A few days ago

angel_in_the_sky21

Where did the name New Zealand come from??

I am a new zealander and it is a shame that i dont even know this.. but ive moved to america and alot of people have been asking me where the name “new zealand” comes from and what it means.. ive tried researching and cant find anything of any relevance so maybe you guys could help!

thanks 🙂

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A few days ago

cernunnicnos

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It comes from the southern most Dutch province of Zeeland/Zealand which borders the North Sea opposite Britain.

The province is made up of several islands which is most likely why it was chosen as the name for the islands found in the south pacific.

It is thought to mean ‘sea land’, though another opinion thinks it might be a shortened form of Suevan land, named for the German tribe called Suevii.

If Sea land, it is quite an appropriate name because that is exactly what New Zealand is. Even the maori names for the north and south island have sea themes with the fish of Maui and the great canoe.

The links show maps of The Netherlands and Zeeland.

BTW, Holland is a region within The Netherlands, but because it includes most of the coast facing Britain, the British call it Holland (there was also a Kingdom of Holland at one point, but The Netherlands is larger than that was).

A few days ago

Anonymous

The current New Zealand was originally named “Staten Landt” by Tasman in 1642. That means “Land of the (Dutch) States-General,” but Tasman never set foot on the land. Other captains discovered it was a separate land, and the name Zelandia, or Zeeland, started appearing on maps around 1645.

Zealand was a maritime province of the Netherlands.

A few days ago

Anonymous

The name New Zealand originated with Dutch cartographers, who called the islands Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

A few days ago

Wyatt F

New Zealand, like New Hampshire, New York, New Mexico, and New Guinea, derive from their name without “new” in it. Hampshire and Yorkshire are both parts of England. Mexico and Guinea are countries. Zealand is the largest island in Denmark. So I’m assuming that New Zealand was originally a Danish colony or was discovered by the Danes.

A few days ago

hiba

New Zealand has come to be known as Aotearoa, which is usually translated into English as The Land of the Long White Cloud. hope that this helps.

A few days ago

kimekiwi

Abel Tasman named it after a part of his country, Zeeland in Holland.

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