America: Is It a Book of Mormon Name?

Title	America: Is It a Book of Mormon Name?
Publication Type	Magazine Article
Year of Publication	1920
Authors	Sjodahl, J.M.
Magazine	Improvement Era
Volume	24
Issue Number	2
Pagination	130–143
Date Published	December 1920
Keywords	America; Mulek (Son of King Zedekiah); Onomastics
Abstract	This article attempts to link the name “America” with a cognate form of the name Mulek, a pre-Christian traveler to the western hemisphere. The author rejects the concept that America was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, as has been often assumed.

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