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.
| 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 | |
| Carmarthenshire | Carms / Sir Gar | Shortening of Carmarthenshire / Welsh for Carmarthenshire | |
| Ceredigion | Cardiganshire | Ceredigion is from the ancient kingdom but Cardiganshire is sometimes colloquially used instead | |
| Clackmannanshire | The Wee County | Smallest county in Scotland and the UK by area.[1] | |
| 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 Durham | Land of the Prince Bishops | From the Bishops of Durham.[2] | |
| 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 | Derry, an anglicisation of Doire, is Irish for oak grove, leading to an oak leaf being used on the county crest | |
| County Tyrone | The Red Hand County | From the Red Hand of Ulster on the county's GAA crest | |
| Derbyshire | Derbys | Shortening of Derbyshire | |
| Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | Denbs / Ddinbych | Shortening of Denbighshire / Shorthand from Welsh | |
| Fife | Kingdom of Fife | Referring to the old Kingdom of Fife | |
| Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | Flints / Fflint | Shortening of Flintshire / Shorthand from Welsh | |
| Gloucestershire | GlosThe King's County | Shortening of GloucestershireThe current King, King Charles III, has his family residence in this county. | |
| Hampshire | The Hog County Jane Austen's County | Wild boar hunting in the New Forest[3] Jane Austen born in Hampshire[4] | |
| Hertfordshire | Herts | Shortening of Hertfordshire | |
| Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | Môn | Shortened from the Welsh name for Anglesey | |
| Kent | The Garden of England | From the county's produce of fruit and agricultural crops | |
| Kincardineshire | The Mearns | From the Anglicisation 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 or yellowbellies | Shortening of Lincolnshire, old name for Lincoln’s yellow belly soldiers | |
| Middlesex | The Capital County | Location of London, capital of England [5] | |
| Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy | Mons / Fynwy | Shortening of Monmouthshire / Shorthand from Welsh | |
| Norfolk | Nelson's County | Naval officer Horatio Nelson born in Norfolk.[6] | |
| Northamptonshire | Rose of the Shires | Central position within England.[7] | |
| Northumberland | Northd | Shortening of Northumberland | |
| Nottinghamshire | NottsRobin Hood's Country | Shortening of NottinghamshireFrom the legend of Robin Hood.[8] | |
| Oxfordshire | Oxon | Shortening of Oxfordshire | |
| Peeblesshire | Tweeddale | Due to being part of the district of Tweeddale | |
| Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | Pembs / Benfro | Shortening of Pembrokeshire / Shorthand from Welsh | |
| Shetland | Zetland | From the archaic spelling for Shetland | |
| Shropshire | Salop | From old abbreviations for Shropshire | |
| Staffordshire | Staffs | Shortening of Staffordshire | |
| Sussex | Sx | Shortening of Sussex | |
| Warwickshire | Warks | Abbreviation for Warwickshire | |
| Wiltshire | The Moonraker County | Local gin-smuggling story.[9] | |
| Worcestershire | Worcs | Shortening of Worcestershire | |
| Yorkshire | God's Own Country | Self-proclaimed |