New York State Names

New York Nicknames and Resident's Name

Northeast

• Empire State

• Excelsior

• Knickerbocker State -

Empire State

For its wealth and variety of resources.

Excelsior

State motto.

Knickerbocker State

Breeches worn by early Dutch settlers.

Origin of New York State Name

In honor of the Duke of York

New York was named by the British to honor the the Duke of York and Albany, the brother of England's King Charles II, when New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch in 1664. New York became the name of the state and the city.

New York Postal Code

NY

New York Resident's Name

New Yorker