Humanist names, assumed by Renaissance humanists, were largely Latinised names, though in some cases (e.g. Melanchthon) they invoked Ancient Greek. Latinisation in humanist names may consist of … Näytä lisää

During the age of the Roman Empire, translation of names into Latin (in the West) or Greek (in the East) was common. Additionally, Latinised versions of Greek substantives, particularly proper nouns, could easily be declined by Latin speakers with minimal … Näytä lisää

In English, place names often appear in Latinised form. This is a result of many early text books mentioning the places being written in … Näytä lisää

Latinisation is a common practice for scientific names. For example, Livistona, the name of a genus of palm trees, is a Latinisation of Näytä lisää

• Nicolson, Dan H. (1974). "Orthography of Names and Epithets: Latinization of Personal Names". Taxon. 23 (4). International Association for Plant Taxonomy: 549–561. doi:10.2307/1218779. JSTOR 1218779. Näytä lisää