Why are the people of Holland called Dutch?
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Because they are of Germanic descent. Dutch = Deutsch. \n\nPeter Brooke, Kinmuck Scotland\nI'd always thought it was a corruption of Deutsch, similar to the phrase 'Pennsylvania Dutch', who hail from Germany rather than the Netherlands. \n\nRonald T Elsworth, Chicago USA\n"There are the Potsdam Dutch, the Rotterdam Dutch, and the goddam Dutch". I can't remember the exact origin of this quote, except that it was from an English source at the time of our rivalry in the seventeenth century. At that time, dialects of "Deutsch" were both more distinctive and more widely used than today, and Englishmen considered Holland to be one of many German countries. After centuries of separate political and cultural development, Dutchmen have told me that they find the term offensive. Sadly, it remains the only word our language has for a "Hollander". \n\nBill Irving, Clacton UK\nSpecifically, the Netherlanders were the "Low Dutch". People from German speaking countries were the "High Dutch". Nowadays Germans can speak either Hochdeutsch (official German)or Platdeutsch, but how similar the latter is to the language of Amsterdam, I don't know. \n\nChristopher Young, Sheffield England\nThe term 'Hollander' isn't even really accurate, as technically it only refers to someone from the two western provinces of North and South Holland (including Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam). People from the north, east and south of the country can get quite offended if you refer to them as 'Hollands' rather than 'Nederlands'! \n\nJames Geldart, London UK\nWhen I stayed with a Dutch family about twenty years ago, I happened to mention the word 'Dutch' in conversation, whereupon the father of the family got quite upset, thinking I was accusing him of being German. He was obviously no fan of the Germans as a result of his war experiences, and insisted that he was 'Hollands'. Incidentally, I've always been puzzled by the fact that some French people call Holland 'L'Holland', which is pronounced (more or less) 'Lowland'. Is this coincidence? \n\nChris Colley, Cambridge UK\n`Dutch 'is ultimately derived from an Indo-european root meaning 'people'. The reflex of the same root may be seen in the Welsh word 'tud' (people) which is to be found in the personal name Tudur (English Tudor )which is derived from an earlier form which meant 'king of the people'. The root is also to be found in the personal name Tudno (one familiar with / known by his people) which one can see in the seaside town of Llandudno (Dudno\nGuto Rhys, Madrid, Spain\nSeeing as the Dutch refer to themselves as "nederlanders", there's no reason why the English can't use the equivalent 'netherlanders', in the same vein as 'greenlanders' or indeed 'new zealanders', but that's a different question. \n\nAndy, den haag nederland\nDutch is derived from the earlier common language spoken in the Low Countries called "Diets". \n\nFrank Landsman, Bandung, Indonesia
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In German last names, Von denotes nobility. (lord, earl...)\nFor instance, in the Sound of Music, the Von Trapp family were of noble descent. \n\nHowever, it's NOT the same for Dutch, in which they use "Van"\nVanderkay, Vanseustran, or anything else that starts with "van" only starts with "van" because the Dutch thought it sounded nice.
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Your question made me curious enough to do a little searching.  Turns out nobody is sure of where the term "Yankee" actually originated.  During the American Revolution, the Brits called us Yankees as a cut-down, and being the Americans they were, after they kicked the Brits butts, they adopted the term for themselves.  Perverse bunch, aren't we?  Best guess has to do with the Dutch being called Yankees well before our little party in 1776.
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Brits hate to be compared to the Germans but like it or not they are the most closely related, in blood and historically.  Anglo-saxons are german.  And you dont have to scratch too deep to discover that they are still very similar in their make-up to brits today.  Our language and culture belong to the germanic groups which include the dutch.  But it is true that the Dutch do not like the Germans, the Germans however do like the Brits but it is an unrequited thing on our side.  For a dutchman to accuse the brits of being like the germans conveniently forgets he's related to them too.
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NYC was founded by the Dutch (original NYC name was New Amsterdam).\n\nThe Dutch have a history and culture of tolerance going back hundreds of years.\n\nIn NYC that Dutch attitude still holds sway.\n\nWe many not love each-other -- we probably don't even like each-other.\n\nBut we know how to live and get along in peace with each-other.
