Etymology

Staten Island

Sta·ten

Today it means: A borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County. Full definition →

Dutch Stateneiland
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromStateneiland
  2. English todayStaten Island

Borrowed from Dutch Stateneiland (obsolete spelling Staaten Eylandt), from Staten-Generaal (“States General of the Netherlands”) + eiland (“island”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.