Geechie
Geechie (and various other spellings, such as Geechy or Geechee) is a word referring to the U.S. Lowcountry ethnocultural group of the descendants of West African slaves who retained their cultural and linguistic history, otherwise known as the Gullah people and Gullah language (aka, Geechie Gullah, or Gullah-Geechee, etc). It has been used as a nickname for persons originating out of this culture and ethnic group. The term derives from the name of the Ogeechee River, an area where many of them settled.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
People with this nickname
- Lillie Mae "Geechie" Boone Scott Wiley (1908-1950), country blues musician
- Julies J. "Geechie" Fields (1904-1997), jazz musician
- Norwood "Geechie" Johnson, funk musician, member of the band The Wild Magnolias
- Buford "Geechie" Meredith (1899-1932), Negro League baseball player
- James "Geechy" Robinson, a jazz musician, see List of nicknames of jazz musicians
- Johnnie "Geechie" Temple (1906-1968), blues musician
- John " Geechie" Wilson, Raggae dancer 1800s
Characters
- "Geechee" Beatrice, an Oscar-nominated role portrayed by Alfre Woodard from the 1983 film Cross Creek
- "Geechy" Joe, a character portrayed by Cab Calloway, in the 1943 film Stormy Weather
References
- ^ Erin Byers Murray (2018). Grits: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 86. ISBN 9781250116086.
- ^ Jim Edwards (2016). The Final Word. iUniverse. ISBN 9781532010958.
- ^ "Gullah Geechee Tours". Charleston.com. 2019.
- ^ "Gullah/Geechee Nation". gullahgeecheenation.com. WEBE GULLAH/GEECHEE ANOINTED PEEPOL. 2019.
- ^ F. W. Bradley (November 1950). "A Word-List from South Carolina" (PDF). Publications of the American Dialect Society (14). American Dialect Society.
- ^ "GEESHIE WILEY". nts.live. NTS.
See also
- All pages with titles containing Geechie
- All pages with titles containing Geechee
- All pages with titles containing Geechy
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