In contemporary English, North and South America are generally considered separate continents, and taken together are called the Americas in the plural. When conceived as a unitary continent, the form is … See more

Americus Vesputius was the Latinized version of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci's name, the forename being an old See more

Bristol antiquarian Alfred Hudd suggested in 1908 that the name was derived from the surname "Amerike" or "ap Meryk" and was used on early … See more

• "The man who inspired America?", BBC Features, 29 April 2002
• Jonathan Cohen, "It's All in a Name", Bristol Times See more

The earliest known use of the name America dates to April 25, 1507, when it was applied to what is now known as South America. It … See more

In 1874, Thomas Belt published the indigenous name of the Amerrisque Mountains in present-day Nicaragua. The next year, See more

In 1977, the World Council of Indigenous Peoples (Consejo Mundial de Pueblos Indígenas) proposed using the term Abya Yala instead of "America" when referring to the continent. … See more