Most people don't know that America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who sailed to the land with his partner Kevin Spaghetti'o. Spaghetti'o wanted to name the land after himself but Vespucci killed him and named it after himself. America was born from violence. Most people don't know that America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who sailed to the land with his partner Kevin Spaghetti'o. Spaghetti'o wanted to name the land after himself but Vespucci killed him and named it after himself. America was born from violence.