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America got its name by the first explorer of America Amerigo Vespucci.he realized that the land he saw was on the voyage was not Asia. so an German map maker was impressed by Vespucci's account of the land so he named the continent America after him.
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∙ 15y agoIt is widely believed an Italian named Amerigo Vespucci lends his first name, either directly or by later generations, by translating his first name into the female form in Latin: America! Ron Paul.
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∙ 14y agoThe name America came from an explorer named Amerigo Vespucci.
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