From ancient gods to a wandering gazelle and a slow-moving stream, there are some intriguing (and possibly false) stories behind many of the names of countries and territories in the region.

The name “America” is understood to come from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first person to realise the continent was a separate landmass and not on the east coast of Asia.

The name America likely comes from Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, the first person to realize the entire continent was its own landmass rather than a part of Asia. Others are more gloriously ...

Every place in the U.S. that shares the name of a foreign country or country adjective, or select foreign territories or cities. It has come to our attention that much of the United States of ...