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America
GirlItalian/Latin origin · /uh-MER-ih-kuh/ · modern
Meaning: Land of Amerigo, named after explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Popularity 44/1004 syllables↓ Falling
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Today, America is an uncommon name (popularity 44/100).
It is less common today than at its historical peak.
The name 'America' originates from the Latinized version of the name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who was one of the first to suggest that the lands discovered by Christopher Columbus were part of a new continent, not Asia. The feminine form 'America' became associated with the continents of North and South America, and later used as a given name.
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