Do you know the origin of the word Yankee? It's not 100% certain, as there are other theories, but is probably a combination of the ultra-common Dutch names "Jan" and "Kees". For reasons lost to history, the New York Dutch used this Tom-Dick-and-Harry-like moniker to apply disdainfully to the British colonists living in Connecticut.
A bit amusing and ironic that the original Yankees were, in fact, British.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment