Who invented the word America & Native American?

To question the origin of America's name is to question the nature of not only our history lessons but our very identity as Americans. ... Norse connection claim that from around the beginning of the 11th century, North Atlantic sailors called this place Ommerike (oh-MEH-ric-eh), an Old Norse word meaning "farthest outland. read more

The meaning of the word American in the English language varies according to the historical, geographical, and political context in which it is used. American is derived from America, a term originally denoting all of the New World (also called the Americas). read more

When Columbus discovered America, he thought it was Asia. Later, Amerigo Vespucci claimed that it was not Asia but a new continent. In 1507, Martin Waldseemüller was the first person to create a map showing that “America” was not Asia. read more

Historians continue to debate who came up with the formulation 'United States of America' as the name for the new nation. A new discovery could shift the discussion. read more