Why do people call new york, an American city, new york instead of new york?

The translation of place names is related to the establishment of colonies and immigrants in the New World by Europe.

New york was originally a British colony, and new york was named after an Englishman. /kloc-In the 1960s, Britain took over the area and renamed the colony new york after the Duke of York.

Why not call NewYork "York" but "new york"? This is because a town in England has adopted the name "York", and this place can only be called "new york", which translates as "new york".

Official name

Although new york usually writes "new york City", "new york City" is the official name. New york means "New Yorkshire"-after the Anglo-Dutch War, the Netherlands was defeated and forced to cede new Amsterdam to Britain, which happened to be the birthday of Duke York, the younger brother of King charles ii of England, so it was renamed as a gift to Duke York.

In addition, at the beginning of the 20th century, new york was a brand-new world for immigrants, and opportunities were everywhere. Therefore, new york is often nicknamed "The Big Apple", which means "It is beautiful and delicious, and everyone wants a bite".

New york has an official Latin name Novum Eboracum, which is used as the city emblem, meaning "New Abram". Abelraken was the old Latin name of York during the Roman Empire.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-new york.