British people say pronounce it that way... so to me he's saying it right (Please note i am not a fucking linguist, but i've never heard anyone say colombia before)
The official English name of the South American country is "Colombia". Not to be confused with the part of Canada known as "British Columbia". That's as far as spelling goes anyway, pronounciation can of course vary wildly depending on your accent.
And the part of Canada known as "British Columbia" is not to be confused with the part of the US know as "District of Columbia". Man, thats a popular place name.
I find it interesting that the city of Washington is in the District of Columbia, while the state of Washington is on the other side of the continent, right next to British Columbia.
its not the pronunciation is the spelling. And since there are different geographical places names with only that vowel to differentiate them, one could argue that its a mistake to call Colombia, Columbia local pronunciation or otherwise. I know there is no bad intention or anything, and considering British English spelling differences i get the mistake, but its annoying and we relay hate it when people write or say ColUmbia meaning to Colombia.
All the inhabitants that are born in the american continent should be called american. In my Language (Spanish) we have a word for the U.S. Citizens, "Estadounidense", roughly translated to" Unitedstatesian", wich does not exist in English, but it should,
I use 'Unitedstatesian'!!! Albeit jokingly with Spanish-speaking friends. I kind of agree with you, but try not to get too worked up over it. Remember that the dominant English-speaking country in the Americas is the USA, so it's kind of normal that they get to decide what to call themselves in English.
No, that is an ugly word and will never be used. If you go to Canada and call them Americans, they will get offended and tell you to get out of their country. In English, the denonym for the United States is American.
Michael Willmore your name is ugly but you still call yourself like this ;D Just kidding, I actually like your name; just ironizing the fact you're counting ugliness as a huge factor. There are lots of ugly names in the world, but, eh, _who cares?_ And if Canadians get angry when they are called Americans, they are STUPID then. I am American, I'm Brazilian. Panamanians are Americans, Argentinians are Americans, Canadians are Americans, people from Greenland are Americans, people from St. Kitts and Nevis are Americans, even people living in "Falkvinas-Malvlands" are Americans. ... Because that's the name given to people *who live in AMERICA.* Plus, no one here in Brazil call the USA "America", just "United States". America is just the continent. The US' name is just plain ambiguous, but _some of y'all_ are too self-centered to recognize the confusion :)
No, you are not an American. You are a Brazilian and a SOUTH American. The scientific fact that there are 2 continents in the western hemisphere is taught in the UK, the US, Canada, the Philippines, India, Australia, Japan, China, Russia, most of western Europe, eastern Europe. Pakistan, and most English speaking countries or the majority of the world's population. It is based on the scientific fact that North America and South America sit on separate tectonic/continental plates that are moving in different directions. The Spanish used the term "Indias Occidentales" when referring to their colonies in the western hemisphere and didn't accept the term "America" for decades after the United States of America became independent because it was coined by a German.
Could you do a name explain on "Dutch" and "The Netherlands" and why most other people call the Netherlands Holland. It's cool to get to know the origins of the confusion.
Manuela Rot we have 11 provinces 2of them are north and south holland That's were the biggest city's are the w hole country is the netherlands and we speak dutch 😃
Well. it might cause some confusion for people when they hear others saying that there is a continent named North America and South America which might cause some confusion to those who don't know Geography and thinking its the country and not the both continents. They should change the name Of The United States Of America to just The United States to avoid confusion
A few errors: I thought it was said Ves-PYOO-chee, the one country is spelled Colombia, and Vespucci was an Italian who sailed for Spain just like Columbus.
@@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX the first one, kind of...but there is a double consonant and the e in this word is pronounced a little bit more close ... /vesˈputtʃi/
Major: The word fuck came from sex. The word shit came from poop. The word bitch came from female dogs. Minor: The word damn cam from dam. The word hell came from Hell.
Think about this, there are more words to describe them, then are them; Curse words , swear words, cuss words, vulgarity, profanity, dirty words, bad words, naughty words,
Quick thing I want to say, you say that there are 2 continents of America, but you can also say there is only 1. just depends how you look at it and how you are raised.
indeed, just like a lot of people think Europa and Asia are different continents, and some say it is the continent of Eurasia, and some even make it Afro-Eurasia, since they are all connected by land just like the super continent of the Americas (except the panana cannel that is manmade and the cannel in egypt that connects the mediterranean sea and the red sea.
All Spanish speaking countries in the "American" continent only recognize it as one continent because it was officially named America on 1538, long before the first British pilgrims arrived north. That's how it's taught in their schools. North America, Central America and South America are recognized only as divisions to that same continent in the same sense as Europe has Western Europe and Eastern Europe, so no Americas. Citizens of the United States of America are know as "Estadounidenses" (United Staters) in Spanish speaking countries, and only as Americans when noticing that they belong to the continent.
Name Explain "las americas" no existe AMERICA es 1 solo CONTINENTE que esta completamente unido por tierra es un absurdo y una idiotez total llamarlo en plural porque el CONTINENTE es 1 solo es como decir las africas las europas las asias no existe tal cosa América del Norte América Central América insular (islas del caribe) y América del Sur son REGIONES del CONTINENTE AMERICA no "continentes" además nunca jamás se consideró a AMERICA varios "continentes" ni en eeuu esta mentira y estupidez de supuestamente "dividir" el CONTINENTE en 2 supuestos "continentes" diferentes se empezó recién a enseñar en eeuu en los años 70 nunca jamás se enseño tal estupidez
The USA were named America by the British... As the British named the 13 colonies as "British America" after the continent of "America", before being split into North and South America. America was first South America, then North and South America and then the USA in english... While in Spanish we still name the continent as "America" and the USA are "Los Estados Unidos". In spanish, the name of the continent hasn't ever changed... So when you learn Spanish and you speak in Spanish, please respect that case ;) "American" in spanish is "Estadounidense" and "Americano" has no literal translation in English, as we use it to call any citizen on the Americas. Nice greetings!
Tell you what: I'll start saying "estadounidense" (and its equally stupid sounding English translation, "Unitedstatesian") when _Mexicans_ start calling themselves estadounidenses as well, since the official name of _their_ country is los Estados Unidos de México. :^)
The name of the area definitely changed in Spanish. The Spanish called the area "Indias Occendentales" for decades after the United States of America became independent because the Spanish did not like the name "America" since it was coined by a German.
