Geechie Explained

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
• Geechi Gotti, West coast battle rap emcee and Nutty Blocc crip gang member*
• Gilbert “Geechie Boi/GB” Frierson, University of Miami Football Player
• Saladine "Geechi Suede" Wallace, Hip hop artist from the group Camp Lo

Characters

• "Geechee" Beatrice, an Oscar-nominated role portrayed by Alfre Woodard from the 1983 film Cross Creek
• Dan "Geechie Dan" Beauford, a character portrayed by Harry Belafonte, in the 1974 film Uptown Saturday Night
• "Geechy" Joe, a character portrayed by Cab Calloway, in the 1943 film Stormy Weather

Notes and References

1. Book: Grits: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South . Erin Byers Murray . 2018 . St. Martin's Publishing Group . 9781250116086 . 86 .
2. Book: The Final Word . Jim Edwards . iUniverse . 2016 . 9781532010958 .
3. Web site: Gullah Geechee Tours . Charleston.com . 2019 .
4. Web site: Gullah/Geechee Nation . gullahgeecheenation.com . 2019 . WEBE GULLAH/GEECHEE ANOINTED PEEPOL .
5. A Word-List from South Carolina . F. W. Bradley . American Dialect Society . November 1950 . Publications of the American Dialect Society . 14 . 14 . 3–73 . 10.1215/-14-1-3 .
6. Web site: GEESHIE WILEY . NTS . nts.live .