Every time I go to america someone asks me where I'm from, I say Jersey and they respond "you don't sound american" and then I have to ramble on about a tiny island no-ones ever heard of outside of the UK
Daan there was not exactly a ‘trade’. De British wanted New Amsterdam, so they took it. That was the moment the Netherlands realized the British fleet couldn’t be in two places at the same time. So they took Suriname. In the 1600 the British didn’t care. Because they couldn’t plant sugarcane on the island. The Dutch could plant it. So they made more money. Everybody happy. It’s a great history.
Daan we got scammed for it, I heard the brits offered much more land (which was largely inhabited), for what was at the time New Amsterdam, and the Dutch realised they got scammed too late, as the English already had control over “New York” now...
tabitha walker i clicked this video expecting it to be made for mostly Americans that don’t know simple shit. And as a British man I think I was about spot on.
New York still has some names that remind of the Dutch history, Brooklyn ,Harlem,Hempstead and Flushing are named after the Dutch cities Breukelen, Haarlem, Heemstede and Vlissingen
Already knew the history of all the place-names here, but I live in a county of New York the name of which was a mystery to me until I just dug the answer up: Westchester. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester
@@mrbrown2186 My favourite one is Harvard University, arguably the top University in the USA, which is in the town of Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after Cambridge, England, which has arguably the best University in the UK.
I had learned that the principality in the Holy Roman Empire, from which George III was descended, was known by both names, I was not referring to the cities
@@Fireoflearning That might all be true. But the cities of Braunschweig and Hannover are bitter rivals in many respects (espeacially with regards to their local football clubs). So in this respect you should expect many angry current Braunschweiger and Hannoveraner to leave angry comments on this video. Just saying. Nice video nontheless.
@@raikaria3090 No, it was created from Brunswick-Lüneburg. Henry the Lion first Duke of Brunswick had two sons, so they split the duchy in two. One got Lüneburg, the other got Brunswick. The dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg became kings of England and Hanover. The dukes of Brunswick stayed as they were. If Queen Victoria is of the House Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, that doesn't mean Saxony, Coburg or Gotha are otherwise known as Britain, Canada, Australia or India, does it?
It is a fairly small scale map so it's only really a few pixels out. No idea why he says 'two thirds of the way to Bebbanburg' in an Indian accent though.
Will McAllister It’s an impression of Alexander Dreymon’s Dane accent as Uhtred in the show The Last Kingdom (based of the book series Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwall)
For any Brits out there, I know of the original York, and where it was located. I'm an American so please appreciate the fact I took the time to learn it.
I’m from New Zealand and it is pronounced as “Zey-land” and the a is not pronounced as an a from saw, it is pronounced as how you would pronounce “land”.
ever tried to explain to an american that you are from "zeeland" and then have to attempt to explain a bunch of history only to be called a liar or insane after "old zeeland bro you are obviously not right in the head.. wierdo" but i understand your pain my fellow european
I’m American and the only one in this video I did not already know the origin of was New Zealand. I know two people who have been to York and they loved it. A lot of cities in the US are named after British cities as you likely know; so much in fact that when I visited London and told a man that I was from around Boston he immediately (and correctly) assumed that I was referring to the one in the US.
I have visited the city of York twice in my life passing and it's a beautiful ancient city with vintage architecture and interesting ruins, and the wall too. It's worth visiting if you want to see some interesting ancient city's in England.
So I live in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. Fun fact, there's a New Portsmouth in New Hampshire and a Portsmouth in Hampshire... Portsmouth and New Portsmouth are sister cities :)
When you realize that the name James T. Kirk, a space explorer, was probably named after James T. Cook, an actual, and probably one of the most famous, explorers of the new world.
@The Nova renaissance The books are pretty good. The TV series is good too, but there is a bit lost from the books. Bernard Cornwell is a great author and has written a lot of really good periodic stuff. Check out his re-telling of the King Author story, the Warlord Chronicles starting with Winter King. He's also written some great historical books.
