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Encyclopedia > Latinisation

In literature, latinisation is the practice of writing a name in a Latin style when writing in Latin so as to more closely emulate Latin authors, or to present a more impressive image. It is done by transforming a non-latin name into latin sounds (e.g. Geber for Jabir), by translating a name with a specific meaning into Latin (e.g. Venator for Cacciatore), or chosing a new name based on some attribute of the person (for example Noviomagus for Daniel Santbech, possibly from the Latin name for the town of Nijmegen). Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Detail from Santbechs Problematum astronomicorum et geometricorum Daniel Santbech (fl. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area 57. ...


In biology, species are given Latin or Greek binomial names when identified. Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...


Notable Latinised Names

Some notable people who have used latinised names are:


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Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid (903 words)
Latin language and literature and several helpful Latin downloads for the Macintosh.
Latin Parser and Translator by Adam McLean, a Windows program developed in Visual Basic, provides help with Latin vocabulary and grammar.
Latin Wordlist are available from the University of Kansas.
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