Amerigo, medieval Italian name = Almaric, Gothic name: alma + ric (see Hen[d]ric/ Henry, Fried-rich / Fred-e-ric)= Emmerich, modern German = place name just across the German/Dutch Border in NordRhein-Westfalen with the meaning of mighty ruler, great work.

To mix Babylonian Jewish text and Gothic names is quite a stretch.

But indeed, those expeditions were quite something, and deserve remembrance and honor.

However, given the drop of the L in the name: almaric => alma-rica turning into America, this vocalization might also be construed as: no mercy for the sheep.