Amerigo

ah-MEH-ree-go

A historical Italian name ultimately tied to the Germanic tradition behind Emmerich/Emric, best known today through Amerigo Vespucci.

Meaning

The excerpted sources connect Amerigo to the Italian form of Emric/Emmerich, rather than giving a separate native Italian meaning. In that tradition, the name is generally understood as a Germanic name element meaning something like “home-ruler” or “work-ruler,” though the exact etymology is not fully spelled out in the excerpts.

Origin

Fun fact

Amerigo is the name that became attached to the Americas through Amerigo Vespucci.

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Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages.

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