Englishborn

Englishborn is an adjective used to describe someone born in England. The hyphenated form is common when the modifier directly precedes a noun, as in an English-born writer; you may also simply say “born in England” to convey the same information.

Because England is a country within the United Kingdom, English-born denotes place of birth rather than nationality or ethnicity. A person born in England may hold British citizenship and identify in diverse ways, and someone born elsewhere in the UK would not be English-born but British-born.

In biographical, genealogical, and encyclopedic writing, English-born helps specify origin without asserting identity. It is descriptive rather than evaluative and does not imply any particular language, culture, or political stance beyond birth location.

Some style guides prefer “born in England” for clarity, and the hyphenated form may be avoided when the modifier appears after a verb (for example, “he was born in England”). As with many demonyms, usage varies by publication and era.

See also: demonym, place of birth, English people.