The Geordie word "Hinny" originally meant "Lass" from the Norse word "henne" meaning a "she", simialrly in the borders of Scotland a woman is referred to as "hen", in the north-east of Scotland they refer to a woman as a "Quine" a corruption of the norse word "kvinne".

In dialect both areas of the British Isles have many old norse words still in common usage: "Tau" - a rope; Geordies to this day still say that they are "Gangin' Hjem" when they are going home; both the Scots and the Geordies refer to their children as "bairns".