no doubt they sound similar. as does "amaruca", "la mercia", "la merica" and "la murica".
in reality, these sorts of narratives are easier to swallow when we composite already existing narratives.
and that amerigo story was from a german who decided to name it after an italian and apparently the spanish and the portuguese hated it so the mapmaker dropped it almost immediately. there is only that 1507 map that had it.
you might say, "well, that was first!" but the point is, the natives calling themselves americanos was what really did it. and they were really calling themselves "amarucanos", but the europeans (where the history is made) interpreted that later as "America".

They do sound similar if you say them, so it kind of does make sense if you think about it.
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it's really not when you think about it.

Plausible it derive from Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci

just another un-truth they "teach" you in school

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Named after explorer Amerigo Vespucci. (Would Columbia have been better? )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci

In reality, the word "America" is derived from native american languages, with the original term "Amaruca" translating to "Land of the Plumed Serpent."

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Is that like slang for butt sex? If so…I'm not down

^^stick meet mud
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