Was Amsterdam made before new Amsterdam?

New Amsterdam was the Dutch settlement that became New York when the English took control of it in 1664.

New York City

It was common during the colonization of American to name the land "new ____". e.g. New York, New Jersey, New Orleans, New England...The founders were paying homage to the Amsterdam in Europe.

New Amsterdam is the 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City

New Amsterdam was the largest Dutch colonial settlement in North America. During the second Anglo-Dutch War between England and the United Netherlands, the colony was surrendered to the English on 24...