Geordie

British English demonym

Geordie Origin and Meaning

The name Geordie is a boy's name.

Though it looks, to the untrained American eye, like a yoonek spelling of Jordy, Geordie actually refers to people from Tyneside in Northeast England and the local dialect there. To give you a sense of what it implies to Brits, Geordie Shore is British MTV's long-running answer to Jersey Shore.

Popularity of the name Geordie

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Famous People Named Geordie

  • George Nigel "Geordie" Douglas
    Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, British politician
  • Kevin "Geordie" Walker
    English musician of band Killing Joke
  • George C. "Geordie" Greig
    English journalist and newspaper editor
  • Geordie Wudrick
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Geordie
    nickname for George Best, Northern Irish footballer

The name Geordie in Pop Culture

  • Geordie Keating
    character on TV's "Grantchester"
  • "Geordie Shore
    " reality TV series derived from the the nickname for inhabitants of Newcastle, England
  • Geordie
    British rock band
  • "Geordie
    " novel by David Walker, 1955 British movie and its main character
  • "Geordie
    " English Child ballad