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Its name is derived from Amstel dam, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Who named it that way, hard to tell these names jump in to excisting by referring to place often enough and it gets adopted by everybody else.
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Where did the name New Amsterdam come from?
The New Amsterdam name came from the dutch. It was named after a city in the Netherlands named Amsterdam. it was in houner for thier king
Is there a Amsterdam in California?
There is an unincorporated area named Amsterdam in California, but that's it.
Which team has their home ground named Amsterdam ArenA?
The team that has their home ground named Amsterdam Arena is AFC Ajax.
Was there a ghetto in Amsterdam in World War 2?
No, but there was a ghetto established that was named Amsterdam
Why is new Amsterdam named after Dutch?
because they settled there so they named the town new amsterdam and because new amterdam today is Dutch
What city first named new amsterdam?
New York was orginally named New Amsterdam, as it was founded by the Dutch. When the English took over they renamed it.
How many cities in the world are named Amsterdam?
10
Once named new amsterdam?
A dutch colony
What were the southern colonies named after?
Georgia was the New Amsterdam
Why was Amsterdam named Amsterdam?
It was named New Amsterdam because it was an early Dutch colony for which they paid the equivelant of $26.00 in beads and trinkets to the Native inhabitants of Manhatten Island. That's from memory, so if there's a fact missing, I apologize.
Who were the first Europeans to established the colony New York?
The Dutch. The city was named after their own capital Amsterdam: New Amsterdam.
The city of what became the city of New York?
New Amsterdam. The dutch named it.
