Where is Amerigo from?

Origins of the name Amerigo

Origins Italian

Pronounced a-meh-REE-go

Gender Masculine

Traits include: classic, mature, formal, upper class, urban, wholesome, strong, refined, strange, simple, serious, nerdy

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).

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