List of Latin names of islands
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The Ancient Romans gave Latin names to every geographical entity in their vast empire, and many outside throughout the then known world; while many of these names were based on pre-existing 'autochthonous' names, sometimes translating, more often just adapting to their tongue, especially the ending, other names were the result of a more invasive decision, especially in case of (re)founding for a colony of veterans.
Users of Neo-Latin have taken the Latin language to places the Romans never went; hence a need arose to make Latin names of islands that were not known to the Ancient Romans.
Strategies for constructing Latin names
List of names
See also
Sources, references and external links
- Dr. J. G. Th. Grässe, Orbis Latinus: Lexikon lateinischer geographischer Namen des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit, online at the Bavarian State Library
- Grässe, Orbis Latinus, online at Columbia University
- Hofmann: Lexicon Universale
- "Notitia Dignitatum", on line accessible by original structure, alphabetical word (and names!), list etc.
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