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justaclue
 
Reply Mon 5 Sep, 2005 02:18 am
Question I am looking for the name of a city in New York state that derives its name from a Dutch word meaning 'young gentleman' or 'young lord'.
Can anybody help me with this please?? Confused
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AngeliqueEast
 
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Reply Mon 5 Sep, 2005 04:31 am
Look at the list in the link, I did not look at all the list.

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/nysfacts/counties.html

Is it NEW YORK
in honor of the Duke of York
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jespah
 
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Reply Mon 5 Sep, 2005 09:55 am
It's Yonkers. See: http://41.1911encyclopedia.org/Y/YO/YONKERS.htm
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AngeliqueEast
 
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Reply Mon 5 Sep, 2005 10:21 am
jespah wrote:


Interesting. I don't have Yonkers on the link I posted. So, it's the lord of Philipsburgh?
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AngeliqueEast
 
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Reply Mon 5 Sep, 2005 10:44 am
Sir William Yonge, I see.
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justaclue
 
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Reply Mon 5 Sep, 2005 12:07 pm
Thanks for everybodys help, and i am certain the answer i need is Yonkers.
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