Isn't Mackems a Geordie term. It's like someone from London calling Swansea the Jacks.
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Isn't Mackems a Geordie term. It's like someone from London calling Swansea the Jacks.
Mackem" is a well used and more recently well respected informal name for residents of and people from Sunderland, a city in North East England. Spelling variations include the correct term "Mackem" or also sometimes "Makem". It is also a name for the local accent (not to be confused with Geordie); and for a fan, whatever their origin, of Sunderland A.F.C.
They also refer to themselves as Mackems.
My interpretation is Maccums comes from the shipbuilding era/culture: Maccum and Takum (Sp): building ships on the River Wear and launching them down the river. Make them and take them in other words, I am 100% confident on this one 35 years a seaman.
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I checked this out. I'm a bit of an anorak too.
The Geordie name 'could' come from their support for King George and Mackem from the Blue Macs - Republicans. Though it does say the shipbuilding industry is accepted as the terms. Perhaps this was later used ... George / Georgie/ Geordie.
Wherever it comes from, I'm going for 1-3.