How did New Jersey and New York got its name?

Question

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Answer 1

New Jersey

Named after the Channel Island Jersey, just off the coast of Normandy. One of Jersey's prominent native sons was Sir George Carteret (c. 1610–1680). In 1664, he was granted the territory between the Hudson and Delaware rivers, which was then called New Jersey in his honor. Jersey comes from Latin Caesarea, Caesaria (īnsula), “Caesar's (island).”

New Jersey's relation to the Roman Empire may not be immediately apparent, but its name links it to the period when the Romans controlled Britain.

New York

Founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam, it was renamed by the English in honor of the Duke of York.

Answer 2

Inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, the first European settlements in the area were established by the Swedes and Dutch in the early 1600s. The English later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton as a colony. The name was taken from the largest of the English Channel Islands, Jersey.

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As for New York:

It was named after the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.