It's Colombia, Vespu(ch)i, anonymous (not anomynous) and Guatemala (as mentioned in other comments). Other than that, that was a very well researched and edited video.
"Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492" says in all my History books. Then, if you read on, you learn that Columbus came back to America 3 more times, and then if you dare to carry on reading and learning, you find out that on NONE of those FOUR trips did he ever set foot on what is now US territory. Ergo: when you say "America" to refer only to USA, you are using the name of an entire CONTINENT to refer to just ONE of the MANY COUNTRIES in such continent.
We don't deny any of their existence. We really just don't have a better alternative to call people from the U.S.A so we defaulted to our continent of America or North America due to how continents are taught here.
@@isaiahvaldez3330 You can start by using our OFFICIAL nationality or citizenship to describe people from the U.S.A.🇺🇲 In conclusion, regardless of what continental model ANYONE follows, América definitely is not a country or a nation. Therefore, 'American' isn't a nationality, a citizenship, or a term exclusively for the U.S.A.🇺🇲 Anyone who uses these terms as such is due to selfishness, ignorance, conceitedness, laziness, stubbornness, indoctrination, and/or arrogance! Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of América!👍 The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 has a simple, basic, generic name that's easy to comprehend & not misinterpret in any way or language! The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 simply means we are STATES, that are UNITED, on the Continent 'OF' AMÉRICA! Not América of the United States!!!😏 It's what our Founding Fathers & authors meant, and still means!👍 Greetings from the U.S.A.🇺🇲, an American from the Continent of América! My 1st language is English!
This is why I, as a canadian, call the united states of america either "the us" or "the states". They don't get to take the name of our entire continent for themselves.
America is the Continent! It is clear. What is geographically and historically correct is that Amerigo Vespucci (the 1st to recognize the existence of a New World) never explored North America and Brazil was the 1st region on planet Earth to legitimately receive the name "America" in1507 by European cartographers officially (the documents are official). Therefore, a country called "united states" hasnothing to do with the name "america".Taking/misappropriating the name of the Continent cannot change the real history as they (north-americans) did in 1776. And the REAL History is: America has been the Continent (only the Continent), and the region of Brazil since 1507 is geographically, historically and legitimately the 1st America.
América is not a country or nation. Therefore, 'American' isn't a nationality or citizenship. Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of América!
Thus the confusion about whether Columbus discovered America or not. He discovered The Americas, referred as 'America' in most countries, but not the United States of America.
@@pablodavidclavijo4609 I mean... who in their right goddamn mind thinks it's about the United States ; that doesn't make even sense and even if it did, why would we even have to learn about it then ? Addendum : I agree, besides, semicolons are pretty great too. 😊
When the US was founded, the intention of the constitution was to unite the many British colonies (now States [per the revolutionary war]). These states were assumed to be their own countries at the time and the Federal Gov't was meant to unite the many countries (similar to the EU) under one common law. Knowing this, it's safe to assume that Europeans referred to the many countries as the land of "America". Similar to the way Americans might say "I visited Europe", even if they just visited one country. And because of it's legal structure, the US was a much more attractive place to live than the rest of the Americas when fleeing European Monarchies. So, people began to refer to 'the united States of America' as just 'America' because that was generally the country of choice when moving to the New World. That second paragraph is just a guess, but it would make a lot of sense.
Las placas tectónicas dividen los continentes (o subcontinentes si son de un tamaño pequeño, como el caso de la India). Así que sí, son 2 continentes y no uno.
2x2leax asia tiene 4 placas tectonicas si seguimos esa logica europa seria parte de asia, india seria un continente y el este de siberia seria parte de norte america.
Because Panama and the carribean aren't connected?? And they have different plates so yes it's 2 continents unless your from South America I think their taught America is One continent
Regardless of what continental model anyone follows, it doesn't automatically make América a country & 'American' a term only for the U.S.A.🇺🇲!👍 At the end of the day, América definitely is not a country or a nation. Therefore, 'American' isn't a nationality, a citizenship, or a term exclusively for the U.S.A.🇺🇲 Anyone who uses these terms as such is due to selfishness, ignorance, conceitedness, laziness, stubbornness, indoctrination, and/or arrogance! Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of América!👍 The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 has a simple, basic, generic name that's easy to comprehend & not misinterpret in any way or language! The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 simply means we are STATES, that are UNITED, on the Continent 'OF' AMÉRICA! Not América of the United States!!!😏 It's what our Founding Fathers & authors meant, and still means!👍 Greetings from the U.S.A.🇺🇲, an American from the Continent of América! English is my 1st language!
America is a continent , colonized by spain , named america after the italian amerigo vespucci , it was gonna be named colombia after cristoforo colombo , but they named it after vespucci , idk why the yanks believe they are the whole continent , its like sayin frances is europe...
But should America not be called Vespuccia if named after Amerigo Vespucci. Like Colombia is named after Christoffer Colombus, using his last name? :-)
Michael Largent.I had also heard that before, but thought it was wierd how widespread the name America has become. Richard Ameryk still seems like an unknown name, people know about Vespucci
Gertrude Smeetheens But does it really sound better or is it just because it's what we are used to hearing? :-) I heard that naming areas after first names was reserved for royalty (The Philipines after king Felipe/Philip of Spain. The american state/english colony of Georgia after king George of England)
KochVG Because royalty never had last names. There aren't any strict rules for new names, it just depends on the cartographer and if it sounds better. "Virginia" sounds better than "Elizabethia". If we were to name places after royal houses, which are last names for royals when no official titles are used, Georgia would be "Hanoveria", Philippines would be "Habsburgines", and let's say the Elizabeth Tower (official name for Big Ben) would be the "Mountbatten-Windsor Tower", all of which don't sound so good.
This vid claims that 'America' is the Latinized version of Amerigo.. but I think it's actually the feminized version. The feminized name choice was explained in the original book accompanying the map first utilizing 'America'.. Other continents had utilized feminine titles, so.. The Latin version of Amerigo would actually be Americus, no (?)
There is a school of thought that considers America to be named after a Welsh merchant Richard ap Meyrick (Anglicised to Amerike) who financed Giovanni Caboto's voyage to the New World in the late 15th century. This conjecture was first proposed back in 1908 by a certain Alfred Hudd. Although this is speculative, one argument in it's favour is that unless a land is named after a monarch, the surname is used - eg van Diemen's Land; Pennsylvania; Bolivia; Colombia, etc. If America is derived from Amerigo Vespucci, then it really should have been called Vespuccia. But then again, tradition does not make it sacrosanct.