@The Nova renaissance Try www.couchtuner.click/ You may have to do a search, but I can usually keep up with my favorite shows there that require subscriptions I simply refuse to pay.
Old Zealand or Zeeland is in the Netherlands . OldHampshire is in England. Old York is in England. Old Amsterdam is in Holland. Old England is well “England” Old Brunswick is in Germany Old Jersey is from the ile of Jersey Old Orleans is from France Old South Wales is from “Wales” Old Guinea is from African Guinea
@@stevenmoore4612 no it does not the country is called the Netherlands, Holland just like Zeeland are provinces and Holland is split in two North Holland and South Holland
Only centuries later. Most British white colonies weren't actually very populated in the early 1900s (Canada, Australia...), continuous European migrations changed that. USA itself began to be really populated mid-19th century. In the past, thoses places weren't as important as now. The importance taken by former-colonies (even Spanish ones) was unexpected I think for everyone, if only they'd know such a european diaspora would happen many nations would have tried harder to colonise. The rise of those former colonies is a huge source of soft power for the ex-colonizer. The most proeminent example being England: the English language became the lingua franca under USA, not Britain.
Living in New Zealand, I knew about Zeeland. And my grandad was from York, so I knew that one too. The rest of the news, I figured that there would be an original for each of those as well.
Sure, if you look at English-speaking countries, that is to be expected. no? Let me try with Germany: Neustadt, Neumünster, Neuschwanstein, Neu-Ulm ... I think I see a pattern here!
RiwenX lmao 😂 Sorry, but you’re wrong. You are right that’s not part of England technically but Jersey is a crown dependency of UK and hasn’t been part of the duchy of Normandie France since 1204 since King Philip II Augustus of France conquered the duchy from King John of England but the islands remained in the personal possession of the English king , although not technically part of the UK, it’s protected by it and is self governing, has its own law and all that jazz since then. So Tl;DR = Jersey?! Definitely not France.
Starcôlle de facto, yeah, you’re right. De jure, however, it is still part of the duchy, with the British monarch being the Duke of Normandy - even if there is a queen. And the duchy has never been a part of England. It was a French duchy even if the duke was the king of England.
RiwenX Wait, no! Sorry how is it still part of the duchy if it hasn’t been since 1204? It was GIVEN up by the French so it’s no longer part of it. As it never technically became part of the UK because it’s self governing since then it’s neither France’s or England. Regardless if the queen is the Duke/Duchess of Normandie it doesn’t change anything. Jersey is not a part of France and hasn’t been since 1204.
Also A Fun Fact On NZ, We are part of an underwater continent basically, though classified with aussie, said continent is Zealandia, it sunk because we decided we didn't wanna be part of aussie that one time.
I now truly understand the wisdom of the older british generation like as if we needed a New south Wales! But I suppose if you need one make sure to have it as far away as fucking possible! 🤣🇬🇧👌
Just to clarify: NSW is named after the south of Wales, not the whole Wales. The "South" in its name not having anything to do with its location on the globe.
A military expedition sets out to explore strange new lands, to seek out new peoples and new civilizations, boldly going where no Englishman has gone before... Capt James Cook/Capt James Kirk. I never made the connection before
York goes much further back than the Roman period. The Roman name Eboracum was a Latinisation of the original Brythonic Celtic name Eburākon. Also, it wasn’t called York by the Norse, it was called Jórvík (whence York).
No it wasn't, México is said to have been what the Aztecs said to the Spanish when they arrived, and when the Spanish were saying 'what is this land called', the Aztecs said 'México' which in Nahuatl means 'what are they saying?'
In the philippines we also use new for the place like New Bataan in Mindanao the origin is the Bataan in Luzon the famous War of Bataan last frontier world war 2,the death march...MCGI GOD BLESS.
In Chile, there's some cases when the town simply moves or expands, and instead of naming it "new", it simply bestows the title of the original settlement as "old" Examples: Limache and Limache Viejo, Chillán and Chillán Viejo, Peine (Village in the 2nd region) and Peine Viejo, Tignamar (Village in the 15th region) and Tignamar Viejo.
