Europe / America

I play a lot of online poker and in the profiles on the table it displays the placename of the person.
I often ask where precisely they are because I know a lot of American places have European names, Canadian ones too.
It's not always clear if they are from east or west of the Atlantic.
I was just wondering how many Americans on here live in a place with a European twin or close to a town that shares it's name with somewhere European.


I used to live in Holland and Beverwijk is one of my fave places.

Beverwijk received city rights in 1298. Around 1640, a town called Beverwyck was founded in the dutch colony of New Netherland, this town's modern name is Albany, New York.

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Originally Posted by psychocat

I used to live in Holland and Beverwijk is one of my fave places.

Beverwijk received city rights in 1298. Around 1640, a town called Beverwyck was founded in the dutch colony of New Netherland, this town's modern name is Albany, New York.

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I was born in Amsterdam, New York. Thirty-miles from Albany.

Virginia Beach was named after Queen Elizabeth I's beach.

That's on the east coast.

New York is also named after York in England of course.

York is an historic walled city in Northern England, at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. Over the years it has also been known as Eboracum, Eoferwic, and as JórvÃ*k. its still known as Efrog in Welsh to this day.It is in North Yorkshire and is one of the most beautiful cities in England

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Originally Posted by psychocat

I used to live in Holland and Beverwijk is one of my fave places.

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Ah, Beverwijk! Gaan je en Coffeeshop Sting Ray?

NYC was originally 'new Amsterdam'.

Ik ben een paar keer naar Sting Ray geweest


I was born in Durham in the UK and there is a Durham in North Carolina.

Theres a London in Canada.

Birmingham (Alabama)

I've spent time in Cairo IL. Cairo isn't in Europe though.
I've also been to Holland MI., Schaumburg IL., Perth NJ., Olympia WA., Marquette WI.(and MI, IL, IA,), and Toledo OH.
Probably many more.

Ik ben "koo-koo" (gek) voor Coffeeshops!

Moscow ID
Newark NJ
St. Louis MO
Cypress IL
Oxford OH
Carthage IN
Chelsea MA
Orleans MI
Lancaster PA
Aberdeen MD
Buckingham VA
Wimbledon ND
Warsaw MN
Dorchester NE
Cambridge KS
Prague OK
Camden AR
Killeen TX
Madrid AL
Athens GA
Salisbury NC
Florence SC
...

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Originally Posted by psychocat

New York is also named after York in England of course.

York is an historic walled city in Northern England, at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. Over the years it has also been known as Eboracum, Eoferwic, and as JórvÃ*k. its still known as Efrog in Welsh to this day.It is in North Yorkshire and is one of the most beautiful cities in England

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wow, I didn't know N.Y was named after York.
The UK is not realllllly like that picture btw, don't be fooled, it's a shit hole.

On the southside of Hampton Roads (Virginia), there's Norfolk, Suffolk, and, Portsmouth.

There is also a lot of Newcastles around the world.
Newcastle upon Tyne UK
Newcastle Oklahoma USA
Newcastle Ontario Canada
Newcastle New Hampshire USA
Newcastle New South Wales in Oz

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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs

On the southside of Hampton Roads (Virginia), there's Norfolk, Suffolk, and, Portsmouth.

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I work in Norfolk [England] and drive through Suffolk [England] to get there everyday.

There's a whole New England in the US. That's full of English names - Stinky and Shov know alot of them. I commented on it once before if i remember correctly.

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Originally Posted by psychocat

There is also a lot of Newcastles around the world.
Newcastle upon Tyne UK
Newcastle Oklahoma USA
Newcastle Ontario Canada
Newcastle New Hampshire USA
Newcastle New South Wales in Oz

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Newcastle California USA :thumbsup: