The United States of America is a particularly weird name for a country. Most countries have one-word names, made up of only a few syllables. And those names often have thousands of years of history behind them. They come from the language of the people who come from those lands.

(SOURCE) https://cnn.com/2022/08/13/opinions/i-witnessed-terrifying-attack-on-salman-rushdie-strohl/index.html