This was a good one. I knew most of them as I'm a resident of New South Wales, not too far from New Zealand and New Caledonia. With strong British ties (Britain being the nation that gave rise to many.of the names you mentioned).None the less I learned some new origins and generally enjoyed the video, Congrats.
Hey, I live in West-England just near Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. You live in a place named after that place, which I find funny considering it's such a long way away. How's it feel to have ancestors and links to British people on another side of the planet. Also Australia is a beautiful country, would like to visit some time.
@@wimschmied3800 That's really cool. I hope you get to visit but not while we're in a seven year drought. Although, I believe you're having Aussie heat this summer.
Guiné was discovered by the Portuguese in 1460 by Pedro de Sintra e Alvise Cadamosto... It's called Guiné due to the interpretation that the Portuguese made of what the locals called that land!
@@Fireoflearning Thank you for the prompt response- well appreciated! First: don't get me wrong, I really like your videos and elaborated, well researched content. But maybe thats exactly why this "inaccuracy" disturbed me. I know both cities were under one legislation at times. But you cant just mix up city names and region names in one of the examples when you clearly point out if it is a region or a settlement for all other examples in the video. Here you just say "a place in Germany" which could mean anything and is highly misleading in the context of the other examples (you also did not say York is just better known as Yorkshire for instance). Braunschweig and Hannover are two different cities located next to each other. The city of Hannover was later on ruled by Prussia..is it now better known as "Prussia"?!
With the New South Wales, it is interesting that it wasn’t “New Wales” but very much the SOUTH. I wonder if this is because the south of wales (at least in the far west near Pembroke) seen as “Little England”. And as New England was taken already New South Wales was close enough.
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Every time I go to america someone asks me where I'm from, I say Jersey and they respond "you don't sound american" and then I have to ramble on about a tiny island no-ones ever heard of outside of the UK
Jean-luc De gruchy it’s the sad truth
I’m an American, but also a map nerd, so I knew before the video where Jersey is located
Same as the Above guy, but I'm not American (I'm Greek)
Us map nerds have got your back mate, don't ya worry
OH WOW I’M FROM GUERNSEY!
Person from Tennessee: I'm American
Person from Argentina: I'm also American
But where is OLDfoundland?
They were trying to get to the Canadian East coast and got lost, but came across a new territory, a 'New found land'
@@zebjwest6709 so was Red.
Red Griffin I have Newfie family I know the story it’s sarcasm
Just a misunderstanding of Vinland. They did say repeatedly in the saga that the Skraelings (i.e. Canadians) weren't very bright.....
@@zebjwest6709 r/whooosh
The Netherlands: *Discovers land*
Britain: hippity hoppity, this is now my property
RandomFootballGuy hahaha
@@Daniel-dx2zu I think the Brutish captured it, then The Dutch got it back and then the trade happened
Russian Empire: *October Revolution* Soviet Union: hippity hoppity, abolish private property
Daan there was not exactly a ‘trade’.
De British wanted New Amsterdam, so they took it. That was the moment the Netherlands realized the British fleet couldn’t be in two places at the same time. So they took Suriname. In the 1600 the British didn’t care. Because they couldn’t plant sugarcane on the island. The Dutch could plant it. So they made more money. Everybody happy.
It’s a great history.
Daan we got scammed for it, I heard the brits offered much more land (which was largely inhabited), for what was at the time New Amsterdam, and the Dutch realised they got scammed too late, as the English already had control over “New York” now...
To think that some people might not have known that "New" places are named after other places
Exactly!!! Howeven
New Mexico shake my hand, better yet Mexico being named after a Aztec war god
Honestly I have no idea! IT SAYS NEW IN THE NAME!!!! HOW-
who would have thought?
I just wanted to see where Zealand was
*where is the old york and hampshire?*
brits: 😐😑
tabitha walker i clicked this video expecting it to be made for mostly Americans that don’t know simple shit. And as a British man I think I was about spot on.
