Where does the term Geordie come from (called a lad from Newcastle)?

Answer 1

Geordie refers to a person from the Tyneside region of England and the adjacent areas, or to the dialect spoken by these people. To many outside the NE region, the term Geordie is (incorrectly) used to describe anyone from the North East.

When referring to people (as opposed to the dialect) the traditional definition of a Geordie is "someone born within sight of the River Tyne" (akin to the way a Cockney is defined as "someone born within hearing distance of the Bow bells"). As the Cockney definition has been taken to mean within 3 miles of the church of St Mary-le-Bow on Cheapside, the Geordie definition has been loosely taken to mean any location on actual Tyneside. The strictest interpretations are that to be called a Geordie, a person must be born within the boundaires of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne (between Wylam in the west and Wallsend in the east) or at least in areas on the north bank of the River Tyne (also including North Shields and Tynemouth). A looser interpretation includes former areas of County Durham on the south bank of the Tyne, including Ryton, Blaydon, Gateshead, Hebburn, Jarrow and South Shields.

There are a number of rival theories to explain how the term came about, though all accept that it derives from a familiar diminutive form of the name "George". In recent times "Geordie" has also been used to refer to a supporter of Newcastle United football club.

Until the early 1980s, people from Sunderland were sometimes loosely included under the Geordie banner, however, the evolution of the term Mackem originating in the shipyards and the mainly football-based rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland has seen the latter no longer included under the definition. It is to be noted this rivalry extends beyond football, extending back to Newcastle and Sunderland being on opposite sides during the English Civil War.

Answer 2

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Where does the term Geordie come from (called a lad from Newcastle)?

Answer 4

Whats a Geordie you may be asking yourself, in essence its them canny fowk from the North East of England sometimes wrongly but not surprisingly mistaken for Scots or Irish.
One opinion is that the name was born in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, when the Jacobites bypassed Newcastle, which, as well as favouring the Hanoverian King George, was also a well-guarded garrison. The Jacobites then said that Newcastle and the surrounding areas were all "for George". Hence the name Geordies.

Another probable school of thought thinks the name originated from the coal mines of Durham and Northumberland, for many poems and songs written about and in the dialect of these two counties speak of the "Geordie". The Oxford English Dictionary states that the word has two meanings: a guinea (which had the figure of St. George on it) and a pitman. Whilst the name was applicable to coal-miners it later became applicable to Tynesiders in general.

The third possible origin is from George Stephenson, who in 1815 invented the miners' lamp. The Northumberland miners used this lamp in preference to that invented by Sir Humphrey Davy at the same time, and the lamp, and eventually, the miners themselves became known as Geordies.

The last possible explanation also derives from George Stephenson. In 1826, he gave evidence to a Parliamentary Commission on Railways at which his blunt speech and dialect drew contemptuous sneers. From that date, it is said that Londoners began to call the Keelmen who carried coal from the Tyne to the Thames "Geordie".

Who is permitted to call himself a Geordie? Again there are various viewpoints. Originally, it would appear that the name applied only to miners (origin 2 and 3), Keelmen (origin 4) or inhabitants of Newcastle (origin 1). Later it became applied to members of the Tyneside Community at large. Nowadays, it would seem that anyone in Northumberland, Co. Durham or Tyne and Wear can call themselves "Geordie".

Answer 5

There's a few competing theories on this, but the most convincing I've heard is that it came about because of Newcastle's support for King George I. As the only established city we were more heavily dependent on royal patronage for trade than neighbouring towns and unwilling to jeapordise that position. Meantime the entire surrounding Kingdom Of Northumbria were rebel Jacobites.

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What Is A Geordie

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Geordie is the name of the blind engineer on Star Trek the next generation

Answer 8

It is a derivative of the name 'Goerge'. Apparently, people from the Newcastle area were very loyal to King George.

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definatley named after the 'geordie lamp' the miners used down the pits... I visited Beamish open air museum on my hols. went down a mine and guy working there told us all about history of the geordie lamps as apposed to the davey lamps.

Answer 10

the term georgie from the english civil war between cromwell and the royalists, the one who supported the royals ie king george were classed as geordies.