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.

Geordie Popularity

• 1776 Nameberry 2023

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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

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