TNF Elites yep
@@tnfelites7175 How are small british towns / islands simple shit?
@@nearlysplit please tell me that was a joke!? 😲.
@@arsenalgunners1861 no im Estonian
New York still has some names that remind of the Dutch history, Brooklyn ,Harlem,Hempstead and Flushing are named after the Dutch cities Breukelen, Haarlem, Heemstede and Vlissingen
I mean Hemel Hempstead is literally a place in the UK if that means anything
interesting
Bed-stuy Jamaica also
Funny enough, Coney Island was named after an island in Sligo, Ireland.
Ik ben nederlands and i’m shooked, had hier nooit bij stilgestaan😯
I can explain York, Hampshire, they're in the UK. Jersey is an island in the English Channel.
But can you explain why Boston in the US is not called New Boston?
@@krashd It was lazy day.
There's hundreds of place names in America/Canada named after places throughout Britain/UK that don't carry the prefix 'New'.
Already knew the history of all the place-names here, but I live in a county of New York the name of which was a mystery to me until I just dug the answer up: Westchester. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester
@@mrbrown2186 My favourite one is Harvard University, arguably the top University in the USA, which is in the town of Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after Cambridge, England, which has arguably the best University in the UK.
Brunswick isn't better known as Hannover. Those are to seperate cities and countries, the Kingdom of Hannover and the Duchy of Brunswick.
Brunswick = Brunswijk.
I had learned that the principality in the Holy Roman Empire, from which George III was descended, was known by both names, I was not referring to the cities
@@Fireoflearning That might all be true. But the cities of Braunschweig and Hannover are bitter rivals in many respects (espeacially with regards to their local football clubs). So in this respect you should expect many angry current Braunschweiger and Hannoveraner to leave angry comments on this video.
Just saying. Nice video nontheless.
And the Kingdom of Hannover was created by the Dutchy of Brunswick; so they are the same thing.
@@raikaria3090 No, it was created from Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Henry the Lion first Duke of Brunswick had two sons, so they split the duchy in two. One got Lüneburg, the other got Brunswick.
The dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg became kings of England and Hanover.
The dukes of Brunswick stayed as they were.
If Queen Victoria is of the House Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, that doesn't mean Saxony, Coburg or Gotha are otherwise known as Britain, Canada, Australia or India, does it?
TL;DW:
"Old" York - City in England
"Old" Jersey - British island in the English Channel
"Old Zealand" Zeeland - province in the Netherlands
To long;Didn’t weed.
@@aristostanmillitary6331 actually, the last word is "watch".
Thank you
oh ok lol
Thank you
Americans in 1600: we have a lot of land left
Dutch People:
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
P.S thank you al so mutch for the likes! (More than 300!!)
Brodoxl S P E C E R I J E N !!!
hathi444 XD
Are these Dutch memes from the other side of the internet? I don't get the joke
P I E M E L T J E
Americans were British back then bro they weren’t “American” until 1776
Or in short, all of your east coast are named off our islands
Its not our fault tho.
Andrew here13452 Well, at the time, all of *your* east coast was named after your islands.
I mean that entire region is called New England so it makes sense
What bout Florida
@@discminute That was colonized by the Spanish and wasn't one of the 13 colonies
Your positioning of York is way out. That makes it look like a coastal city, which it’s not. Think you got the placement mixed up with Middlesbrough.
Given the Last Kingdom reference, it more closely equates to Bebbanburg (aka Bamburgh ), but yeh no where near the actual position of York!
It is a fairly small scale map so it's only really a few pixels out. No idea why he says 'two thirds of the way to Bebbanburg' in an Indian accent though.
Will McAllister It’s an impression of Alexander Dreymon’s Dane accent as Uhtred in the show The Last Kingdom (based of the book series Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwall)
@@samswift102 one of my friends talks about those books a lot. That's a strange accent lol
up the boro
"Nobody talks about Old Zealand... not since... the incident..."
...
"it all happened in 1953....."
