The first name of New York was New Netherlands, its capital being New Amsterdam. It was given this name when is was colonized by the Dutch in the 1400s.
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The early name of New York City is New NetherlandsNew Amsterdam
New York's real name is New Amsterdam, which was the original name given by Dutch settlers in the early 17th century. The city was later renamed New York in 1664 when the English captured the territory and named it in honor of the Duke of York. Today, New York City is often simply referred to as "New York."
Sounds like a trade name from the early 20th century.
Where NY is did belong to the Dutch back in the 1600's and as time went along England took it order and that area was given to the Duke of York where the name was Change from New Amsterdam to New York. I believe in the early 1700's.
The name of the first dutch settlement was New Amsterdam
The original name of New York was New Netherlands. New York was renamed after the Duke of York.
New Amsterdam and the duke of york is why they named new york new york
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== == == == Henry Hudson gave New York the name Empire State when he first sailed to early New York. == ==
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The Algonquians play the Native Americans in New York's early history.