What did the early Europeans call north America?

The early Europeans referred to North America by various names. The most commonly used name was “New World” (Novus Mundus), coined by Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who was one of the first Europeans to realize that the Americas were separate continents from Europe and Asia. Other names used by the early Europeans included “Terra Incognita” (Unknown Land), “The Indies,” and “The Western Hemisphere.”