2007-04-27 20:41:33 · 8 answers · asked by kiki Dee 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer. It's based on him allegedly telling a story about his insurgence to the west before anyone else (I'm writing from memory), which seems to have been proven a lie since then, but the name has stuck... I suppose it should have been called something to do with Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon).
Life's like that... the opportunitist cashes in on other's work.
2007-04-27 21:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by brumby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amerigo Vespucci
2007-04-27 20:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
America got its name from the Italian map maker Amerigo Vespucci.
2007-04-28 02:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our Founding Fathers chose the name. After an Italian explorer named Amerigo (Latin: Americus) Vespucci.
2007-04-27 20:57:42 · answer #4 · answered by trebor namyl hcaeb 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, an ashtray would probably be an improvement over our current leadership. Just changing the guard would promote us highly in the eyes of the world. It might even make us a bit safer. And our economy would certainly improve once this obstructionist president is gone.
2016-05-20 22:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was named after an italian explorer amerigo vespucci (not sure of the spelling)
2007-04-27 20:49:55 · answer #6 · answered by paul j 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amerigo Vespucci; it is from his name that we get America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci
2007-04-27 20:49:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
America as a word means courage and freedom, also
2007-04-28 08:17:57 · answer #8 · answered by Doyle 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