LL-L: "Names" LOWLANDS-L, 01.NOV.2000 (02) [E]

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From: Henry Pijffers [hpijffers at home.nl]
Subject: LL-L: "Names" LOWLANDS-L, 01.NOV.2000 (01) [E]

Ron asked:
>
>Is any of you able to explain the relationship, if any, between the the
>following place names?
>
>* Zeeland (the Netherlands province)
>* Zealand/Sjælland (the Danish island)
>* New Zealand/Aotearoa (the country)
>
>After which of the two European places, if any, was New Zealand named?
>
New Zealand is named after the Dutch province Zeeland.

groten,
Henry

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From: Marco Evenhuis [evenhuis at zeelandnet.nl]
Subject: LL-L: "Names" LOWLANDS-L, 01.NOV.2000 (01) [E]

R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com> asked:

> After which of the two European places, if any, was New Zealand named?

New Zealand was named after Zeeland in the Netherlands. It was 'discovered' in
1642 by the Dutchman Abel Tasman. At first, it was named Statenlandt, but
pretty soon it was renamed Nieuw Zeelandt in analogy to the original name for
Australia, Nieuw Hollandt. Tasman got his own little island, Tasmania.

regards,

Marco

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