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How did come up with your name?

so a person from the netherlands (aka holland) is called a dutch
well that's innovative to say the least
But i guess its better that way
Imagine if we would say the 1.d4 f5 the Netherlander Defence? Its too big
That's just in English though, they are in fact called nederlanders or similar in many other languages (including in Dutch I believe).

I don't know how Dutch came to be used specifically for people from the Netherlands in English, but I do know it shares an origin with the German name for Germany, Deutschland. Both come from an Old German word meaning nation, or group of people, or something similar.
Someone give this man a cookie, he surely knows stuff
(I am truly impressed actually ,thx for the info)
coolpants you know you already answered to the thread two years ago?

"Stomping newbies left and right like a wizard!"

Used to be very much into StarCraft: Broodwar back in the day. So when WCG was around the corner someone made this hype video of an american player g5:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6BWTIgKlqI

Was not even a big fan of his but I immediately fell in love with the phrase "like a wizard". Used to have it as a chat spam in quake live for a long time and eventually started to use it as a nickname for various accounts. Plus wizards are cool.
@MorningCoffee I think when you refer to the people from the Netherlands, you call them the Dutch. But I don't know how you call one person from the Netherlands, maybe a Dutchie or something??

And yes we say Nederlanders here :p
@38.. Otherwise you wouldn't have neither a name nor anything to say. That's really pity.

Thank you Apple and your range of products - the world will keep you, your free of charge "inventions" that you gained due to a plain technology grubbing, Foxconn, your over-prized goods, your unimaginative ideas and your fanboys in loving memory.
#38 top answer.

I also have an IPHONE. It goes "ding" a lot. It is my IPHONE. My IPHONE goes "ding".
Jealousy is a bad thing.

Everyone wants an Iphone. I got an iphone.

6s (TOP model, the BIG one).

I love my Iphone.

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