List of place names of Dutch origin

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The Dutch, aided by their skills in shipping, map making, finance and trade, traveled to every corner of the world and left their language embedded in names of places they visited. A fraction of these are still in use today.

To be included in this list, the place must have an article on Wikipedia or must have inline references showing the name is or was indeed Dutch.

Populated places[]

Countries[]

• New Holland, AUS
• New Holland, BRA
• Mauritius
• New Zealand
• Oranje-Vrijstaat
• Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
• Republic of Utrecht
• Kaap de Goede Hoop

Provinces and regions[]

• Arnhem Land, AUS
• Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve, Eastern Cape, ZA
• Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
• Nassau County, NY, USA
• Mount Wilhelmina, former name of Puncak Trikora, Indonesia
• New Netherland, USA
• Nuytsland, Western Australia, AUS
• Oranje-Vrijstaat Province, ZA
• Overberg (Over 't Berg), Western Cape, ZA
• Schuyler County, NY, USA
• Schuylkill County, PA, USA
• Tasman Peninsula, AUS
• Tasman Region, New Zealand
• Transvaal Province, ZA

Islands[]

• Amsterdam Island, Spitsbergen
• Amsterdam Island, Southern Indian Ocean
• Bear Island, Norway
• Bedloe's Island, now Liberty Island, NY-NJ, USA
• Block Island, RI, USA
• Coney Island, NY, USA
• Crocodile Islands, Northern Territory, AUS
• Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia, AUS
• Delft, Sri Lanka
• Easter Island, CHL
• Fishers Island, NY, USA
• Gorée, SEN
• Groote Eyland, Northern Territory, AUS
• Hermite Islands, CHL
• Hoorn Islands, Wallis and Futuna
• Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, AUS
• Jan Mayen, Norway
• Jost Van Dyke, BVI
• Long Island, NY, USA^[1]
• Manhattan, NY, USA
• Maria Island, Tasmania, AUS
• Maatsuyker Islands, Tasmania, AUS
• New Holland Island, Saint Petersburg, RUS
• Ny-Friesland, Spitsbergen
• Noten Eylant, NY, USA
• Rhode Island, RI, USA
• Rikers Island, NY, USA
• Robbeneiland, Western Cape, ZA
• Roosevelt Island, NY, USA
• Rottnest Island, Western Australia, AUS
• Schouten Island, Tasmania, AUS
• Schouten Islands, former name of Biak Islands, Indonesia
• Sebald Islands
• Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
• St Francis Island, South Australia, AUS
• St Peter Island, South Australia, AUS
• Staten Island, NY, USA
• Stateneiland, Argentina
• Tasmania, AUS
• Three Kings Islands, NZ
• Van Diemen's Land, AUS
• Vanderlin Island, Northern Territory, AUS
• Wakenaam Island, Essequibo River, Guyana
• Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, AUS

Castles, Forts & Trade posts[]

• Fort Beversreede, PA, USA
• Fort Casimir, DE, USA
• Fort Daspoortrand, Pretoria, ZA
• Fort Nassau, NY, USA
• Fort Nassau, NJ, USA
• Fort Hoop, CT, USA
• Fort Klapperkop, Pretoria, ZA
• Fort Orange, NY, USA
• Fort Schanskop, Pretoria, ZA
• Fort Wilhelmus, NJ, USA
• Fort Wonderboompoort, Pretoria, ZA
• Fort Zeelandia, SUR
• Kasteel de Goede Hoop, Western Cape, ZA
• Kievits Hoek, CT, USA
• Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Smeerenburg, Svalbard

Cities, towns and neighborhoods[]

Cities[]

• Amsterdam, MO, USA
• Amsterdam, NY, USA
• Batavia, former name of Jakarta in Dutch Colonization Era, Indonesia
• Batavia, NY, USA
• Batavia, IL, USA
• Batavia, IA, USA
• Blauvelt, NY, USA
• Bloemfontein, ZA
• Bluefields, NIC
• Breda, IA, USA
• Brielle, NJ, USA
• Dutch Harbor, AK, USA
• Groningen, MN, USA
• Groningen, SUR
• Grootfontein, Namibia
• Harlingen, TX, USA
• Hoboken, NJ, USA
• Holland, MI, USA
• Johannesburg, ZA
• Kaapstad, ZA
• Lelydorp, SUR
• Nassau, BHS
• Nederland, CO, USA
• Nederland, TX, USA
• New Amsterdam, Guyana
• New Amsterdam, NY, USA
• Oranjestad, AUA
• Pietermaritzburg, ZA
• Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
• Pretoria, ZA
• Rensselaer, NY, USA
• Rotterdam, NY, USA
• Schenectady, NY, USA
• Wiltwyck, NY, USA
• Van Buren, AR, USA
• Vancouver, Canada
• Willemstad, Curaçao
• Williamsburg, VA, USA
• Windhoek, Namibia
• Yonkers, NY, USA
• Zeeland, MI, USA
• Zeeland, ND, USA

