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We encounter names that follow naming conventions of those ancient languages, especially Latin and Greek, so the occasional Greek names for the same function are also included here. Especially in the German-speaking regions the use of a “Humanistenname” or “Gelehrtenname” was common for many an academic, cleric, and secular ...
The Latin name Britannia re-entered the language through the Old French Bretaigne. The use of Britons for the inhabitants of Great Britain is derived from the Old French bretun, the term for the people and language of Brittany, itself derived from Latin and Greek, e.g. the Βρίττωνες of Procopius. [28]
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.
Latinisation (or Latinization) [1] of names, also known as onomastic Latinisation (or onomastic Latinization), is the practice of rendering a non-Latin name in a modern Latin style. [1] It is commonly found with historical proper names , including personal names and toponyms , and in the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences.
An 1887 Handbook for Travellers [23] asserts that "The etymology of London is the same as that of Lincoln" (Latin Lindum). Edward P. Cheney , in his 1904 book A Short History of England (p. 18), attributes the origin of the name to dun : "Elevated and easily defensible spots were chosen [in pre-Roman times], earthworks thrown up, always in a ...
The names Κελτοί (Keltoí) and Celtae are used in Greek and Latin, respectively, to denote a people of the La Tène horizon in the region of the upper Rhine and Danube during the 6th to 1st centuries BC in Graeco-Roman ethnography. The etymology of this name and that of the Gauls Γαλάται Galátai / Galli is uncertain.
Selin Kiazim, chef and winner of the Great British Menu [78] Dervis Konuralp, Paralympic swimmer [79] Nasir Mazhar, fashion designer [80] Alp Mehmet MVO, British Ambassador to Iceland in 2004 [31] Billy Mehmet, football player [81] [82] Dave Mehmet, football player [83] Deniz Mehmet, football player [27] Erim Metto, film director [84] Mem ...
British Latin or British Vulgar Latin was the Vulgar Latin spoken in Great Britain in the Roman and sub-Roman periods. While Britain formed part of the Roman Empire , Latin became the principal language of the elite and in the urban areas of the more romanised south and east of the island.