My opinion is that, there is no real name, it is more of a description. Taking in consideration what they knew at the time, when this was the American continent. They just created an Union, and called it, "United States" of America.
"Vespucci" is pronounced "Vespuchi" not "Vespussi". Also, I have heard it theorised that America wasn't, in fact, named for Vespucci (It would be one of the only places ever to be named for someone's given rather than family name, otherwise being "Vespuccia") and was actually named for Richard Amerike, an Anglo-Welsh map maker who never actually went there but whose maps were among the first of the continent.
All of this has been completely refuted. America was the Mayan name of the mountain range in eastern Nicaragua. Specifically the "Cordillera de Amerrisque", before Cristobal Colon ever made it to the Nicaraguan Caribbean coast. Anybody can be an expert on YT,,,,
Columbia is as conceptual alternative name for the New World, recognizing Christopher Columbus as the discoverer. The South American country, albeit named precisely for that concept, is Colombia (vowels ooia instead of the Latin ouia), as it was rendered in Spanish.
I googled it and the name Emeric is a variation of the name Emmerich, which is a Germanic name with two elements to it: "Emme" coming from "Amal" meaning "Work", and "Rich" coming from "Ric" meaning "Rich", "Powerful" or "Ruler".
America is one continent. The separation is completely arbitrary. The people who named this continent meant for all the land to be called America, as it is by the majority of people who live in it. Only US Citzens and about 80% of Canadians (Quebecois people also believe it's one continent) say it's two continents. I'm okay with the US being called America, but even that would make no sense if there were two continents: It's called the United States OF AMERICA. If North America is a continent, then where did the Founding Fathers took that name from?
President Togekiss It really comes down to how you define continents. Splitting Europe and Asia is more a cultural thing than a geographic one (hell, even Africa used to be connected to this supercontinent) and I think the splitting of North and South America should be seen similar (of course you could argue the cultural split is expressed with Anglo- and Latinamerica). Well, whatever. It's really not that important, I think.
I agree, but I also understand the other point of view. the Panama canal, though artificial, does divide the continent, although this would put Panama in both continents and not only in North America. the way I learned it and find it better is: America is one continent, with three parts, North, central and south Americas, or four if you consider the Caribbean not to be a part of central America. now, the name of the USA is a different thing. I've got no problem in calling it America, in the same way I call th United States of Mexico just Mexico, but I call the USA just United States (Estados Unidos in Spanish) so as not to create confusion with the whole continent. most people here in Argentina and also in all of Latin America, I think, are really against calling the country America, and their people Americans, but if that's the way they learned it it's OK by me, the real problem was with the people who named the country, who created confusion and egocentrism by making people think that they are the only America.
A good video, but you didn't include my country of Canada. Moreover, your map of United States didn't incorporate all the 50 states such as Alaska and Hawaii.
I mean, the caribbean sea is not the only body of water that central america delimits, there is the pacific ocean too. some people might refer the Caribbean just to the islands.
The US is called America because it's easier to communicate. France is actually The Republic of France but we don't call it The RF, we just call it France.
@@Mattteus tbh I’m not saying the people from the US aren’t Americans, all im saying is that they are Americans but not for the reasons they believe. They are Americans because of where their country is located, as we all are Americans. It isn’t about the names of the countries but rather as we collectively see ourselves. We’re like brothers, a big union which houses all these wonderful countries that together make up America. Also i think if you say the European continent or the American continent it sounds more powerful in the grand scheme of things,
Nice video. But you are wrong in one thing. Central América does not belong to North América, is completly another subcontinent and, yes, it goes from Guatemala to Panamá. The term "Centroamérica", in the other hand, is a political definition to the countries that got the independence from spain in 1821 which are the same countries But Panamá.
No, it is ttʃ, because the "ch" like in the word china is double and so it is pronounced stronger. For example in this word: www.wordreference.com/iten/riccio
I wonder if the Founding Fathers ever intended for that to be it's formal name. We had colonies of various origin, who were distinct entities unto themselves. For a while, these states were referred to as "*These* united states", plural, instead of singular. But more to the point, I wonder how much they were really defining the name of the nation, and how much they were simply referencing where these united states resided, within the continent of America. It's bit like a bunch of people always describing their city as in the "middle of nowhere" and suddenly they realize their county doesn't have a name, so lets call it "Nowhere" since that's what we're in the middle of.
WatStee I wonder if they have that course on The Great Courses Plus. Hey!? Did you know you can get a free trial on The Great Courses Plus by going to thegreatcoursesplus.com/nameexplain?
I'd guess "Amerigo Vespucci," but if someone named an entire continent after themselves, I suspect most people would ignore them and name it after the guy who _wasn't_ incredibly arrogant.
The Declaration of independence has a line the were "We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, " names the USA as the United States of America , So I would respectfully disagree as America is part and parcel of the official name of the USA and is so named in the Declaration.
The mistake of the US was claiming the name as if they owned it, completely ignoring the fact that there was this continent with the same name and ignoring that its inhabitants were also called Americans.
Yes both sound exactly the same (in English), so its understandable why people make that mistake. I like Geography And try to avoid this mistake (cause I like being right), but sometimes I just default to Columbia since there are places and institutions that have the word Columbia.
Hej Name Explain... I don't want to be that annoying Colombian person telling you that it is Col-O-mbia, not Col-U-mbia. They are two different... really different places with a different name. And no, Columbia is not the english version of Colombia.
I know that. Still, Columbia is either the personification of the USA (per wikipedia) or a province in Canada, many towns in the USA. Colombia is the country. And The Spanish version of Colombo/Colombus is Colon. Colombo is in italian and Columbus is in Latin.
In English, the country at the top of the South American continent is called Colombia, pronounced /kəˈlʌmbiə/ (the second 'o' makes a sound like the 'u' in 'up' or 'umbrella') by almost every native English speaker I've ever heard say it. It sounds forced and artificial to me when someone says (in English) /kɒˈlɒmbia/ - it sounds like a spelling pronunciation or as though the speaker is 'showing off' that they know how to pronounce it in Spanish, which is irrelevant if you're speaking English. I mean, I don't go around talking about Hrvatska or Suomi...
where does the word america come from? where did the word australia come from? where did the english language come from? it came from no where, right....
