The Romans called York Eboracum The Viking name of the city was Jorvik and York is an anglicised version of that.
The name 'York' comes from the Vikings who took control of it. They renamed it 'Yorvik'.The Angles called it "Eoforwic" before this.(and before this the Romans had named it Eboracum).
Because they came from the city called "Rome".
rome
Eboracum
The Lati word for city is urbs. The Romans called cities by their names, such as Roma, Pompeii, Alesia, Alexandria, etc.
York York was called Eboracum by the Romans. York is a corruption of the Viking name Jorvik.
Eboracum
The name 'York' comes from the Vikings who took control of it. They renamed it 'Yorvik'.The Angles called it "Eoforwic" before this.(and before this the Romans had named it Eboracum).
Because they came from the city called "Rome".
Aquae Sulis : Bath. Deva : Chester. Corrinium : Cirencester. Eboracum : York. There are many more...
Eboracum was York in the Roman world
The modern name for Eboracum is in fact York.
rome
The modern city of York was called Eboracum by the Romans. This word is also occasionally spelled "Eburacum."A further Latin word in connection with the English City of York is;Ebor. [ˈiːbɔː]abbreviation for(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Eboracensis [Latin: (Archbishop) of York]
York was founded by the Romans, who called Eboracum. When the Romans left, it was taken over by the Angles who named it Eoforwic. The Vikings later invaded, renamed it to Jorvik and made it their capital in England.
Eboracum
York