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How did Brooklyn get its name?

Anonymous

∙ 7y ago

Updated: 12/16/2022

Brooklyn was named Breuckelen by Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam, before they were displaced by the British. It means "marshland" in Dutch and is the name of a town near Utrecht, just to the east of South Holland.

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