Amerigo

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Gender Masculine
Usage Italian
Pronounced Pron. /a.me.ˈri.ɡo/

Meaning & History

Medieval Italian form of Emmerich. Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512) was the Italian explorer who gave the continent of America its name (from Americus, the Latin form of his name).