Great video, but as a Canadian myself I cringed at the term "natives". While this term is evidently still in general use in English, Indigenous groups in Canada generally have this order of preference: Indigenous>First Nations/Inuit/Metis>Aboriginal>Native>Indian. That's my understanding as a white Canadian with some cursory knowledge of these issues at least. Native often has a derisive connotation from what I've seen, and the term "Native American" is specific to the USA. Also, "tribes" is seen as outmoded in some circles I think because it implies a lower level of social sophistication than kingdom/country/nation/etc., contrary to the historical reality of many American Indigenous civilizations. I'd also like to say that though I like the video's final point about the multinational heritage of the Americas, we must acknowledge that American Indigenous nations have been historically excluded from this narrative and that European colonial domination is signified in the continent's name. As I said, these are my thoughts as a white (non-Indigenous) Canadian, and I don't mean to come off as preachy or hostile (i.e. the cliche "SJW"). I hope I've made some salient points.
...but if a german named the continent america why is it writen with a 'c'? After all, in the german wirting America is written 'Amerika'. Or is that just the thing with names and words in general? Afterall the german language often use a k instead of an c.
Probably because the scientific language back then was Latin. German only began to become the dominant written language in Germany by the middle of the 17th century.
@Tallinsmagno @MegaKnogga But why do the germans use a k nowadays? If the name with a c was allready in use? Just the regular twerk that happen with names and words?
Wikipedia says: "Today, English is the only Germanic language to productively use "hard" ⟨c⟩" So in German, we mostly use the k, except for anglicisms.
Sheesh, you couldn't be more off! That's where "It's believed.. " takes you. "America" comes directly from the word Amerrisque. Amerrisque is a range of mountains in Central AMERICA. The spine of the mountains go through NICARAGUA. When Vespucci hit Nicaragua, he explored through these mountains. What he found was a highly established indigenous civilization, with a shit load of gold everywhere! When he got there he was called Alberigo when he left he named himself Amerigo after the name of the range of mountains that was called, what class?!?!..AMERRISQUE mountains. AMERigo/AMERrisque. People call themselves "American" and have nooo fucking clue what you're calling yourself. It's a Mayan word that's made up of a Mayan prefix and suffix. Vespucci literally stole everything, even the name. He didn't name the land after himself, he name himself after the land! Real history class is now done for the day.
Off topic question of the video: Best tetris piece? I love the purple t shaped one, it can go anyway.
Name Explain, I like the square one. :)
It truly goes everywhere.
Name Explain The one block
the four block line obviously
Даниил Павлов Interesting. The block always irks me out because it takes up so much space.
Joseph Wong jr I love saving one for when I have it all right to take out four lines at once!
Hey, it's Colombia not Columbia
British people say pronounce it that way... so to me he's saying it right (Please note i am not a fucking linguist, but i've never heard anyone say colombia before)
The official English name of the South American country is "Colombia". Not to be confused with the part of Canada known as "British Columbia". That's as far as spelling goes anyway, pronounciation can of course vary wildly depending on your accent.
And the part of Canada known as "British Columbia" is not to be confused with the part of the US know as "District of Columbia".
Man, thats a popular place name.
I find it interesting that the city of Washington is in the District of Columbia, while the state of Washington is on the other side of the continent, right next to British Columbia.
I think Name explain should do a video on Columbia vs. Colombia!
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Really? Fucking really? A channel called "Name Explain" can't even get the name of Colombia right? It's COLOMBIA, not Columbia!
British people say pronounce it that way... so to me he's saying it right
its not the pronunciation is the spelling. And since there are different geographical places names with only that vowel to differentiate them, one could argue that its a mistake to call Colombia, Columbia local pronunciation or otherwise. I know there is no bad intention or anything, and considering British English spelling differences i get the mistake, but its annoying and we relay hate it when people write or say ColUmbia meaning to Colombia.
But... do you know how to spell the names of all the countries in Europe?
Fraser McFadyen
Me? Sure I do.
Do so then,by the you got me beat I am dyslexic and its all scrambled to me any way. .
All the inhabitants that are born in the american continent should be called american. In my Language (Spanish) we have a word for the U.S. Citizens, "Estadounidense", roughly translated to" Unitedstatesian", wich does not exist in English, but it should,
Rudy Adán Ruiz I agree
I use 'Unitedstatesian'!!! Albeit jokingly with Spanish-speaking friends. I kind of agree with you, but try not to get too worked up over it. Remember that the dominant English-speaking country in the Americas is the USA, so it's kind of normal that they get to decide what to call themselves in English.
No, that is an ugly word and will never be used. If you go to Canada and call them Americans, they will get offended and tell you to get out of their country. In English, the denonym for the United States is American.
Michael Willmore your name is ugly but you still call yourself like this ;D
Just kidding, I actually like your name; just ironizing the fact you're counting ugliness as a huge factor. There are lots of ugly names in the world, but, eh, _who cares?_
And if Canadians get angry when they are called Americans, they are STUPID then. I am American, I'm Brazilian. Panamanians are Americans, Argentinians are Americans, Canadians are Americans, people from Greenland are Americans, people from St. Kitts and Nevis are Americans, even people living in "Falkvinas-Malvlands" are Americans.
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Because that's the name given to people *who live in AMERICA.*
Plus, no one here in Brazil call the USA "America", just "United States". America is just the continent.
The US' name is just plain ambiguous, but _some of y'all_ are too self-centered to recognize the confusion :)
No, you are not an American. You are a Brazilian and a SOUTH American. The scientific fact that there are 2 continents in the western hemisphere is taught in the UK, the US, Canada, the Philippines, India, Australia, Japan, China, Russia, most of western Europe, eastern Europe. Pakistan, and most English speaking countries or the majority of the world's population. It is based on the scientific fact that North America and South America sit on separate tectonic/continental plates that are moving in different directions. The Spanish used the term "Indias Occidentales" when referring to their colonies in the western hemisphere and didn't accept the term "America" for decades after the United States of America became independent because it was coined by a German.
Could you do a name explain on "Dutch" and "The Netherlands" and why most other people call the Netherlands Holland. It's cool to get to know the origins of the confusion.
Manuela Rot we have 11 provinces 2of them are north and south holland That's were the biggest city's are the w hole country is the netherlands and we speak dutch 😃
i know, i just want him to make a video about it.
Manuela Rot ok in that case i said nothing
Watch CGP Grey
Eluis Bepkoyt o ja
Vespucci is pronounced with ch sound in the end, not s
"Emelego Vispoosy" lol cringe
Tallinsmagno ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
'Guatemalia' too
Vispussy
Anomynous.
