America - Meaning of America

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[ 4 syll. a-me-ri-ca, am-er-ica ] The baby boy name America is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is aa-MEH-R-eh-Kaa- †. The origin of America is Italian. America is a variant of the name Amerigo (Italian).

See also the related category italian.

America is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. America has in the past century been predominantly given to girls.

Baby names that sound like America include Amaraja (Indian), Amarea, Amaresa (Indian), Americo, Amerigo (Italian), Américo (Portuguese and Spanish), Honorius (German), Amararaja (Indian), Amaris, Ambroise (French), Amorea, Amorous (English), Anraí (Irish), Anrique (Spanish), Honorios, and Omrea.

† English pronunciation for America: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

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