Originally posted by E Lucky R:
The truth about this story (as I know it) is that the English called the Dutch Yankees because most of them had the first names "Jan" and "Kees".
some more Dutch NYC Trivia while I am at it:
Brooklyn - Named after the small town of "Breukelen"
Harlem - Named after the city of "Haarlem"
Wall Street - Used to be "Wal Straat" - Wall as in dike.
Albany - Used to be called "Beverwyck"
And of course: Stuyvesant, Bleeker, etc
To add something:
A suburb of Antwerp is called Hoboken...
