dimhage t1_iqwwpcy wrote on October 3, 2022 at 6:16 PM Reply to comment by cwdawg15 in Common City Name Suffixes in the United States [OC] by BoMcCready Wouldn't burg be from the Dutch burg, meaning the same but the Dutch actually owned NYC which was called New Amsterdam at the time? Would make sense as most of the cities ending on burg are spread out around NYC area. Permalink Parent 4
dimhage t1_iqwwpcy wrote
Reply to comment by cwdawg15 in Common City Name Suffixes in the United States [OC] by BoMcCready
Wouldn't burg be from the Dutch burg, meaning the same but the Dutch actually owned NYC which was called New Amsterdam at the time? Would make sense as most of the cities ending on burg are spread out around NYC area.