Vespucci

American  

[ve-spoo-chee, -spyoo-, ves-poot-chee] / vɛˈspu tʃi, -ˈspyu-, vɛsˈput tʃi /

noun

1. Amerigo Americus Vespucius, 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.

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Vespucci British  

/ vɛˈspuːtʃɪ /

noun

1. Amerigo (ameˈriːɡo), Latin name Americus Vespucius. ?1454–1512, Florentine navigator in the New World (1499–1500; 1501–02), after whom the continent of America was named

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Example Sentences

Lars Jensen from Vespucci Maritime says companies will want reassurances on how vessels can transit safely, and he doesn't believe the two-week pause will be enough to restore trust.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Amerigo Vespucci, whose name is the one that stuck?

From Scientific American • Nov. 12, 2019

It’s the first in a series and nicknamed Vespucci after the 15th-century Italian explorer who calculated Earth’s circumference to within 50 miles.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2018

“Those kinds of faces, like you know Vespucci and all the models from the Renaissance, they were the most eccentric rock ‘n roll of the time.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2017

Mrs. Vespucci saw me, hovering near the classroom door.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day