Towns[]

• Alkmaar, Mpumalanga
• Alkmaar, Suriname
• Amersfoort, Mpumalanga
• Amsterdam, CA, USA
• Amsterdam, NY, USA
• Amsterdam, Jefferson County, OH, USA
• Amsterdam, Licking County, OH, USA
• Amsterdam, PA, USA
• Amsterdam, TX, USA
• Amsterdam, VA, USA
• Amsterdam, MT, USA
• Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Amsterdam, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Ansnorveldt, Ontario, Canada
• Antwerp Township, MI, USA
• Barentsburg, Svalbard, Norway
• Batavia Township, MI, USA
• Batavia, NY, USA
• Batavia, OH, USA
• Batavia, WI, USA
• Beterverwagting, Guyana
• Bloubergstrand, Western Cape, South Africa
• Bluefields, Jamaica
• The Bottom, Saba
• Bredasdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
• Claverack, NY, USA
• Coeymans, NY, USA
• Delft, MN, USA
• Town of DeRuyter, NY, USA
• Village of DeRuyter, NY, USA
• Deventer, MO, USA
• Domburg, Suriname
• Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa
• Edam, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Esau and Jacob, Guyana
• Flushing, Cornwall, UK
• Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa
• Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Greenbush (North and East), NY, USA
• Groningen, Suriname
• Groote Laagte, Botswana
• Guilderland, NY, USA
• Haarlem, Western Cape, South Africa
• Hague, ND, USA
• Hague, NY, USA
• Harlem, OH, USA
• Haverstraw, NY, USA
• Hempstead, NY, USA
• Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa
• Holambra, Brazil
• Holland, Manitoba, Canada
• Holland Township, MI, USA
• Holland Charter Township, MI, USA
• Holland, NY, USA
• Holland, OH, USA
• Holland, WI, USA
• Holland Landing, Ontario, CAN
• Town of Kinderhook, NY, USA
• Village of Kinderhook, NY, USA
• Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
• Leyden, MA, USA
• Leyden, NY, USA
• Leyden, WI, USA
• Lichtenburg, North West, South Africa
• Lincklaen, NY, USA
• Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Meten-Meer-Zorg, Guyana
• Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Middleburgh, NY, USA
• Morgenzon, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa
• Nassau, NY, USA
• Nederland, CO, USA
• Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname
• Nieuw Rotterdam, Suriname
• Nooitgedacht, Transvaal, South Africa
• Oranjestad, Aruba
• Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius
• Overisel Township, MI, USA
• Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
• Pella, IA, USA
• Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
• Plattekill, NY, USA
• Pniel, Western Cape, South Africa
• Poestenkill, NY, USA
• Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
• Rodebay, Western Greenland
• Rotterdam, NY, USA
• Saugerties, NY, USA
• South Holland, IL, USA
• Stabroek, Guyana
• Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
• Struizendam, Botswana
• Stuyvesant, NY, USA
• Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
• Uitvlugt, Guyana
• Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Vaalhoek, Botswana
• Valatie, NY, USA
• Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa
• Volksrust, Mpumulanga, South Africa
• Vreed en Hoop, Guyana
• Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Wageningen, Suriname
• Watervliet, NY, USA
• Weenen, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Wel te Vreeden, Guyana
• Weldaad, Guyana
• Wilhelmina, MO, USA
• Wynantskill, NY, USA
• Zeeburg, Guyana
• Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
• Zeeland Charter Township, MI, USA
• Zeelandia, Guyana
• Zeerust, North West, South Africa
• Zwaanendael, DE, USA
• Zwolle, LA, USA

Neighbourhoods[]

