First, the Dutch and then the English. New York is named after the Duke of York.
The English. The Kings brother the Duke of York was given a land grant for the area the Dutch colony occupied. This is why NY became New York because it was named after the Duke.
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New York
It was named in the honor of The Duke Of York it use to be called Netherlands but when the Duke Of York took over Netherlands he named it New York
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New York
It was named for the Duke of York. And they put the word 'New" in front because there was a York in England.
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Pennsylvania is named after William Penn.
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The state of New Jersey was named after the Channel Island of Jersey in the English Channel.
No, Duke University was named by James Buchanan Duke in honor of his father, Washington Duke. Doris Duke, however, was James Duke's daughter and was highly affiliated with the university.
The piece of land New York is on was given to the Duke of York as payment for a debt. Naturally, the Duke named the piece of land New York because he is Duke of York.
Victoria was named after Queen Victoria
New York for the duke of york, replacing new Amsterdam