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Lenape term “Mannahatta
- Originally inhabited by the Lenape people, the island was first encountered by European explorers in the early 17th century. Its name, “Manhattan,” is derived from the Lenape term “Mannahatta,” which translates roughly to “island of many hills” or “place where we get bows” in the Algonquian language.
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Feb 5, 2019 · Manhattan Island was settled by Native Americans millennia before Italian-born Giovanni da Verrazzano first sailed into the New York Harbor in 1524, revealing the area to Europeans. But what’s the story of how Manhattan got its name?
Mar 21, 2018 · Originally inhabited by the Lenape people, the island was first encountered by European explorers in the early 17th century. Its name, “Manhattan,” is derived from the Lenape term “Mannahatta,” which translates roughly to “island of many hills” or “place where we get bows” in the Algonquian language. However, the island’s name ...
Mar 28, 2015 · The English began calling Manhattan Island York Island after they conquered New Netherland in 1664 renaming New Amsterdam to New York. This was in honor of the Duke of York who acquired the settlement and subsequent land in the 1674 Treaty of Westminster.
“Manhattan” was the first Native American place-name to be record-ed by Europeans between Chesapeake Bay and the coast of Maine, and not surprisingly its early attestation is marked by some uncertainty. It appears in two sources that document Henry Hudson’s expedition of 1609: an English map4 and the log of the voyage kept by Robert Juet.5 .
- Ives Goddard
- 2010
The name Manhattan originated from the Lenapes language, Munsee, manaháhtaan (where manah-means "gather", -aht-means "bow", and -aan is an abstract element used to form verb stems). The Lenape word has been translated as "the place where we get bows" or "place for gathering the (wood to make) bows".
The island was originally inhabited by the Wappingers, a Native American people, but they did not contest the sale of it between Peter Minuit, Hudson`s associate, and the Canarsies, in 1626. The original Dutch settlement on the island was named "New Amsterdam."
Apr 23, 2009 · Built up and--thanks to land reclamation--out, downtown Manhattan, circa 2008, towers over the New York City island as it was more than 400 years ago (computer rendering at right), when...