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The origin of the term is disputed. One theory customarily held by persons not from New England claims that it originated from the Dutch in old New Amsterdam (today known as New York City) in the Mid-Atlantic States. It then was adopted by the British as a pejorative for (Northern) colonists. The origin might have been the phrase Jan Kees ("John Cornelius") (two very common Dutch names), which the English-speaking people picked up as "yankees", a word they used to refer to the Dutch.
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Surinam has dutch traditions, but mostly people are of African origin.
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what do you mean by culture,they are social democratic ,modern people ,down to earth.\nopen minded.\nVery Environmentally minded.\nvery strong against littering ,pollution and contamination.\n\nafter the Spanish Inquisition and many Dutch were tortured and killed ,they were not so quick to trust religions any more.\nso you will not find a lot of religion in Holland most cathedrals are for the tourists.\nin my street was one crazy women who was known to be religious.\n\nmost Dutch people are very liberal ,you can buy drugs anywhere ,but their kids ,hardly use them.\n\nyou can buy drink everywhere .but the Dutch drink very little and only in the weekends.the bars are full with foreigners\n\nand in the streets half the people are visitors.\nyou can love any one you like .you can probably marry your horse if you really want.\n\nbut the Dutch them selves tend to be boringly conservative.\ngood food ,very nice pancakes,lots of foreign restaurants,\nIndian,Chinese,Turkish,Indonesian\nthe best way to see Holland is by boat.on the rivers and canals\nlots of cheese \nand a great nightlife.\nflower,and dairy  farming
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Many languages are spoken throughout the nations that make up the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a federation made up of three countries: the Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.\n\nIn The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the offical languages is Dutch however, in the provice of Friesland, Frisian is given equal official recognition. Many other languages are spoken throughout the federation without official government sanction. In The Netherlands,the regional languages Low German, Low Franconian, Flemish and Limburgish are commonly used. Foreign languages are also common, with around three quarters of the population speaking English.\n\nThe Netherlands Antilles are a group of islands located in the Caribbean, as is the nation of Aruba. In Aruba and most parts of the Netherlands Antilles, the main languages in use are Papiamento, English, Dutch and Spanish. Papiamento is a Caribbean creole, and is considered linguistically significant as it appears to be the only language created in the 20th Century.
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actually it might be holland
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holland\n(nrtherland)
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It's the Dutch word for miller.
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Do you know how difficult that would be to avoid?  How many pure Dutch people are in the US to begin with?\n\nBut seriously, it is all a matter of taste.
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Dutch colonists (people who emigrated from The Netherlands), who bought it from the lokal native americans.  It is said that is was bought for a handfull of beads.  It first was called the city, afterwards New Amsterdam, and new york when the english moved in.
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The Netherlands (Holland)
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The Germans themselves call it Deutschland because the deutsch in Deutschland probably derives from the Indo-European root teuta- (or tewt-, depending on which authority you believe), the source of our word Teuton. Teuta- means "the tribe" or "the people," the word the early Germans used to describe themselves.\n\nThe various names for Germany are perhaps the extreme example of diversity in geographical nomenclature. The Italians call Germany Germania, but their word for a German is tedesco, which is their quaint attempt to spell Teuton. The Polish word for Germany is Niemcy, whose meaning is entirely mysterious.\n\nThis can go on and on - but lets just say - Deutschland is a German's term (word) for their country.\n\nFor info on Holland or The Netherlands goto:\n\nhttp://www.geerts.com/holland/holland-ancient.htm\n\nYou really should learn how to search the web yourself for your own homework and answers............
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There are several possible origins of the word, because of various linguistic influences in Colonial America. These vary from Dutch to Native American. The fact of the matter is, no one really knows.\n\nOf the various possibilities, I think the dutch origin makes the most sense. The Dutch name Jan Kees, pronounced "yan kees", was common at the time, and may have been used by non-Dutch to refer to a Dutch colonist, much in same way that a person may refer to a german person as Adolf, when they do not know their name, or a Russian Boris.\n\nThe fact of the matter is that no one really knows.