@@Arik-2103 “there was piece but then the fire nation attacked”
@@phoenixbacon it was water actually. A massive flooding during the night of Jan 31st and Feb 1st
@@Arik-2103 you must be fun at parties
For any Brits out there, I know of the original York, and where it was located. I'm an American so please appreciate the fact I took the time to learn it.
Thank you, from a York resident
Wait, there’s a NEW Mexico??
-Mr. Burns
Leonid Denisenko swear homer said that
ItzImperium XVI yes, Homer did say that
Both said it but Homer said it first. Even the Simpsons does stuff the Simpsons did first.
"York"
*puts dot at Middlesbrough*
I'll rather live in York than New York,
Enderplant 2007 I’ve lived in both, I prefer York
Enderplant 2007 same
Liar
I live near York
New York looks way better
What about Old Balance shoes?
Wot?
New balance the shoes
Old Balance the old shoes
Lmmfao you on some shit
I wanted to like this comment but it was on 69 so....
Now it's 86 likes it's safe to like it
York is a lovely, small, old city. Would recommend a visit.
🎵Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why'd they change it? I can't say. People liked it better that way!🎵
But it is still Constantinople.
CONSTANTINOPLE NOT ISTANBUL CONSTANTINOPLE NOT ISTANBUL CONSTANTINOPLE NOT ISTANBUL CONSTANTINOPLE NOT ISTANBUL
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
Americans can't spell Amsterdam?
I suspect the bits evicted the Dutch and changed to name!
Zeeland is pronounced “zayland” with the a in land sounding like the a in saw. Cheers from the Netherlands!
Hoi!
@@new_donker7189 Well I cannot read IPA, but it's pronounced "Zay-launt"
Haai!
are u tall
I’m from New Zealand and it is pronounced as “Zey-land” and the a is not pronounced as an a from saw, it is pronounced as how you would pronounce “land”.
I’m British and it huts my soul that some people down even know where York is
How does your soul hut??
@@babaxo420 Just like 'Jaba the-'
ever tried to explain to an american that you are from "zeeland" and then have to attempt to explain a bunch of history only to be called a liar or insane after
"old zeeland bro you are obviously not right in the head.. wierdo"
but i understand your pain my fellow european
I’m American and the only one in this video I did not already know the origin of was New Zealand. I know two people who have been to York and they loved it. A lot of cities in the US are named after British cities as you likely know; so much in fact that when I visited London and told a man that I was from around Boston he immediately (and correctly) assumed that I was referring to the one in the US.
I'm sorry your soul huts
Don’t mock UHTRED!!! You Arseling! But yes, true.
1:48
"Arseling" Lol
@@KavorkaCurse So glad someone else caught this awesome reference, almost lost hope looking through the comments
I have visited the city of York twice in my life passing and it's a beautiful ancient city with vintage architecture and interesting ruins, and the wall too. It's worth visiting if you want to see some interesting ancient city's in England.
I’m old enough to have seen the first half of this video yesterday before it went down
So I live in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. Fun fact, there's a New Portsmouth in New Hampshire and a Portsmouth in Hampshire... Portsmouth and New Portsmouth are sister cities :)
Years ago when my and my family went to visit New York I asked “What happened to York?” They all we’re confused and laughed
Place names are taken for granted. We just learn the names and don't really give it another thought.
I love how you slipped in Captain James Tiberius Kirk, lmao!!
Ryan Hayward I laughed so hard at that 😂😂
When you realize that the name James T. Kirk, a space explorer, was probably named after James T. Cook, an actual, and probably one of the most famous, explorers of the new world.
When what?
Hannover isnt the same as Braunschweig. they are just close by eachother
Loved the “The Last Kingdom” reference at 1:45
RIP Alfred of Wessex
Arseling for life
@The Nova renaissance The books are pretty good. The TV series is good too, but there is a bit lost from the books. Bernard Cornwell is a great author and has written a lot of really good periodic stuff. Check out his re-telling of the King Author story, the Warlord Chronicles starting with Winter King. He's also written some great historical books.