• Bedford–Stuyvesant, NYC, NY, USA
• Bergen, Jersey City, NJ, USA
• Beverwyck, Albany, NY, USA
• Bloemendhal, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Boerum Hill, NYC, NY, USA
• Bowery, NYC, NY, USA
• Broadway, NYC, NY, USA
• Brielle, Wall, NJ, USA
• The Bronx, NYC, NY, USA
• Brooklyn, NYC, NY, USA
• Bushwick, NYC, NY, USA
• Cobble Hill, NYC, NY, USA
• Constable Hook, Bayonne, NJ USA
• Dunderhook Paramus, NJ, USA
• Delft, Western Province, ZA
• Dutch Kills, NYC, NY, USA
• Dutch Quarter, Colchester, Essex, England
• Dutch Quarter, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
• Dyker Heights, NYC, NY, USA
• Flushing, NYC, NY, USA
• Gerritsen Beach, NYC, NY, USA
• Gowanus, NYC, NY, USA
• Gravesend, NYC, NY, USA
• Greenwich Village, NYC, NY, USA
• Harlem, NYC, NY, USA
• Hultsdorf, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Kips Bay, NYC, NY, USA
• Maspeth, Queens, NYC, NY, USA
• Mauritsstad, Recife, Brazil
• Muitzes Kill, Schodack, NY, USA
• New Dorp, NYC, NY, USA
• New Utrecht, NYC, NY, USA
• Oranjezicht, Western Cape, ZA
• Paulus Hook, Jersey City, NJ, USA
• Prospect Lefferts Gardens, NYC, NY, USA
• Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY, USA
• Spuyten Duyvil, NYC, NY, USA
• Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana
• Stuyvesant Heights, NYC, NY, USA
• Todt Hill, NYC, NY, USA
• Van Cortlandt Village, NYC, NY, USA
• Van Nest, NYC, NY, USA
• Wall Street, NYC, NY, USA

Other[]

Bays[]

• Barnegat Bay, NJ, USA
• Valsbaai, Western Cape, ZA
• Gansbaai, Western Cape, ZA
• Storm Bay, Tasmania, AUS
• Tafelbaai, Western Cape, ZA
• Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand
• Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica

Beaches[]

• Wingaersheek Beach

Capes[]

• Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape, ZA
• Cape Henlopen, DE, USA
• Cape Horn, CHL
• Cape Keerweer, Queensland, AUS
• Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, AUS
• Cape Maria van Diemen, NZ
• Cape May, NJ, USA
• Cape Patience, Sakhalin, RUS
• Sandy Hook, NJ, USA
• Verlegenhuken, Spitsbergen

Gulfs[]

• Frederick Henry Bay, Tasmania, AUS
• Geelvink Channel, Western Australia, AUS
• Gulf of Carpentaria, AUS
• Gulf of Patience, RUS
• Liefdefjorden, Spitsbergen
• Storm Bay, Tasmania, AUS
• Van Diemen Gulf, AUS
• Wijdefjorden, Spitsbergen

Lakes[]

• Beira Lake, Sri Lanka (see Sri Lankan place name etymology#Dutch)
• Harlem Meer, NY, USA

Mountains[]

• Bakhuis Mountains, Suriname
• Carstensz Pyramid, Papua, Indonesia
• Carstensz Glacier, Puncak Jaya, Papua, Indonesia
• Drakensberg, South Africa
• Eilerts de Haan Mountains, Suriname
• Hottentots-Holland Mountain Range, Western Cape, South Africa
• Juliana Peak, former name of Puncak Mandala, Papua, Indonesia
• Julianatop, Suriname
• Lely Mountains, Suriname
• Mount Wilhelmina, former name of Puncak Trikora, Papua, Indonesia
• Table Mountain (Tafelberg), South Africa
• Van Asch Van Wijck Mountains, Suriname
• Wilhelmina Mountains, Suriname

Rivers[]

• Big Timber Creek, NJ, USA
• Coen River, Queensland, AUS
• Hell Gate, NY, USA
• Holland River, Ontario, CAN
• Orange River, ZA
• South River, NY, USA
• Lorentz River, Papua, Indonesia
• Poesten Kill, NY, USA
• Staaten River, AUS
• Swan River, Western Australia, AUS
• Schuylkill River, PA, USA
• Staaten River, Queensland, AUS
• Tasman River, New Zealand
• Vaal River, ZA
• Wynants Kill, NY, USA

Seas[]

• Barents Sea, Arctic
• North Sea, Western Europe
• Tasman Sea, AUS
• Wadden Sea, Western Europe

Straits[]

• Arthur Kill, NY, USA
• East River, NY, USA
• Hinlopen Strait, Spitsbergen
• Le Maire Strait, Argentina
• Kattegat, Denmark
• Kill Van Kull, NY, USA
• Vries Strait, Kuril Islands, Russia/Japan

Note[]

• Country codes used for this article
• US state codes used for this article

See also[]

• List of place names of Dutch origin in Australia
• List of place names of Dutch origin in the United States
• Toponymy of New Netherland
• Early modern Netherlandish cartography

References[]