2007-12-18 11:05:22 · 5 answers · asked by stovepipe 1 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen)
2007-12-18 13:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by Bishop Rashad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Dutch. In fact, if you look around, you will see a lot of Dutch names in New York. The word Kills? Refers to water and rivers. Brooklyn was originally spelled Breukelen, New Utrecht: in 1657, after the city of Utrecht, Netherlands
Bushwick: as "Boswijck" in 1661.
A lot of places are named after original settlers. In PA (suburbs of Philly), we have a lot of Welsh names. And you haven't sprained your tongue until you've tried to pronounce those! ;-)
2007-12-19 08:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by plushy_bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, no, very old Dutch name. My Grandfather was Dutch.
2007-12-19 18:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by GreatNeck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! It is Dutch.
2007-12-18 20:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Susan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-12-18 20:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