Meaning  The name America has the following meaning: Derived from "Americus", this name means "a powerful ruler" in Latin. It retained a low profile until the lead actress of popular sitcom "Ugly Betty", America Ferrera popularised it.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, America is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 488 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name America fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 53 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 559 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name America in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name America is pronounced as ah-mair-eh-kah Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to America and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of America: Boys - Furman, Terence, Girls - Almeda, Annabella, April, Docia, Karlee, Linnea, Ludie, Natalie, Nataly, Serena, Tempie, Templa, Tiara, Both genders - Arden, Laurel, Pearl, VirgilVariants Nicknames Common nicknames for the name America are: Meri, Amy, Ricki
Style We think the name America should fall under the following style category: Modern. See other Modern girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name America to be: Strong and independent characterIn one word, you might describe America as a(n) " independent" person. See other "independent" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name America
