New York was named after James, The Duke of York
The original name for New York was New Netherland.
New york
It was named for the Duke of York.
The original name for New York is New Netherlands
the English name for the Mannhattan colony was New York
Because they both have the word "new" in there name.
New Amsterdam
Albany.
The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam became the English colony of New York.
The dutch settled in New Amsterdam which is present day New York.
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The New York Colony was governed as a Royal Colony. The Colony of New York existed from 1609 to 1692.