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Geordie (other)
A Geordie is a person from the Tyneside region of England; the word is also used for the dialect spoken by such a person. It is a diminutive of the name George, Geordie is commonly found as a forename in the North-East of England and Southern Scotland. Geordie may refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment * ''Geordie'' (ballad), a Child ballad, and the name of a character in it *Geordie (band), a 1970s British glam rock band * ''Geordie'' (film), a 1955 British film People * Geordie (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname Other uses *Geordie, a nickname for Newcastle United F.C. * HMT ''Geordie'' – see List of requisitioned trawlers of the Royal Navy (WWII) This is a List of civilian trawlers requisitioned by the Royal Navy for use in World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the Wo ... See also * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordie
Geordie () is a nickname for a person from the Tyneside area of North East England, and the dialect used by its inhabitants, also known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English. There are different definitions of what constitutes a Geordie. The term is used and has been historically used to refer to the people of the North East. A Geordie can also specifically be a native of Tyneside (especially Newcastle upon Tyne) and the surrounding areas. Not everyone from the North East of England identifies as a Geordie. Geordie is a continuation and development of the language spoken by Anglo-Saxon settlers, initially employed by the ancient Brythons to fight the Pictish invaders after the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th century. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes who arrived became ascendant politically and culturally over the native British through subsequent migration from tribal homelands along the North Sea coast of mainland Europe. The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyneside
Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt. The population of Tyneside as published in the 2011 census was 774,891, making it the eighth most-populous urban area in the United Kingdom. In 2013, the estimated population was 832,469. Politically, the area is mainly covered by the metropolitan boroughs of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The boroughs on the Tyne are joint with Wearside which is in both the counties of Durham (Chester-le-Street) and Tyne and Wear. Settlements The ONS 2011 census had 774,891 census respondents inside the "Tyneside Built-up Area" or "Tyneside Urban Area". These figures are a decline from 879,996; this loss was mainly due to the ONS reclassifying Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, Chester-le-Street and Washington in the Wearside Built-up Area instead of Tyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George (given Name)
George () is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Geōrgios (; , ). The name gained popularity due to its association with the Christian martyr, Saint George (died 23 April 303), a member of the Praetorian Guard who was sentenced to death for his refusal to renounce Christianity, and prior to that, it might have been a theophoric name, with origins in Zeus Georgos, an early title of the Greek god Zeus. Today, it is one of the most commonly used names in the Western world, though its religious significance has waned among modern populations. Its diminutives are Geordie and Georgie, with the former being limited primarily to residents of England and Scotland. The most popular feminine forms in the Anglosphere, are Georgia, Georgiana, and Georgina. History Etymology and origins Its original Greek form, Georgios, is based on the Greek word ''georgos'' (γεωργός) 'farmer'. The word ''georgos'' itself is ultimately a combination of two Greek words: ''ge'' (γ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordie (ballad)
"Geordie" is an English language folk song concerning the trial of the eponymous hero whose lover pleads for his life.Roud Folk Song Index, Vaughan Williams Memorial Library: https://www.vwml.org/search/search-roud-indexes Retrieved 2017/03/04 It is listed as Child ballad 209 and Number 90 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The ballad was traditionally sung across the English speaking world, particularly in England, Scotland and North America, and was performed with many different melodies and lyrics. In recent times, popular versions have been performed and recorded by numerous artists and groups in different languages, mostly inspired by Joan Baez's 1962 recording based on a traditional version from Somerset, England. Synopsis There are two distinct and for the most part separate variants of this song, one deriving from 17th century English broadsides and sung by traditional singers in England, Ireland and North America, the other printed in one 18th and some 19th century ballad col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordie (band)
