2006-12-27 01:38:57 · 17 answers · asked by Letstalk 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Because Americans have no imagination and when they were originally naming them they couldn't be original
2006-12-27 01:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by PhoenixRights 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In most cases it is a lazy way of naming somewhere. York, Hampshire, Jersey all exist already over here in the UK... when the Americas where starting to be populated chances are people from Hampshire, Jersey or York where given the right to name the city, town, state etc. and named it after the place they came from.
2006-12-27 09:42:50 · answer #2 · answered by robdunf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The title of "New" represents the fact that they were named after other areas in England. York is located in England. New York is the "newer" version of York. Same thing with the rest.
2006-12-27 11:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they were new when they were named there was already a York and a Hampshire in England thus they became the new ones
2006-12-27 09:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by John Mclean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think that's bad? What about New College, Oxford - founded in 1379 - or Newcastle (upon Tyne), where a "new" castle was built in 1080!
They're just Newer than the places people came from who founded them, so the adjective is still relatively true. The trouble is that absolute newness is a fleeting property. Who now remembers "new system Persil automatic"?
2006-12-27 09:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they were in what was originally 'New England' and the places like York, Hampshire etc. are all places in the Original England and therefore called New York - as its in New England XXXX
2006-12-27 09:41:55 · answer #6 · answered by starlet108 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because they were new when they were named, and to change the names would be insane: imagine this:
'Flew to York the other day - took 8 hours from Heathrow. I was going to transfer to Zealand, but Jersey is nicer this time of year. Might try Foundland, if I get the time...'!!!!!
2006-12-27 09:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by PETER G 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Obviously there are older places with those names If you're not happy with new, maybe you could petition for "Other". e.g. Other York or Other Hampshire.
2006-12-27 09:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by 👑 Hypocrite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because their named after places were people immigrated from. Theres a York in Enland, Theres a mexico so theres new mexico.
2006-12-27 09:41:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mainly named after the famous cities of england and wales. It was the newer version of them
2006-12-30 17:49:39 · answer #10 · answered by lonely as a cloud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are still a lot newer than the real thing.
York, for instance, was a thriving Roman town nearly two thousand years ago.
2006-12-27 09:49:23 · answer #11 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