Location, in correspondence, was referred to as Hurbills, Harbills, and Whorkill. The place was actually called and spelled "Whorekill," which was anglicized from the Dutch name for the same place. The Dutch name was "Hoerekill" which translates as "Harlot's River." For a brief period of time the village name was changed from Whorekill to Deal. Later William Penn permanently changed the name of the village of Whorekill/Deal to Lewes, after Lewes in Sussex County, England. After the village name was changed to Lewes, the village was often referred to as Lewestown, although that name was never official.