Why is the UK called Great Britain?

It's a question we often get asked; The UK, Britain, Great Britain, The British Isles, England… what's the difference? Well, being the helpful folk that we are, we've decided to put forward a helpful cribsheet on just that subject! The United Kingdom (UK). read more

Great Britain is a geographical term describing the larger of the many isles in the area North of France between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. The two largest being Ireland and Great Britain. read more

He called what we now know as England, Scotland, and Wales (and Cornish nationalist would add Cornwall)—in other words, the bigger landmass hereabouts—Great Britain, and Ireland—the smaller one—Little Britain. read more

UK is an abbreviation for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain was originally a geographical term to identify the largest island in the British Isles. Great Britain and Britain is also sometimes used as an abbreviation for UK. read more