The county archives included a note that February fill-dyke was an alternate form of the place name used in the 1800s.

Her confident, unapologetic presence gave off big lesbian energy at the march.

We sailed to Jost van Dyke to spend the afternoon on its famous beaches.

We spent the afternoon snorkeling around Little Jost van Dyke and watched the sunset from a tiny beach bar.

When the townsfolk recited the old riddle, they always mentioned February fill dyke, be it black or be it white, as if naming a guardian of the levees.