Name Explain its VESPUCHEE.
I learned quite a bit more than the answer to the question. Fantastic job!
Well. it might cause some confusion for people when they hear others saying that there is a continent named North America and South America which might cause some confusion to those who don't know Geography and thinking its the country and not the both continents. They should change the name Of The United States Of America to just The United States to avoid confusion
A few errors: I thought it was said Ves-PYOO-chee, the one country is spelled Colombia, and Vespucci was an Italian who sailed for Spain just like Columbus.
VES-POO-CHEE
Gertrude Smeetheens I'd say the former though it probably doesn't matter that much
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@@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX the first one, kind of...but there is a double consonant and the e in this word is pronounced a little bit more close ...
/vesˈputtʃi/
Vespu
The small mistakes in this video are awful
For a channel about names, he does a bad job at pronouncing names.
Gertrude Smeetheens I know right!
Name Explain At least you're a good sport about it 😉
Crick1952 he's so used to it by now =P. People don't seem to understand his doing his job of explaining, this is not a linguistics channel.
You... you're my favourite. Thank you for understanding and putting up with my garbage voice.
That Mercator projection of the Americas does my head in.
Eventually, you'll come full-circle and stop caring again.
NEVER.
why?
Explain the origin of curse words
Shours Shor especially eejet and feck ( not to be confused with f×ck ) if you've ever seen father ted these words are used all the time in it .
Major:
The word fuck came from sex.
The word shit came from poop.
The word bitch came from female dogs.
Minor:
The word damn cam from dam.
The word hell came from Hell.
+Conrad BrookesXD
Actually, damn comes from the Latin damnum meaning 'loss, damage.'
It came from the foreign ruling classes in England deciding that the native words for bodily functions were unfit for their high halls.
Think about this, there are more words to describe them, then are them;
Curse words , swear words, cuss words, vulgarity, profanity, dirty words, bad words, naughty words,
Quick thing I want to say, you say that there are 2 continents of America, but you can also say there is only 1. just depends how you look at it and how you are raised.
To be clear, this is because there is no definitive defenision on what a continent is.
So believe it's the one super continent of The Americas and other believe it's the two of North and South America.
indeed, just like a lot of people think Europa and Asia are different continents, and some say it is the continent of Eurasia, and some even make it Afro-Eurasia, since they are all connected by land just like the super continent of the Americas (except the panana cannel that is manmade and the cannel in egypt that connects the mediterranean sea and the red sea.
All Spanish speaking countries in the "American" continent only recognize it as one continent because it was officially named America on 1538, long before the first British pilgrims arrived north. That's how it's taught in their schools. North America, Central America and South America are recognized only as divisions to that same continent in the same sense as Europe has Western Europe and Eastern Europe, so no Americas. Citizens of the United States of America are know as "Estadounidenses" (United Staters) in Spanish speaking countries, and only as Americans when noticing that they belong to the continent.
Name Explain "las americas" no existe AMERICA es 1 solo CONTINENTE que esta completamente unido por tierra es un absurdo y una idiotez total llamarlo en plural porque el CONTINENTE es 1 solo es como decir las africas las europas las asias no existe tal cosa América del Norte América Central América insular (islas del caribe) y América del Sur son REGIONES del CONTINENTE AMERICA no "continentes" además nunca jamás se consideró a AMERICA varios "continentes" ni en eeuu esta mentira y estupidez de supuestamente "dividir" el CONTINENTE en 2 supuestos "continentes" diferentes se empezó recién a enseñar en eeuu en los años 70 nunca jamás se enseño tal estupidez
The USA were named America by the British... As the British named the 13 colonies as "British America" after the continent of "America", before being split into North and South America. America was first South America, then North and South America and then the USA in english... While in Spanish we still name the continent as "America" and the USA are "Los Estados Unidos". In spanish, the name of the continent hasn't ever changed... So when you learn Spanish and you speak in Spanish, please respect that case ;) "American" in spanish is "Estadounidense" and "Americano" has no literal translation in English, as we use it to call any citizen on the Americas. Nice greetings!
jrezzphr deuph I agrre with you
Exactly the same in Portuguese :) totally agree with you. 'Estadunidense' should be more accepted
No one here in Brazil call the USA "America"...
Tell you what: I'll start saying "estadounidense" (and its equally stupid sounding English translation, "Unitedstatesian") when _Mexicans_ start calling themselves estadounidenses as well, since the official name of _their_ country is los Estados Unidos de México. :^)
The name of the area definitely changed in Spanish. The Spanish called the area "Indias Occendentales" for decades after the United States of America became independent because the Spanish did not like the name "America" since it was coined by a German.
It's Colombia, Vespu(ch)i, anonymous (not anomynous) and Guatemala (as mentioned in other comments). Other than that, that was a very well researched and edited video.
"Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492" says in all my History books. Then, if you read on, you learn that Columbus came back to America 3 more times, and then if you dare to carry on reading and learning, you find out that on NONE of those FOUR trips did he ever set foot on what is now US territory. Ergo: when you say "America" to refer only to USA, you are using the name of an entire CONTINENT to refer to just ONE of the MANY COUNTRIES in such continent.
We don't deny any of their existence. We really just don't have a better alternative to call people from the U.S.A so we defaulted to our continent of America or North America due to how continents are taught here.
@@isaiahvaldez3330
You can start by using our OFFICIAL nationality or citizenship to describe people from the U.S.A.🇺🇲
In conclusion, regardless of what continental model ANYONE follows, América definitely is not a country or a nation. Therefore, 'American' isn't a nationality, a citizenship, or a term exclusively for the U.S.A.🇺🇲
Anyone who uses these terms as such is due to selfishness, ignorance, conceitedness, laziness, stubbornness, indoctrination, and/or arrogance!
Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of América!👍
The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 has a simple, basic, generic name that's easy to comprehend & not misinterpret in any way or language!
The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 simply means we are STATES, that are UNITED, on the Continent 'OF' AMÉRICA!
Not América of the United States!!!😏
It's what our Founding Fathers & authors meant, and still means!👍
Greetings from the U.S.A.🇺🇲, an American from the Continent of América!
My 1st language is English!
