<P> Many Dutch words borrowed into English are evident in today's American vernacular and emanate directly from the legacy of New Netherland . For example, the quintessential American word Yankee may be a corruption of a Dutch name, Jan Kees . Knickerbocker, originally a surname, has been used to describe a number of things, including breeches, glasses, and a basketball team . Cookie is from the Dutch word koekje or (informally) koekie . Boss, from baas, evolved in New Netherland to the usage known today . </P> <P> Early settlers and their descendents gave many placenames still in use throughout the region that was New Netherland . Using Dutch, and the Latin alphabet, they also "Batavianized" names of Native American geographical locations such as Manhattan, Hackensack, Sing - Sing, and Canarsie . Peekskill, Catskill, and Cresskill all refer to the streams, or kils, around which they grew . Schuylkill River is somewhat redundant, since kil is already built into it . Among those that use hoek, meaning corner, are: Red Hook, Sandy Hook, Constable Hook, and Kinderhook . Nearly pure Dutch forms name the bodies of water Spuyten Duyvil, Kill van Kull, and Hell Gate . Countless towns, streets, and parks bear names derived from Dutch places or from the surnames of the early Dutch settlers . Hudson and the House of Orange - Nassau lend their names to numerous places in the Northeast . </P>

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