TIL America was named after a obscure German city (www.behindthename.com)

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Many people know that Amerika was named after Amerigo Vespucci. It turns out tha Amerigo is the Medieval Italian name for Emmerich, a rather uninspiring German city close to the Dutch border.

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[-] psud@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's not named after the city, it's named after the guy who was named after the obscure city

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