"Amelligo vest pussy" lmfao ded 😂
The Italian blocke's name is read as 'vaes-pu-CHEE' 😉 And 'Turtle Island' is very cool indeed, I wish they used it more often
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Really ? 🧐
Sounds way too intelligible to me, I think a Hellenised or Japanified version would be pretty cool
Ôgame-shima seems badass
Seriously. Just call North America Turtle Island and South America America.
Who else cringes a lot when he pronounces 'Amerigo Vespucci'?
Absolutely no one in existence of this floating piece of rock
American Best-Pu$$y
@@anjanajnair you aren t italian,right?
This is why I, as a canadian, call the united states of america either "the us" or "the states". They don't get to take the name of our entire continent for themselves.
thank you for your acknowledgment
Should the citizen of USA be called United statsians
Que bueno amigo
@@bpnk5237no, i think they should be called usanians.
America is the Continent! It is clear. What is geographically and historically correct is that Amerigo Vespucci (the 1st to recognize the existence of a New World) never explored North America and Brazil was the 1st region on planet Earth to legitimately receive the name "America" in1507 by European cartographers officially (the documents are official). Therefore, a country called "united states" hasnothing to do with the name "america".Taking/misappropriating the name of the Continent cannot change the real history as they (north-americans) did in 1776. And the REAL History is: America has been the Continent (only the Continent), and the region of Brazil since 1507 is geographically, historically and legitimately the 1st America.
I don't even understand how they can make sense of their BS in their head
América is not a country or nation. Therefore, 'American' isn't a nationality or citizenship.
Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of América!
Thus the confusion about whether Columbus discovered America or not. He discovered The Americas, referred as 'America' in most countries, but not the United States of America.
I just wanted to use the word 'thus' in a comment.
@@pablodavidclavijo4609
I mean... who in their right goddamn mind thinks it's about the United States ; that doesn't make even sense and even if it did, why would we even have to learn about it then ?
Addendum :
I agree, besides, semicolons are pretty great too. 😊
America starts in Canada, and ends in Chile
Right?
you are so correct!
When the US was founded, the intention of the constitution was to unite the many British colonies (now States [per the revolutionary war]). These states were assumed to be their own countries at the time and the Federal Gov't was meant to unite the many countries (similar to the EU) under one common law.
Knowing this, it's safe to assume that Europeans referred to the many countries as the land of "America". Similar to the way Americans might say "I visited Europe", even if they just visited one country. And because of it's legal structure, the US was a much more attractive place to live than the rest of the Americas when fleeing European Monarchies. So, people began to refer to 'the united States of America' as just 'America' because that was generally the country of choice when moving to the New World.
That second paragraph is just a guess, but it would make a lot of sense.
Damn straight ☝️
What do you mean 2 continents, I see only one: América.
Las placas tectónicas dividen los continentes (o subcontinentes si son de un tamaño pequeño, como el caso de la India). Así que sí, son 2 continentes y no uno.
2x2leax asia tiene 4 placas tectonicas si seguimos esa logica europa seria parte de asia, india seria un continente y el este de siberia seria parte de norte america.
Because Panama and the carribean aren't connected?? And they have different plates so yes it's 2 continents unless your from South America I think their taught America is One continent
Regardless of what continental model anyone follows, it doesn't automatically make América a country & 'American' a term only for the U.S.A.🇺🇲!👍
At the end of the day, América definitely is not a country or a nation. Therefore, 'American' isn't a nationality, a citizenship, or a term exclusively for the U.S.A.🇺🇲
Anyone who uses these terms as such is due to selfishness, ignorance, conceitedness, laziness, stubbornness, indoctrination, and/or arrogance!
Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of América!👍
The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 has a simple, basic, generic name that's easy to comprehend & not misinterpret in any way or language!
The United States of América/America (U.S.A.)🇺🇲 simply means we are STATES, that are UNITED, on the Continent 'OF' AMÉRICA!
Not América of the United States!!!😏
It's what our Founding Fathers & authors meant, and still means!👍
Greetings from the U.S.A.🇺🇲, an American from the Continent of América!
English is my 1st language!
So no etymology on Emeric... :(
America is a continent , colonized by spain , named america after the italian amerigo vespucci , it was gonna be named colombia after cristoforo colombo , but they named it after vespucci , idk why the yanks believe they are the whole continent , its like sayin frances is europe...
Precisely 👌 but even if it's factually wrong, there is a lot of historical and cultural elements that explain why they do that
@@quidam_surprise because they are arrogant? Lol
Honduras: Ondoros
LMAO
But should America not be called Vespuccia if named after Amerigo Vespucci. Like Colombia is named after Christoffer Colombus, using his last name? :-)
America sounds better than Vespuccia, and Colombia sounds better than Christoffia.
KochVG it's likely that America was actually named after Richard Ameryk
Michael Largent.I had also heard that before, but thought it was wierd how widespread the name America has become. Richard Ameryk still seems like an unknown name, people know about Vespucci
Gertrude Smeetheens But does it really sound better or is it just because it's what we are used to hearing? :-)
I heard that naming areas after first names was reserved for royalty (The Philipines after king Felipe/Philip of Spain. The american state/english colony of Georgia after king George of England)
KochVG Because royalty never had last names. There aren't any strict rules for new names, it just depends on the cartographer and if it sounds better. "Virginia" sounds better than "Elizabethia". If we were to name places after royal houses, which are last names for royals when no official titles are used, Georgia would be "Hanoveria", Philippines would be "Habsburgines", and let's say the Elizabeth Tower (official name for Big Ben) would be the "Mountbatten-Windsor Tower", all of which don't sound so good.
Who was the Hungarian named after? We can always take this deeper Patrick.
You had one job and ended up writing Columbia instead of Colombia.
hes british, we all pronounce it that way
This vid claims that 'America' is the Latinized version of Amerigo.. but I think it's actually the feminized version. The feminized name choice was explained in the original book accompanying the map first utilizing 'America'.. Other continents had utilized feminine titles, so..
The Latin version of Amerigo would actually be Americus, no (?)
Yep
Very good point and observation.
It's not called a cappussino, why would you say Vespussi? I love your videos but when you get names wrong on _Name Explain_ it hurts my insides.
Also, Gautemalia? Darling....
Gringo Show "Columbia" "Hondurias"
There is a school of thought that considers America to be named after a Welsh merchant Richard ap Meyrick (Anglicised to Amerike) who financed Giovanni Caboto's voyage to the New World in the late 15th century. This conjecture was first proposed back in 1908 by a certain Alfred Hudd.
