2006-12-21 04:25:41 · 4 answers · asked by vibrance0404 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
"WHAT IS A GEORDIE ?. . .
. . .The Anglo-Saxon `Northumbrian' dialects of North Eastern England. . .take a number of forms which are often loosely termed `Geordie' but technically a Geordie can only be a native of those parts of Northumberland and Durham known as Tyneside. Why is this so ? and what exactly is a Geordie ?.
No-one knows for sure exactly how the residents of Tyneside or perhaps more accurately Newcastle-upon-Tyne became known as Geordies. One theory is that it was the name given to the workers of the railway pioneer `Geordie' Stephenson, another is that it was a term for a pitman deriving from his use of Stephenson's `Geordie' Lamp. There is some evidence to support this theory but it fails to explain why Newcastle folk - the `Novocastrians' claim to be the true Geordies. What is needed is a theory which shows why specifically Newcastle people are known as `Geordies' - the answer can be found in history"
2006-12-21 04:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People living in North East England.
See this Wikipedia article for full details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordie
2006-12-21 12:28:36 · answer #2 · answered by haroldu_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why eye hinny, diven't ya kna where wor Geordies *** from? Niver th' whole nor' east of England lak one pairson said. Jes' from aroond the toon, Newcassel-upon-Tyne. bonny lass. Howay the lads!
2006-12-21 12:39:52 · answer #3 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newcastle -- England
2006-12-21 12:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by Robert D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