What is the history of using “Jersey” for “New Jersey”?
I have long wondered the origin of calling New Jersey by the nickname "Jersey". To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever shortened New York or New Hampshire to "York" or "Hampshire", or referred to the New England Region as "England".
Unfortunately, in the past I have gotten some ridiculous answers to this ranging from... "it just sounds right", to... well, York is in "England"....
Hint: 1) it "sounds right because you have heard it often enough", 2) All the locations with "New" in front of them are already locations in the UK, that is why we prefix it with "New".
I am hoping this question generates a thoughtful response, as opposed to 5th grade NJ jokes. My answer so far, (that I made up) is it may all boil down to one farmer’s sign, somewhere in NJ, where he advertised "Jersey Tomatoes" , ( or some such billboard,) and it was seen by enough motorists that it stuck. But I welcome any intelligent income from such an esteemed bunch of readers.
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I have long wondered the origin of calling New Jersey by the nickname "Jersey". To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever shortened New York or New Hampshire to "York" or "Hampshire", or referred to the New England Region as "England".
Unfortunately, in the past I have gotten some ridiculous answers to this ranging from... "it just sounds right", to... well, York is in "England"....
Hint: 1) it "sounds right because you have heard it often enough", 2) All the locations with "New" in front of them are already locations in the UK, that is why we prefix it with "New".
I am hoping this question generates a thoughtful response, as opposed to 5th grade NJ jokes. My answer so far, (that I made up) is it may all boil down to one farmer’s sign, somewhere in NJ, where he advertised "Jersey Tomatoes" , ( or some such billboard,) and it was seen by enough motorists that it stuck. But I welcome any intelligent income from such an esteemed bunch of readers.
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Jersey: in American English, short for New Jersey from 1758. etymonline.com/word/jersey
– user240918
1 hour ago
The history of Jersey is easily found... see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jersey. Not that it has anything to do with New Jersey.
– Kiloran_speaking
1 hour ago
Apparently the Jersey pine (pinus virginiana) appeared in print in 1743.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
1
Interestingly enough “York shillings” were from New York.
– Laurel
1 hour ago
1
"All the locations with 'New' in front of them are already locations in the UK." Is there a Mexico in the UK? I take your point, obviously, but you might want to edit this.
– Juhasz
1 hour ago
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I have long wondered the origin of calling New Jersey by the nickname "Jersey". To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever shortened New York or New Hampshire to "York" or "Hampshire", or referred to the New England Region as "England".
Unfortunately, in the past I have gotten some ridiculous answers to this ranging from... "it just sounds right", to... well, York is in "England"....
Hint: 1) it "sounds right because you have heard it often enough", 2) All the locations with "New" in front of them are already locations in the UK, that is why we prefix it with "New".
I am hoping this question generates a thoughtful response, as opposed to 5th grade NJ jokes. My answer so far, (that I made up) is it may all boil down to one farmer’s sign, somewhere in NJ, where he advertised "Jersey Tomatoes" , ( or some such billboard,) and it was seen by enough motorists that it stuck. But I welcome any intelligent income from such an esteemed bunch of readers.
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I have long wondered the origin of calling New Jersey by the nickname "Jersey". To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever shortened New York or New Hampshire to "York" or "Hampshire", or referred to the New England Region as "England".
Unfortunately, in the past I have gotten some ridiculous answers to this ranging from... "it just sounds right", to... well, York is in "England"....
Hint: 1) it "sounds right because you have heard it often enough", 2) All the locations with "New" in front of them are already locations in the UK, that is why we prefix it with "New".
I am hoping this question generates a thoughtful response, as opposed to 5th grade NJ jokes. My answer so far, (that I made up) is it may all boil down to one farmer’s sign, somewhere in NJ, where he advertised "Jersey Tomatoes" , ( or some such billboard,) and it was seen by enough motorists that it stuck. But I welcome any intelligent income from such an esteemed bunch of readers.
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Jersey: in American English, short for New Jersey from 1758. etymonline.com/word/jersey
– user240918
1 hour ago
The history of Jersey is easily found... see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jersey. Not that it has anything to do with New Jersey.
– Kiloran_speaking
1 hour ago
Apparently the Jersey pine (pinus virginiana) appeared in print in 1743.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
1
Interestingly enough “York shillings” were from New York.
– Laurel
1 hour ago
1
"All the locations with 'New' in front of them are already locations in the UK." Is there a Mexico in the UK? I take your point, obviously, but you might want to edit this.
– Juhasz
1 hour ago
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Jersey: in American English, short for New Jersey from 1758. etymonline.com/word/jersey
– user240918
1 hour ago
The history of Jersey is easily found... see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jersey. Not that it has anything to do with New Jersey.
– Kiloran_speaking
1 hour ago
Apparently the Jersey pine (pinus virginiana) appeared in print in 1743.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
1
Interestingly enough “York shillings” were from New York.
– Laurel
1 hour ago
1
"All the locations with 'New' in front of them are already locations in the UK." Is there a Mexico in the UK? I take your point, obviously, but you might want to edit this.
– Juhasz
1 hour ago
Jersey: in American English, short for New Jersey from 1758. etymonline.com/word/jersey
– user240918
1 hour ago
Jersey: in American English, short for New Jersey from 1758. etymonline.com/word/jersey
– user240918
1 hour ago
The history of Jersey is easily found... see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jersey. Not that it has anything to do with New Jersey.
– Kiloran_speaking
1 hour ago
The history of Jersey is easily found... see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jersey. Not that it has anything to do with New Jersey.
– Kiloran_speaking
1 hour ago
Apparently the Jersey pine (pinus virginiana) appeared in print in 1743.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
Apparently the Jersey pine (pinus virginiana) appeared in print in 1743.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
1
1
Interestingly enough “York shillings” were from New York.
– Laurel
1 hour ago
Interestingly enough “York shillings” were from New York.
– Laurel
1 hour ago
1
1
"All the locations with 'New' in front of them are already locations in the UK." Is there a Mexico in the UK? I take your point, obviously, but you might want to edit this.
– Juhasz
1 hour ago
"All the locations with 'New' in front of them are already locations in the UK." Is there a Mexico in the UK? I take your point, obviously, but you might want to edit this.
– Juhasz
1 hour ago
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Jersey: in American English, short for New Jersey from 1758. etymonline.com/word/jersey
– user240918
1 hour ago
The history of Jersey is easily found... see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jersey. Not that it has anything to do with New Jersey.
– Kiloran_speaking
1 hour ago
Apparently the Jersey pine (pinus virginiana) appeared in print in 1743.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
1
Interestingly enough “York shillings” were from New York.
– Laurel
1 hour ago
1
"All the locations with 'New' in front of them are already locations in the UK." Is there a Mexico in the UK? I take your point, obviously, but you might want to edit this.
– Juhasz
1 hour ago