Although this is speculative, one argument in it's favour is that unless a land is named after a monarch, the surname is used - eg van Diemen's Land; Pennsylvania; Bolivia; Colombia, etc. If America is derived from Amerigo Vespucci, then it really should have been called Vespuccia. But then again, tradition does not make it sacrosanct.
Tom Purcell I doubt it
My opinion is that, there is no real name, it is more of a description. Taking in consideration what they knew at the time, when this was the American continent. They just created an Union, and called it, "United States" of America.
*2:12 it’s Colombia
"Vespucci" is pronounced "Vespuchi" not "Vespussi". Also, I have heard it theorised that America wasn't, in fact, named for Vespucci (It would be one of the only places ever to be named for someone's given rather than family name, otherwise being "Vespuccia") and was actually named for Richard Amerike, an Anglo-Welsh map maker who never actually went there but whose maps were among the first of the continent.
Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the new continent America
Spoiler: It was named after Amerigo Vespucci, because he was the first to theorize that America wasn’t Asia.
All of this has been completely refuted. America was the Mayan name of the mountain range in eastern Nicaragua. Specifically the "Cordillera de Amerrisque", before Cristobal Colon ever made it to the Nicaraguan Caribbean coast. Anybody can be an expert on YT,,,,
What do you think of the theory discussed on QI that America was in fact named for Richard Amerike?
So America
''Guatemalia''
"Columbia" annoys me just as much
Columbia is as conceptual alternative name for the New World, recognizing Christopher Columbus as the discoverer. The South American country, albeit named precisely for that concept, is Colombia (vowels ooia instead of the Latin ouia), as it was rendered in Spanish.
I googled it and the name Emeric is a variation of the name Emmerich, which is a Germanic name with two elements to it: "Emme" coming from "Amal" meaning "Work", and "Rich" coming from "Ric" meaning "Rich", "Powerful" or "Ruler".
Why do Asian languages tend to call the country “America”?
What "Asian" languages ? There's a lot of those out there...
Guatemalia.... ?
@Unorus Janco El Jalvador
America is one continent. The separation is completely arbitrary. The people who named this continent meant for all the land to be called America, as it is by the majority of people who live in it. Only US Citzens and about 80% of Canadians (Quebecois people also believe it's one continent) say it's two continents. I'm okay with the US being called America, but even that would make no sense if there were two continents: It's called the United States OF AMERICA. If North America is a continent, then where did the Founding Fathers took that name from?
Separation not arbitrary because _tectonic plates_
President Togekiss Here in Europe we seperate it too
President Togekiss It really comes down to how you define continents. Splitting Europe and Asia is more a cultural thing than a geographic one (hell, even Africa used to be connected to this supercontinent) and I think the splitting of North and South America should be seen similar (of course you could argue the cultural split is expressed with Anglo- and Latinamerica). Well, whatever. It's really not that important, I think.
Which United States? Theres two in North America.
I agree, but I also understand the other point of view. the Panama canal, though artificial, does divide the continent, although this would put Panama in both continents and not only in North America. the way I learned it and find it better is: America is one continent, with three parts, North, central and south Americas, or four if you consider the Caribbean not to be a part of central America. now, the name of the USA is a different thing. I've got no problem in calling it America, in the same way I call th United States of Mexico just Mexico, but I call the USA just United States (Estados Unidos in Spanish) so as not to create confusion with the whole continent. most people here in Argentina and also in all of Latin America, I think, are really against calling the country America, and their people Americans, but if that's the way they learned it it's OK by me, the real problem was with the people who named the country, who created confusion and egocentrism by making people think that they are the only America.
A good video, but you didn't include my country of Canada. Moreover, your map of United States didn't incorporate all the 50 states such as Alaska and Hawaii.
Dan Archer k
No. Central America is in South America, there are THREE countries in North America. Mexico, Canada and The USA
Central America is in the centre of America 😐
Amerigo Vespucci was not originally named Amerigo , he changed his name
I always thought of Central America as including the Carribean
me too
Me too.
I mean, the caribbean sea is not the only body of water that central america delimits, there is the pacific ocean too. some people might refer the Caribbean just to the islands.
Why is Brazil called Brazil?
Pindorama ---> America ---> Brazil (from "location naturally rich in brazilwood" )
The US is called America because it's easier to communicate. France is actually The Republic of France but we don't call it The RF, we just call it France.
Imagine if it had been named the republic of Europe and saying only they are Europeans, imagine how the rest of Europe would feel.
@@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 that implies that they don’t have their own endonym
@@Mattteus tbh I’m not saying the people from the US aren’t Americans, all im saying is that they are Americans but not for the reasons they believe. They are Americans because of where their country is located, as we all are Americans. It isn’t about the names of the countries but rather as we collectively see ourselves. We’re like brothers, a big union which houses all these wonderful countries that together make up America. Also i think if you say the European continent or the American continent it sounds more powerful in the grand scheme of things,
What was the name before America
Nice video. But you are wrong in one thing. Central América does not belong to North América, is completly another subcontinent and, yes, it goes from Guatemala to Panamá. The term "Centroamérica", in the other hand, is a political definition to the countries that got the independence from spain in 1821 which are the same countries But Panamá.
Probably beating a dead horse here but Vespucci is pronounced more like Ves-poo-chee.
/vɛsput͡ʃi/ or /vɛsput͡ɕi/?
Gertrude Smeetheens I'ts like the word capuccino
ch is pronounced double "ttʃ"
+Tom Smit Not just tʃ?
No, it is ttʃ, because the "ch" like in the word china is double and so it is pronounced stronger.
For example in this word: www.wordreference.com/iten/riccio
I wonder if the Founding Fathers ever intended for that to be it's formal name. We had colonies of various origin, who were distinct entities unto themselves. For a while, these states were referred to as "*These* united states", plural, instead of singular.
But more to the point, I wonder how much they were really defining the name of the nation, and how much they were simply referencing where these united states resided, within the continent of America.
It's bit like a bunch of people always describing their city as in the "middle of nowhere" and suddenly they realize their county doesn't have a name, so lets call it "Nowhere" since that's what we're in the middle of.
Please take a course in how to not fuck up the pronunciations of simple foreign words please
WatStee I wonder if they have that course on The Great Courses Plus. Hey!? Did you know you can get a free trial on The Great Courses Plus by going to thegreatcoursesplus.com/nameexplain?
