Why are Newcastle called "Toon"?

[Inkerman]

 

[dougdeep]

Because they come from the toon of Newcastle.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

cos all there songs have a nice toon to them

 

[perth seagull]

Bugs Bunny used to play for them?

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

Newcastle supporters may be referred to as the Toon army (Toon is a version of the name of the river - Tyne).

 

[Inkerman]

Newcastle supporters may be referred to as the Toon army (Toon is a version of the name of the river - Tyne).

Thanks, that's the most feasible so far.

It's not just the supporters being called the Toon Army any more. The back page of the Express taday has the headline "Milner signs for Toon".

 

[dougdeep]

Don't believe me then!

 

[Inkerman]

Don't believe me then!

I didn't.

 

[seagull over spain]

Town when said in Geordie is Toon

 

[Inkerman]

Town when said in Geordie is Toon

Yeah, but they're not Newcastle Town they're Newcastle United - or am I missing the point?

 

[SK1NT]

Bugs Bunny used to play for them?

agree with this!

 

[seagull over spain]

Well! you are really inkerman as they are also not Tyne United, it is just a name that has been adopted by the locals, possibly dating back to before they were Newcastle United

 

[dougdeep]

 

[seagull over spain]

 

[Murray 17]

Town when said in Geordie is Toon

This is what I was told by a Geordie.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

It is because of the way geordies pronounce town. As in 'going up toon tonight?'.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Good grief. Richie Morris Right About Something In Shocker.

Nothing to do with "toon" sounding like "Tyne" as far as I'm aware.

Probably mostly to do with the word "Toon" fitting into short headlines in tabloid papers:

TOON DUO ON BLAZE BID RAP* - that sort of thing.

Liverpool are sometimes called "Kop" in the same way. Which is totally illogical.






*This is the way that tabloids explain that "Two men from Newcastle have been charged with attempted arson".

 

[graz126]

it is a fact that toon is geordie for town. my bessie mate is a geordie. not quite a proper geordie, from billingham so supports boro.

 

[dougdeep]

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It is because of the way geordies pronounce town. As in 'going up toon tonight?'.

Eh?

I think you mean "gannin up the toon the neet?"