK)  »
Hello all

I'm doing some work on British demonyms, i.e. why people from certain places are called what they're called (Geordies from Newcastle etc.), and thought this may be a good place to do some finding out, ideally about the more obscure ones. What demonyms have you heard, or which do you know about? Are natives of the town or city you're from given a nickname, and what does it (allegedly) mean?

Although I've probably already collected the more obvious, well-documents, names, such as those in the title, feel free to include them ... You may add some more information! At the moment I'm restricting to England, Scotland and Wales.

Any contributions or insights gratefully received. Look forward to your input!

 Jill

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The Lighter Side / Re: Why are people from __ called ___?
« on: Monday 30 September 13 22:43 BST (UK)  »
Interesting thread - I picked up a secondhand book a few years ago which covers similar ground: "Tykes, Dumplings and Scrumpy Jacks" by Bryan Waites (1993, Evergreen, Cheltenham; ISBN 0952241307).

It's a rather whimsical look at the history of various parts of the country and the supposed characteristics of their inhabitants - quite entertaining, though possibly veering towards stereotyping in places. I don't think we minded that kind of thing so much 20 years ago, and in any case, people have moved around a whole lot more since then, so finding a true native in some places can be quite a rarity.

Arthur

Arthur, thank you! I'll have a look for that book ...

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Demonyms research - why are people from ___ called ___?
« on: Monday 30 September 13 15:57 BST (UK)  »
Hello all

I'm a writer doing some research into place names, specifically why people from certain places are called what they're called. We've all heard of Geordies, Mancunians, Brummies etc., but what I'm really interested in is the lesser-known or more obscure names. For example, people from Sheffield are Dee Dars, South Shields natives are Sandancers ... There are usually various theories as to the whys!

So ... Where you are from and what are people from your home town or city called? Perhaps most importantly, do you know why? For now, I'll need to restrict research to the UK.

Thanks in advance. Look forward to receiving replies!

Jill

Duplicate post - please answer on http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=662777.0

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The Lighter Side / Re: Why are people from __ called ___?
« on: Saturday 28 September 13 18:06 BST (UK)  »
Hello everybody

First of all, thanks so much for your replies so far. Very promising! I'll try and reply to as many as possible individually ...

Jill x

(PS I'm from Leeds - hence a Leodensian, or a Loiner, probably both deriving from the old name for the area around Leeds: Leodis or Loidis. Other theories are available ...)

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The Lighter Side / Why are people from __ called ___?
« on: Friday 27 September 13 11:52 BST (UK)  »
Hello all!

I'm a writer doing some research into place names, specifically why people from certain places are called what they're called. We've all heard of Geordies, Mancunians, Brummies etc., but what I'm really interested in is the lesser-known or more obscure names. For example, people from Sheffield are Dee Dars, South Shields natives are Sandancers ... There are usually various theories as to the whys!

So ... Where you are from and what are people from your home town or city called? Perhaps most importantly, do you know why? For now, I'll need to restrict research to the UK.

Thanks in advance. Look forward to receiving replies!

Jill

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