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Stanthropical

Stanthropical

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Are there any distinct differences between usage of Nederlander, Dutch and Hollander?
 
Stanthropical said:
Are there any distinct differences between usage of Nederlander, Dutch and Hollander?
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Technically Holland is only a region from the kingdom of Netherlands. There is south and north holland, and as most merchants (and colonizers) from the dutch golden age left from cities belonging to those regions (Amsterdam and Rotterdam for example), the most common answer to where they came from was Holland. Even durch people sometimes use Holland to speak about the Netherlands.

Where dutch came from? I don't know. It's only in English (to my knowledge) that there is no link to Netherlands or Holland to mention the language or as an adjective.

Ps: before the thread police shows up: I'm actually Dutch.
 
I didn't know where Dutch comes from either, so .... yay for searching online ...

"The word Dutch comes from a Proto-Germanic word meaning “of the people.” It shares a root with the German word Deutsch, which has led to some confusing names. The name Germans call Germany, for example, is Deutschland and the people there Deutsch. Dutch and German are related, after all, both being Germanic languages."

Given our history with the Germans, it seems a little ironic. But this supposedly stems from the 1500's, and stuck globally.
 
In Dutch, we refer to ourselves as Nederlanders, in English this becomes Dutch. The country being referred to as Holland in many cases - which as Slopps explained - is actually incorrect, as it's the same as calling the US by one of its 50 states. We Dutch are known to do it too, though, when referring to ourselves to foreigners. So who can blame them.
 
Is Amsterdam a town to stay away from, if you're an NL native?
 
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