How and why the United States of America have the name of the all continent?
There is no official explanation. However, if you think to those times (late 18th Century) Canada was a colony of Great Britain while Mexico was a colony of Spain. The United States were the first independent country to be established in either America. So think about that, the first country established on the continent that was made up of independent states that were originally colonies of Great Britain. Since the U.S. was the first, they got first choice in declaring their name. That is basically it.
An italian discovered America ?
America was not only discovered by an Italian (Cristoforo Colombo, known as Christopher Columbus in English and Cristobàl Colòn in Spanish), but also named after another one (Amerigo Vespucci) and built by hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants who gave their blood and sweat to build up some of its better known landmarks. And for "discovered" I mean bring its existence known to the CIVILIZED nations of its era (Spain, France and Portugal), so they could bring the light of civilization across the ocean and turn those bare lands inhabited by strange animals and wild tribes (some of which who didn't even know the wheel or how to write or read) into the great and powerful nation that it is now. The Vikings could probably have gotten there in an earlier time, stranded somewhere in Greenland or Labrador, but they had no idea where they were and what to do with it. So theirs wasn't much of a "discovery" in the strict sense of the word.
What did Native Americans call America before it was called America?
We know that modern America is named after Italian navigator, cartographer and explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who headed for the land called the New World in 1497. He was the first known Columbus era explorer to set foot in mainland USA. His name is in Latin Americus and thus this gave the name to the country and two continents of North and South America…well, that’s what has been taught…If it was named after Columbus instead, maybe this land would be called Christofferia or something. The literal meaning of Americus was by the way “Industrial leader”, which used to fit well for America.One Viking legend claims the continent was named Amteric after Erik the Red, where Amt means district in old Norse; Erik’s District. 11th century sailors called it Ommerike which means Farthest outland in Norse. Gothic term was Amalrik, or Kingdom of Heaven which is said the Pilgrims liked and preferred. Irish like to claim it comes from their Iargalon or a land beyond the sea. Gaulish name was Armorica meaning place by the sea. Welsh people meanwhile claim America is named after Richard Ameryk, another sailor.In Nicaragua there is a mountainous area named Amerrique, which means Land of the wind or the spirit. Mayans used to call their homeland Iq Ameq’el and Algonquin natives Em-erika, both resembling the name this has today. Old Gothic Lord of the work ethic was called Amalrich, also claimed to be an origin for America.African Moors talked about Amexem translated as coastal people, which also could refer to Mexico. Spanish people like to play down Vespucci’s role stating that Italian explorer’s real name was Alberigo Vespucci of Florence, and that he changed his name after hearing how America was called.Most amazing coincidence might be the Sioux natives in the Dakotas region. Their Chief Red Cloud namely called the area Center of everything that is. Much later Rugby, ND was proven to be the geographical center of North America.LaterAmerica has been calledThe Land of the Free, The Land of Opportunity, Home of the Brave, Land of Milk And Honey, Uncle Sam, The Melting Pot, The Western World and already mentioned The New World. In Europe America is also called Land Across the Pond. Chinese call it Mei Guo or Beautiful Country, perhaps because ‘Merica sounds a little like that in Chinese.
What does the name amerigo mean?
The boy's name Amerigo \a-meri-go, am(e)-rigo\ is of Italian origin. Variant of Heimrich (Old German) "home ruler". It's fitting that the US, founded on the principle of home rule, should have taken its nickname of "America" from Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. The Teutonic name Amerigo means - industrious. History: Amerigo Vespucci was the Italian explorer for whom America is named
What did the native americans call themselves?
most tribal nations called themselves simply "the people" in our various languages. in my language that would be onkwehonwe. we had complex forms of government. my nation, mohawk, is one of 6 nations that make up the haudenasaunee confederacy aka iroquois. we have a "constitution" known as Kaianereko'wah (Great Law) and are the oldest continuous participatory democracy in the world dating to the year 909 ce. the usa constitution was in part based on ours. the popular yet untrue idea that native nations were always at war with each otherr is one most americans use to justify their own genocide against us. the facts are we had trade routes that were thoussands of miles long in some cases. when europeans first arrived, there were thousands of languages spoken in north and south america, evidence that there were never any large scale wars and conquests. if there had been these wars of annihilation that so many americans like to believe in, there wouldn't have been so many languages. language and beliefs are the first things to be destroyed when one group takes over another. this is why in north america today there are only 3 main languages spoken and each corresponds to the invaders english (britain), french (france), and spanish (spain).