The Dutch

[NICKY66]

why are people from Holland called the Dutch and not Hollanders

[dot.hawkes]

Etymology of the word "Dutch"
see also Deitsch
The word Dutch comes from the proto-Germanic word *�eudisko-z, and became Duutsc in Middle Dutch, which later gave the two early modern Dutch forms, Duits in the north and Diets in the south.[2] Duits has taken on the meaning of "German" and Diets meaning "Dutch" (along with "Nederlands") but no longer in general use (see the Diets article), dropped for its Nazi-era overtones. German Deutsch meaning "German" has the same origin.[3][4]

The English word Dutch has also changed with time. It was only around 1550, with growing cultural and economic contacts and the rise of an independent country, that the modern meaning arose, i.e., 'designating the people of the Netherlands or their language'. Prior to this, the meaning was more general and could refer to any Germanic-speaking area or the languages there (including the current Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as the Netherlands).
says wikepaedia

[Octavius]

More here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_%28te rminology%29

[Peter Pedant]

Not even the Dutch call themselves HOllanders

It's Nederlander and Nederlandse (gurl)

I am not sure what theplural is....

[Peter Pedant]

Holland just means low land

There is an area of East Anglia called Holland

[shaneystar2]

..Holland means wood land or Holt land from the area around Dordrecht .
Nederland means low lying land ..Neder in Dutch is low.
In English Nether ........Lying below . In this case a lot of it below sea level.