I read somewhere that the term Yankee came from the Dutch "Janeke"
meanning "Johnny"; that is apparently what the Dutch called the english
when the Dutch had control of New York. But I'm a Canadian and may know
squat since we call everyone south of our border a Yankee.
--
Daniel Robert
Director/Curator
Scugog Shores Historical Museum
16210 Regional Rd. 7
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
L9L 1B4
(905) 985-3589
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