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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: On the origin of the name America #80140 09/10/02 12:34 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 There's also a minority opinion going around that America was named, not after Amerigo Vespucci, but after John Americ, a Bristol fish merchant who supposedly owned the fishing rights to the sea off the shore of Labrador in the late 15th century. Web evidence is hard to find on this. Some may reject the claim out of hand on the mere evidence of memories of secondary school history classes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted On the origin of the names of the major continents Abraham 09/09/02 10:28 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major continents Wordwind 09/09/02 10:49 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major continents Abraham 09/20/02 05:37 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major continents wwh 09/09/02 10:59 PM Re: On the origin of the name America Faldage 09/10/02 12:34 AM Re: On the origin of the name America Alex Williams 09/10/02 01:11 AM Re: The name America (details, details) Faldage 09/10/02 10:05 AM Re: On the origin of the names of the major continents consuelo 09/10/02 09:38 AM Re: On the origin of the names of the major continents Jackie 09/10/02 11:37 AM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin Jazzoctopus 09/10/02 07:57 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin Jackie 09/11/02 01:36 AM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin dodyskin 09/11/02 11:11 AM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin FishonaBike 09/11/02 12:02 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin of troy 09/11/02 12:18 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin FishonaBike 09/11/02 12:29 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin of troy 09/11/02 12:54 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin Alex Williams 09/11/02 09:36 PM Re: On the origin of the names of the major contin Jackie 09/12/02 10:41 PM Re: Major News! Jackie Calls Herself 'Ayleur'!! Wordwind 09/13/02 12:03 AM Re: On the origin of the names of the major continents Abraham 09/20/02 05:31 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,397 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 883 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 41 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,576 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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