how did the place gets its name?
FRom the name of Jonas Bronck.
The Bronx
The origin of the person of Jonas Bronck () has been contested. Documents indicate that he was a Swedish-born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish, in Småland, Sweden, who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. Bronck became the first recorded European settler in the present-day Bronx and built a farm named "Emmaus" close to what today is the corner of Willis Avenue and 132nd Street in Mott Haven. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainland immediately north of the Dutch settlement of New Haarlem (on Manhattan Island), and bought additional tracts from the local tribes. He eventually accumulated between the Harlem River and the Aquahung, which became known as "Bronck's River" or "the Bronx [River]". Dutch and English settlers referred to the area as "Bronck's Land". 
who does mike's voice in monsters inc Billy Crystal. who are the other characters in it? Henry J. Waternoose III, James P. "Sulley", a small girl, Celia Mae and others. where is the above voice artist from? He was initially raised in The Bronx.. can you mention a few of his movies? "Rabbit Test", "rockumentary""This is Spinal Trap", "Mime is Money", "The Princess Bride", "Running Scared", "Miracle max", "When Harry Met Sally...', and others. where is the above mentioned place located? It is a borough of New York City, coterminous with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.
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The Bronx [SEP] Early names
The Bronx was called "" by the native Siwanoy band of Lenape (also known historically as "the Delawares"), while other Native Americans knew the Bronx as "Keskeskeck". It was divided by the Aquahung River. The origin of the person of Jonas Bronck () has been contested. Documents indicate that he was a Swedish-born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish, in Småland, Sweden, who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. Bronck became the first recorded European settler in the present-day Bronx and built a farm named "Emmaus" close to what today is the corner of Willis Avenue and 132nd Street in Mott Haven.