Geordie ( ) are a British rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne, most notably active in the 1970s. History Formation (1971–1980) The original (from February 1972) Geordie line-up included: Vic Malcolm (lead guitar), Tom Hill (bass guitar), Brian Gibson (drums) and Brian Johnson (lead vocals). Their first single, "Don't Do That" broke into the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart in December 1972. In March 1973, Geordie released their debut album, ''Hope You Like It'' on EMI label. Trying to compete with such British glam rock outfits as Slade and Sweet (Geordie supported the former on a UK tour, as well as the latter at a concert at the Rainbow Club, London in March 1973), they achieved UK Top 10 status with "All Because of You" (April 1973) and had a UK Top 20 hit with "Can You Do It" (July 1973). They also had several appearances on BBC Television including 15 appearances on ''Top of the Pops'', one of which was in November 1972. In the early 1970s, Geordie toured Australia regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordie (film)
''Geordie'' (released in the United States as ''Wee Geordie'') is a 1955 British film directed and co-produced by Frank Launder, with Bill Travers in the title role as a Scotsman who becomes an athlete and competes at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The film is based on David Walker's 1950 novel of the same title, adapted for the screen by Launder and his co-producer Sidney Gilliat. Plot The story begins in a small Highland school classroom. Geordie MacTaggart is a "wee" (small) Scottish schoolboy, and the son of a gamekeeper. Although his best friend Jean does not mind his height, after he sees a newspaper advertisement for a bodybuilding correspondence course offered by Henry Samson, he sends for the course and embarks diligently on Samson's fitness programme. By the time Geordie turns 21, he has grown into a tall, fit man who continues to follow Samson's long-distance instructions. Jean, however, disapproves of the amount of time he spends training. Geordie works a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordie (given Name)
Geordie is a masculine given name. It may also be a nickname for people named George or associated with the Tyneside area of North East England. Notable people known as Geordie include: * George Armstrong (footballer) (1944–2000), English football player and coach * George P. Anderson (1885–1958), Australian rules footballer * George Best (1946–2005), Northern Irish footballer * Geordie Bourne (died 1597), Scottish thief or raider * Ralph Bullock (jockey) (1841–1863), Derby-winning British jockey * George Geordie Dewar (1867–1915), Scottish footballer * George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk (1906–1994), Scottish Second World War Royal Air Force officer and politician * George Drummond (footballer, born 1865) (1865–1914), Scottish footballer * George Geordie Greig (born 1960), English journalist and editor of ''The Mail on Sunday'' * Geordie Greep (born 1999), English musician * George Geordie Hormel (1928–2006), American music composer and recording stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle United F
Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle, New Castle or New Cassel may also refer to: Places Australia *City of Newcastle, a local government area in New South Wales *County of Newcastle, a cadastral unit in South Australia *Division of Newcastle, a federal electoral division in New South Wales *Electoral district of Newcastle, an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *Electoral district of Newcastle (South Australia) 1884–1902, 1915–1956 in the South Australian House of Assembly *Newcastle, New South Wales, a city in New South Wales *Newcastle Waters, a town and locality in the Northern Territory *Newcastle West, New South Wales, inner suburb of the city *Toodyay, Western Australia, known as Newcastle until 1910 Canada *Newca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMT Geordie
HMT may refer to: Science * Hexamethylenetetramine * Histamine N-methyltransferase * Histone methyltransferase * Host modulatory therapy Places * Ham Street railway station, in England * Hang Mei Tsuen stop, Hong Kong * Hemet-Ryan Airport, California, United States Organizations and Companies * HMT Limited (Hindustan Machine Tools Limited), an Indian watch manufacturer * Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock, a music and theatre school in Germany * Zurich School of Music, Drama, and Dance, later merged into Zurich University of the Arts Other * Hamtai language, spoken in Papua New Guinea * Royal Navy ship prefixes: ** His Majesty's Trawler (see trawlers of the Royal Navy) ** Hired Military Transport, troopship ** ship prefixes for His Majesty's Transport/Troopship/Tug * Abbreviation for HM Treasury His Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury), occasionally referred to as the Exchequer, or more informally the Treasury, is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