WatStee omg that comment is amazing
I'd guess "Amerigo Vespucci," but if someone named an entire continent after themselves, I suspect most people would ignore them and name it after the guy who _wasn't_ incredibly arrogant.
In Spanish, no country is called America.
Who is America Ferrera named after?
The new world of course
Love your videos but Guatemalia at 2:24 ?
Your drawn picture seems accurate. Well done.
The Declaration of independence has a line the were "We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, " names the USA as the United States of America , So I would respectfully disagree as America is part and parcel of the official name of the USA and is so named in the Declaration.
meh
The mistake of the US was claiming the name as if they owned it, completely ignoring the fact that there was this continent with the same name and ignoring that its inhabitants were also called Americans.
Vespucci was a cartographer, and he's remembered more for that than for being and explorer
You spelled the country Columbia wrong dude. Its Colombia 🙄. That's something an average "American" from the states would do.
Yes both sound exactly the same (in English), so its understandable why people make that mistake. I like Geography And try to avoid this mistake (cause I like being right), but sometimes I just default to Columbia since there are places and institutions that have the word Columbia.
You spelled Colombia Wrong
I might be wrong, but i'm fairly sure that is how we spell it in the uk
Hej Name Explain... I don't want to be that annoying Colombian person telling you that it is Col-O-mbia, not Col-U-mbia.
They are two different... really different places with a different name.
And no, Columbia is not the english version of Colombia.
Lucas Wxyz Colombia = Colombo
Columbia = Columbus
I know that.
Still, Columbia is either the personification of the USA (per wikipedia) or a province in Canada, many towns in the USA.
Colombia is the country.
And The Spanish version of Colombo/Colombus is Colon. Colombo is in italian and Columbus is in Latin.
In English, the country at the top of the South American continent is called Colombia, pronounced
/kəˈlʌmbiə/ (the second 'o' makes a sound like the 'u' in 'up' or 'umbrella') by almost every native English speaker I've ever heard say it. It sounds forced and artificial to me when someone says (in English)
/kɒˈlɒmbia/ - it sounds like a spelling pronunciation or as though the speaker is 'showing off' that they know how to pronounce it in Spanish, which is irrelevant if you're speaking English. I mean, I don't go around talking about Hrvatska or Suomi...
Thanks mate. ¡¡You made me a proud kəˈlʌmbiən!!
it is Colombia not Columbia.
where does the word america come from? where did the word australia come from? where did the english language come from? it came from no where, right....
They don't teach this in any given school in the US!
What a SHAME!
Ok but why mercator?
Vespucci beach from GTA V was also named after Amerigo Vespucci!
Why do you use a Mercator projection? Don't understand why people still use it at all.
The Americas don't exit just America only America is the all continent nothing more
3:07 wrong
Did you call chess "chest"?
America is a continent; not a country!
Your voice is great and so is your pronunciation. Carry on.
Great video, but as a Canadian myself I cringed at the term "natives". While this term is evidently still in general use in English, Indigenous groups in Canada generally have this order of preference: Indigenous>First Nations/Inuit/Metis>Aboriginal>Native>Indian. That's my understanding as a white Canadian with some cursory knowledge of these issues at least. Native often has a derisive connotation from what I've seen, and the term "Native American" is specific to the USA. Also, "tribes" is seen as outmoded in some circles I think because it implies a lower level of social sophistication than kingdom/country/nation/etc., contrary to the historical reality of many American Indigenous civilizations. I'd also like to say that though I like the video's final point about the multinational heritage of the Americas, we must acknowledge that American Indigenous nations have been historically excluded from this narrative and that European colonial domination is signified in the continent's name. As I said, these are my thoughts as a white (non-Indigenous) Canadian, and I don't mean to come off as preachy or hostile (i.e. the cliche "SJW"). I hope I've made some salient points.
Jonah Dunch Agree, I hate being called "SJW."
I love being called a SJW because that's what I am. Battle on! huehuehue
Psst. You spelled Colombia wrong at 2:11. Columbia was the romanticized name for the entire North and South American landmass.
The country that has no name.
Can you do s video about the words, Desert and Dessert?
...but if a german named the continent america why is it writen with a 'c'? After all, in the german wirting America is written 'Amerika'. Or is that just the thing with names and words in general? Afterall the german language often use a k instead of an c.
Probably because the scientific language back then was Latin. German only began to become the dominant written language in Germany by the middle of the 17th century.
Because the map was most likely in latin
@Tallinsmagno @MegaKnogga
But why do the germans use a k nowadays? If the name with a c was allready in use? Just the regular twerk that happen with names and words?
Wikipedia says: "Today, English is the only Germanic language to productively use "hard" ⟨c⟩"
So in German, we mostly use the k, except for anglicisms.
Also sind es die Britten die aus der Reihe tanzen? Aber gut, danke dir.
You spelled "'Murica" wrong in the title.
Sheesh, you couldn't be more off!
That's where "It's believed.. " takes you.
"America" comes directly from the word Amerrisque. Amerrisque is a range of mountains in Central AMERICA. The spine of the mountains go through NICARAGUA. When Vespucci hit Nicaragua, he explored through these mountains. What he found was a highly established indigenous civilization, with a shit load of gold everywhere! When he got there he was called Alberigo when he left he named himself Amerigo after the name of the range of mountains that was called, what class?!?!..AMERRISQUE mountains. AMERigo/AMERrisque.
People call themselves "American" and have nooo fucking clue what you're calling yourself. It's a Mayan word that's made up of a Mayan prefix and suffix. Vespucci literally stole everything, even the name. He didn't name the land after himself, he name himself after the land!
Real history class is now done for the day.
Ahahahahah sure, you have a lot of imagination 😂😂 Amerigo Vespucci was his real name but nice try
Do a video on UA-cam's name!
Someone needs to start a petition to rename the continent of North America to Turtle Island
I subscribed because of your EPIC mustache
Great Video as always
A simple message for what seems like more than half of the commenters, the name of the channel is name *explain* , not name *pronounce*
Yeah, but still....
May you please make a Wall Street video
US could mean any country called united states
Mate, the "-cci" in "Vespucci" is pronounced as the "chi-" in "chicken." Please stop pronouncing like an "s", my head hurts.
I learned in school that Saint Emerich’s name was invented based on his uncle’s name who was Henry II holy-roman emperor
Middle America = Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Coasta Rica and all the Carribean islands
Leon Haven nop!!!mexico is noth america, the ABC island are sur america and the rest are also north america.
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