Dutch Empire and the Netherlands; Albany Dutch spoken but in danger of extinction in the USA. Extinct Dutch-based creole languages include: Skepi (Guyana); Negerhollands (aka "Negro Dutch"), Jersey Dutch and Mohawk Dutch (USA) and Javindo (Java). "See also: List of Place Names of Dutch Origin" Some towns of New York and areas of New York City, once part of the colony of New Netherland have names of Dutch origin, such as Brooklyn (after Breukelen), Flushing (after Vlissingen), the Bowery (after Bouwerij, construction site), Harlem (after Haarlem), Coney Island (from Conyne Eylandt, modern Dutch spelling Konijneneiland: Rabbit island) and Staten Island (meaning "Island
Poestenkill, New York Poestenkill, New York Poestenkill is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,530 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Poesten Kill, an important stream in the area. The words "poesten kil" (with only one "l") are traditionally supposed to signify "foaming water" or "foaming creek" in Dutch. While "kil" indeed means "water" or "creek" in Dutch, Dutch dictionaries do not support the claim of "poest" as "foam". It seems more likely that the creek was named after the nickname "Poest" for the 17th-century local farmer and miller Jan Barentsen Wemp, who