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When everybody came over to Canada (immigrated) They got some of the names of places from where they came from. In England there is a place called Jersey so in the new colonies they named the place "The New Jersey" later changed to simply New Jersey.
-Hope this helped
-Peter
What else can I help you with?
Why did you New Jersey as a name?
New Jersey
What was the name of New Jersey's first newspaper?
The New Jersey Gazette.
Where did New Jersey Get its name?
from the channel isle of jersey
How did New Jersey get it name and who was the person?
Jersey is a British island. When they came here they named it New Jersey.
What is the governments name for New Jersey?
New Jersey is called the Garden State.
Name a city whose name includes a states name?
New York, New York. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jersey City, New Jersey.
What was the original name of New Jersey?
The state of New Jersey didn't have a much different name when it was first name. Back then, it was known as the Settlement of New Jersey.
Fhere did New Jersey get it name from?
It came from the Isle of Jersey in England.
Does New Jersey have a French name?
New Jersey is named for the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel near Normandy France. Jersey is not French but is believed to have a Viking origin but its name meaning is lost to history.
What is the New Jersey's flower name?
New Jersey has considered the violet as the State flower since 1913.
Where did the name New Jersey originate?
It was named after Jersey, England. When English immigrants came over to America, they named it New Jersey after their homeland.
How did New Jersey receive it's name?
Old Jersey was tired of it, and give it to them.