@The Nova renaissance Try www.couchtuner.click/ You may have to do a search, but I can usually keep up with my favorite shows there that require subscriptions I simply refuse to pay.
The last kingdom is not based on true facts. Take care with that. Several figures could not even have met eachother!
Was that a Last Kingdom reference? Your accent is spot on 👌😂
I’m from England and these places are just famous cities to me
You are from the UK
Old Zealand or Zeeland is in the Netherlands . OldHampshire is in England.
Old York is in England.
Old Amsterdam is in Holland.
Old England is well “England”
Old Brunswick is in Germany
Old Jersey is from the ile of Jersey
Old Orleans is from France
Old South Wales is from “Wales”
Old Guinea is from African Guinea
Zealand is not in Holland, but Amsterdam is. Zealand and Holland are both part of The Netherlands.
Actually my mistake it’s “Zeeland” not Zealand in the Netherlands. I thought “Holland” refereed to the whole of the Netherlands.
@@stevenmoore4612 no it does not the country is called the Netherlands, Holland just like Zeeland are provinces and Holland is split in two North Holland and South Holland
*G E K O L O N I S E E R D*
New everything got more population than the old stuff.
Mexico: am I a joke to you?
New England
@@jessikamiranda2306 Yes
Only centuries later. Most British white colonies weren't actually very populated in the early 1900s (Canada, Australia...), continuous European migrations changed that. USA itself began to be really populated mid-19th century.
In the past, thoses places weren't as important as now. The importance taken by former-colonies (even Spanish ones) was unexpected I think for everyone, if only they'd know such a european diaspora would happen many nations would have tried harder to colonise. The rise of those former colonies is a huge source of soft power for the ex-colonizer. The most proeminent example being England: the English language became the lingua franca under USA, not Britain.
@@CoffeeSuccubus gr8 ur a joke to mexico too
I feel like I've watched this before.. is this a reupload?
Yeah it is
the 3rd.
Lol
FUCK DEJA VU
FUCK DEJA VU
The old deli closed but the new deli opened nearby where I buy my sandwiches.
i live in old zealand pog
a een mede man van cultuur
@@matssmaling7552 medemens is in een woord
Ok now the song Istanbul makes sense
"Even old new York was once new Amsterdam
why they changed it I cant say..."
Living in New Zealand, I knew about Zeeland. And my grandad was from York, so I knew that one too. The rest of the news, I figured that there would be an original for each of those as well.
Danish en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand
New Mexico, cleaner than old Mexico.
New Mexico, where living things go to shrivel up and die.
You can thank the spanish
ArchEnema 67 so that’s why they are all trying to escape to the U.S to stop the shrinkage haha
@Johnny Deep *facepalm*
England.
England.
Netherlands.
England.
Sure, if you look at English-speaking countries, that is to be expected. no? Let me try with Germany: Neustadt, Neumünster, Neuschwanstein, Neu-Ulm ... I think I see a pattern here!
Jersey is not in England. Historically, it was a part of the duchy of Normandy, that is, France.
RiwenX lmao 😂 Sorry, but you’re wrong. You are right that’s not part of England technically but Jersey is a crown dependency of UK and hasn’t been part of the duchy of Normandie France since 1204 since King Philip II Augustus of France conquered the duchy from King John of England but the islands remained in the personal possession of the English king , although not technically part of the UK, it’s protected by it and is self governing, has its own law and all that jazz since then.
So Tl;DR = Jersey?! Definitely not France.
Starcôlle de facto, yeah, you’re right. De jure, however, it is still part of the duchy, with the British monarch being the Duke of Normandy - even if there is a queen. And the duchy has never been a part of England. It was a French duchy even if the duke was the king of England.
RiwenX Wait, no! Sorry how is it still part of the duchy if it hasn’t been since 1204? It was GIVEN up by the French so it’s no longer part of it. As it never technically became part of the UK because it’s self governing since then it’s neither France’s or England. Regardless if the queen is the Duke/Duchess of Normandie it doesn’t change anything. Jersey is not a part of France and hasn’t been since 1204.
