Hi Alan Here are a few websites that might help: http://www.englandsnortheast.co.uk/GeordieOrigins.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordie http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/definitions/geordie.html Donna ________________________________ From: Alan Yarrow <alan@jyarrow.freeserve.co.uk> To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 14 January, 2010 19:54:03 Subject: [NMB] Geordie origin Hi list, I always thought a Geordie was a Northumbrian miner, at least that was what I was told years ago. The apparent attachment of "geordie" to a person of Northumbrian/Durham is just a generalisation. Any other suggestions? Alan Y The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message