[DOC] [TLE] Jonas Bronck - Wikipedia [PAR] Jonas Bronck (died 1643) was an immigrant to the Dutch colony of New 
Netherland after whom the Bronx River, and by extension, the county and New 
York City borough of the Bronx are named. .... Jonas Bronck's decision to relocate 
from Europe was prompted by a number of factors. During the late 1630s, events 
in both... [DOC] [TLE] The Grammarphobia Blog: Why does the Bronx have a the? [PAR] Dec 19, 2006 ... ... says the Bronx has a the because it's named after the Bronx River, which ... 
turn, was named after Jonas Bronck, the first European settler in the area, ... One 
common misconception, he says, is that the borough got its 'the'... [DOC] [TLE] A Bronck in the Bronx Gives a Swedish Town a Reason to Cheer ... [PAR] Aug 19, 2014 ... Jonas Bronck arrived 375 years ago as the first European in the Bronx, an 
occasion that ... The Broncks built a stone house they named Emmaus (after a 
site where Jesus appeared ... It's a big deal in Sweden, Mr. Ultan said. ... The 
Bronx is the only borough with an article before its name (a shortcut of the... [DOC] [TLE] Bronx residents honor borough namesake Jonas Bronck - NY Daily ... [PAR] Sep 1, 2014 ... Bronx residents pay homage to borough namesake Jonas Bronck in Sweden ... 
Lenny Caro outside of a small art gallery in Savsjo, Sweden named after the 
Bronx. ... and is now the Bronx  where he was the first European settler. ... 
They're very proud of their native son now, Andersson said of the... [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of the Bronx: From First Settlers to Modern ... [PAR] Apr 11, 2016 ... From its earliest settlements to the megaprojects of the present day ... Jonas 
Bronck becomes the Bronx's first European settler ... After a years-long revamp, 
it's now a pedestrian pathway. .... Originally built in 1937, the Bronx Post Office
designed by Thomas Harlan Ellett, and named a New York City... [DOC] [TLE] Swedish town celebrates link to the Bronx - San Diego Union Tribune [PAR] Aug 20, 2014 ... Nearly four centuries after Jonas Bronck set foot in America, his birthplace in 
southern Sweden is finally recognizing its historical link to the New York ... 1639 
arrival in what is now the Bronx, where he was the first European settler. ... It's 
unclear how the borough name got an "x," but one theory suggests it... [DOC] [TLE] Hall, New York - Features  N by Norwegian [PAR] He also learned that Jonas Bronck, the area's first European settler and the ... I'd 
ask them if they knew a large part of New York was named after a Swede ... 
Despite their age difference  Nallen enjoys pointing out that he hadn't been ... 
Mind you, it's a pure accident that the borough was named after him, Andersson 
adds. [DOC] [TLE] ksl.com - Swedish town celebrates link to the Bronx [PAR] Aug 21, 2014 ... STOCKHOLM (AP)  Nearly four centuries after Jonas Bronck set foot in 
America, his birthplace in southern Sweden is finally recognizing its historical link 
to the New ... arrival in what is now the Bronx, where he was the first European 
settler. ... It's unclear how the borough name got an "x," but one theory... [DOC] [TLE] How did the boroughs of New York City get their names? - Quora [PAR] Here's a very quick run-down: Queens was allegedly named for Catherine of 
Braganza, the ... Jonas Bronck, an early settler to the New Netherland colony, 
leased land above ... is a Dutch name; the Dutch were the first Europeans to 
settle in New York City. They named it Staaten Eylandt, after the Staten Generaal, 
the Dutch... [DOC] [TLE] Life on the Outskirts of New York | AnOther - William Meyers [PAR] Apr 2, 2015 ... streets of Manhattan  it's the New York of William Meyers' Outer  Boroughs. ... 
interiors and intimate portraits of locals going about

Question: It's named after Jonas Bronck, its first European settler
Answer: The Bronx