It was during one of these trips, in 1777, that he came across the 'Great' river near Bethulie and named it the Orange, in honour of the Royal House of Orange, rulers of Holland.
Ndi nga tshifhinga tsha lwendo lunwe lwawe, nga 1777, he aḓo ṱangana na mulambo muhulwane une wa vhidzwa upfi Orange, hune havha hu tshi khou huliswa nnḓu ya vhuhosi ya Orange vhavhusi vha Holland.