Vespucci

American  

[ve-spoo-chee, -spyoo-, ves-poot-chee] / vɛˈspu tʃi, -ˈspju-, 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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Shippers usually look for some sort of assurance that their transits will be safe, said Lars Jensen, chief executive of container-shipping consulting firm Vespucci Maritime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

Vespucci coined the phrase “New World” in the first place, hence “America” rather than “Columbia” – Vespucci’s accounts were printed first.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

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

Vespucci helpfully explained that he was writing about the finding of a new world ‘of which our forefathers made absolutely no mention’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton