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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Obscure

Meaning & History

In reference to the New York City borough of Manhattan, which derives from the word Manna-hata, as written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson's yacht Halve Maen (Half Moon). A 1610 map depicts the name as Manna-hata, twice, on both the west and east sides of the Mauritius River (later named the Hudson River). The word "Manhattan" has been translated as "island of many hills" from the Lenape language.
Added 5/7/2016 by LMS
Edited 6/11/2024 by navarretedf, Frollein Gladys and LMS