When you realize the background music is the theme song of Sam O'Nella Academy
Johnny Horton Classics A man of Culture as well I see
Nope, it's not.
Dammit, i thought i was the only one.
@@Daniil_Ryvak yes, it is
Also A Fun Fact On NZ, We are part of an underwater continent basically, though classified with aussie, said continent is Zealandia, it sunk because we decided we didn't wanna be part of aussie that one time.
New baghdad. Literally a city inside old baghdad
That's a lot more practical than having them in separate places like York/New York.
@@williamchamberlain2263 more practical would having them both be Baghdad
I can’t even count anymore how many times he’s said “captured by the British” or “taken by the British” or “colonized by the British”.
'Where is 'Old' York?'
*laughs in UK*
I now truly understand the wisdom of the older british generation like as if we needed a New south Wales! But I suppose if you need one make sure to have it as far away as fucking possible! 🤣🇬🇧👌
i love how it says “old york” it’s just york
I love the quote from the last kingdom’s Uthred 😂
Just to clarify: NSW is named after the south of Wales, not the whole Wales. The "South" in its name not having anything to do with its location on the globe.
But why is it South Wales instead of just "New Wales" though? I do not understand.
It’s not want I thought I needed, but it’s what I needed
A military expedition sets out to explore strange new lands, to seek out new peoples and new civilizations, boldly going where no Englishman has gone before...
Capt James Cook/Capt James Kirk.
I never made the connection before
I appreciate that Uthred son of Uthred impression.
York goes much further back than the Roman period. The Roman name Eboracum was a Latinisation of the original Brythonic Celtic name Eburākon. Also, it wasn’t called York by the Norse, it was called Jórvík (whence York).
I clicked VERY reluctantly on this video
Mexico was the name Aztecs used for their country.
No it wasn't, México is said to have been what the Aztecs said to the Spanish when they arrived, and when the Spanish were saying 'what is this land called', the Aztecs said 'México' which in Nahuatl means 'what are they saying?'
Nice photo of milford in new zealand at the start. I may or may not live there and is very proud to see it there.
He said why he reuploaded it at the end of the video
Why would you watch this video to the end if you have already seen it?
Thanks Captain Obvious!
The city of York is one of my favourite, I visited a few years back and it’s very old looking but a good way
1:47 nice reference
Thnx Jason!! Great work, as always!
Do average Americans realise that Athens doesn't originate in Georgia and Memphis not in Tennessee?
Have you been keeping up with America these past few years...nah.
@The Nova renaissance 😂 hilarious.
I'm sure the average knows about the original Athens, but I don't know how many are familiar with the original Memphis
Oh my god .. love The Last Kingdom reference.
basically, if you wanna know where "'old' [usa state/city]" look to England or France. what a shock its almost like England colonised America.
In the philippines we also use new for the place like New Bataan in Mindanao the origin is the Bataan in Luzon the famous War of Bataan last frontier world war 2,the death march...MCGI GOD BLESS.
The new york yankees is actually 2 common dutch names combined, jan and kees
In Chile, there's some cases when the town simply moves or expands, and instead of naming it "new", it simply bestows the title of the original settlement as "old"
Examples: Limache and Limache Viejo, Chillán and Chillán Viejo, Peine (Village in the 2nd region) and Peine Viejo, Tignamar (Village in the 15th region) and Tignamar Viejo.
I thought this was all common knowledge, what do they teach you guys in America?
Students are too busy dodging bullets
Too true fact..... @@benjammin9471
They don’t teach us enough. I study history at home because public history class is a joke.
@@y7va fair enough, props to you
Mainly pickup lines guaranteed to work on a sibling. 'MERICA!
Sam onella academy music in the background.
Captain James Tiberius Cook. :-)
This was a good one. I knew most of them as I'm a resident of New South Wales, not too far from New Zealand and New Caledonia. With strong British ties (Britain being the nation that gave rise to many.of the names you mentioned).None the less I learned some new origins and generally enjoyed the video, Congrats.
