• folaht@lemmy.ml
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    9 hours ago

    That would be for North America,
    but I disagree considering where the name America likely came from,
    not Albericus Vespucci, but from a Mayan mountainous region named Amerrisque,
    “land where the wind blows constantly” and perhaps combined with the Spanish word “rica/rich”,
    because those mountains were rich with gold at that time.

    And I think that name is more fitting than ‘Turtle Island’ to be honest.
    North America has a lot of hurricanes and tornadoes.
    And it’s rich with resources.

    South America needs a rename though.

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      9 hours ago

      It is perhaps descriptive, but America is a name that comes from colonizers. We should honor indigenous peoples by using their name for the continent.

      Regarding south america, I wouldnt know what to call it.