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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3525112, member: 39"]In German there is "no rule" either. Constantine is spelled Konstantin, instead of Caesar you sometimes see Cäsar, but usually it is the pronunciation that gets adapted, not so much the spelling. And as long as people understand who you write or talk about, big deal ...</p><p><br /></p><p>In Italian the names are at least constant. In other languages they are even adapted like other nouns (for example, Nero is Neron in Polish, but can also be Nerona, Neronem etc.). Then again, that is the good old Latin way too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3525112, member: 39"]In German there is "no rule" either. Constantine is spelled Konstantin, instead of Caesar you sometimes see Cäsar, but usually it is the pronunciation that gets adapted, not so much the spelling. And as long as people understand who you write or talk about, big deal ... In Italian the names are at least constant. In other languages they are even adapted like other nouns (for example, Nero is Neron in Polish, but can also be Nerona, Neronem etc.). Then again, that is the good old Latin way too. :) Christian[/QUOTE]
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