America

America is a given name derived from the continent name, which itself comes from Americus, the Latinized form of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci’s first name. The name was first applied to the New World by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in the early sixteenth century. As a personal name, America is used primarily in Spanish-speaking countries and in the United States. Notable bearers include the American actress America Ferrera. The masculine Amerigo is an Italian form of the Germanic name Emmerich.