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The New Netherlands on the eastern American coast was named after the country to which the explorers reported; the then Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. The name first appeared in 1614 on a map of the area surrounding the Hudson river.
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What was New York formerly named?
New Netherlands
Why is New Zealand?
There is another "Zealand" in the Netherlands. I believe New Zealand was named after that part of The Netherlands.
Where is the old New Zealand?
Zeeland is a province in the Netherlands and Abel Tasman (who was from the Netherlands) named New Zealand after it, after he discovered it in 1642.
How did new york gets its nick name?
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
What country sponsored the establishment of new jersey?
The Brittish, named after New Netherlands
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
What is the name origin for New York?
The original name for New York is New Netherlands
The Duke of What if your captured what colony and renamed it New York?
The Duke of York captured New Netherlands and named it New York.
Why is the name of New Zealand spelled with Z and not with S?
New Zealand was originally named after the Netherlands province, Zeeland.
Who is the Holland Tunnel named after?
The Lincoln tunnel was one of many things named after Abraham Lincoln in New York
What colony was founded in 1624 by the Dutch West India Company?
New York was founded by the Dutch. It was originally called New Netherlands because of the Dutch who came from the Netherlands.
How did Harlem gets its name?
Harlem was originally named New Haarlem after a Dutch village. It was named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands and became a part of New York City in 1873.
