Peter and all: My understanding is that Gullah was the dialect and that the term Geechie is considered rather offensive by some black people. It possibly comes from the Ogeechee River or ultimately from Liberia. It was also used as a derogitory term for the women of the South West Pacific Islands during the Second World War and I would assume that the usage there derives from the above but both are considered offensive. I find it interesting that someone actually used it as a moniker but then people do strange and wonderous things. Kindest reguards, Neil