Hey, I live in West-England just near Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. You live in a place named after that place, which I find funny considering it's such a long way away. How's it feel to have ancestors and links to British people on another side of the planet. Also Australia is a beautiful country, would like to visit some time.
@@wimschmied3800 That's really cool. I hope you get to visit but not while we're in a seven year drought. Although, I believe you're having Aussie heat this summer.
Are you planning on making a video about France's history? I know it probably takes ages to make this kind of video but it would be awesome :)
WWII will be an easy part of that video lol
Sometimes you hate the RUclips algorithm. Some other times suggestions like your great channel pops up, so... Greetings from the New Granada
I believe a section of New Jersey use to be part of New Sweden.
Thanks for answering my unasked question
I've always wondered if new yorkers had ever actually heard of york!
York is actually such a nice city, recommend it to anyone visiting the UK.
Currently living in Winchester, Hampshire atm...please change the title so it is spelt correct
i live in new hampshire, its really getting to me
1:47 I enjoyed this reference way too much hahaha
Only an american would ask this question.
We got a lot of news. Can't help but to be curious.
F off britshit
only an Americano would be interested in (mostly) american shit? yeah
thank you for the last kingdom reference
Braunschweig is not Hannover. They are separated by 55 km as the crow flies
how about other birds
Guiné was discovered by the Portuguese in 1460 by Pedro de Sintra e Alvise Cadamosto... It's called Guiné due to the interpretation that the Portuguese made of what the locals called that land!
4:12 Braunschweig (Brunswick) is NOT Hannover dude! Thats like saying New Jersey is just better known as New York. Dafug?!
The Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg was also known as the Electorate of Hanover
@@Fireoflearning Thank you for the prompt response- well appreciated! First: don't get me wrong, I really like your videos and elaborated, well researched content. But maybe thats exactly why this "inaccuracy" disturbed me.
I know both cities were under one legislation at times. But you cant just mix up city names and region names in one of the examples when you clearly point out if it is a region or a settlement for all other examples in the video.
Here you just say "a place in Germany" which could mean anything and is highly misleading in the context of the other examples (you also did not say York is just better known as Yorkshire for instance). Braunschweig and Hannover are two different cities located next to each other. The city of Hannover was later on ruled by Prussia..is it now better known as "Prussia"?!
This is the history i was looking for. (Literally)
Old Jersey = Channel Island
Old York = Duchy of York, England
Old Zealand = Zeeland, a dutch province.
Calling Yorkshire the Duchy of York will not get you many friends among the Tykes.
Danish en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand
I thought York would've been obvious, but then again, I'm Canadian, and weirdly we tend to be more aware of the UK and its cities.
We've got Nueva Berlin and Nueva Helvecia in Uruguay, anyway, who cares?
York, England, UK🏴🇬🇧
You spelled 'Hampshire' wrong in the title
hamsphire
Me: *sees title *
Me 0.1 seconds later: I don't need sleep I need answers
Whoa this must be how smart people feel ever day. Whose dumb enough to not know these places?
York is a beautiful City i have visited it loads of times
Only American's wouldn't know where these places are.
I also thought they were the only ones who used apostrophes for pluralization.
@The Nova renaissance maybe you should stop playing Nintendo then.
renaissance different language but my point is still valid....kids with games lol
With the New South Wales, it is interesting that it wasn’t “New Wales” but very much the SOUTH. I wonder if this is because the south of wales (at least in the far west near Pembroke) seen as “Little England”. And as New England was taken already New South Wales was close enough.
Old york? You've never heard of Yorkshire? Oh well americans, at least you are here to learn :)
It's a pudding.
blister Michel or a terrier
@@meeksde Or a Ripper!
@@blisterbrain yes it's a pudding that you would never eat for dessert.....things get confusing on this side of the pond
@@DisconnectedRoamer Americans and their bloody savoury biscuits! Confusion abounds.
Can’t forget about where is Old Mexico
The pronunciation of Zeeland in the Netherlands is SAY-LANT