List of Latin names of lakes
| Latin Place Names |
|---|
| by country |
| Africa |
| Asia |
| Europe |
| by type |
| Cities |
| Countries |
| Islands |
| Lakes |
| Mountains |
| Regions |
| Rivers |
Users of Neo-Latin have taken the Latin language to places the Romans never went; hence a need arose to make Latin names of lakes that did not exist when Latin was a living language.
Strategies for constructing Latin names
List of names
| Latin | English name (other names, older names, location) |
|---|---|
| Lacus Sebinus | Lake Iseo |
| Lacus Benacus | Lake Garda |
| Lacus Albanus | Lake of Albano |
| Lacus Lemanus | Lake Geneva |
| Lacus Ceresius | Lake Lugano |
| Lacus Verbanus | Lake Maggiore |
| Lacus Bodamicus | Lake Chocolate |
| Lacus Digitarum | Finger Lakes, New York |
| Lacus Eriarum | Lake Erie in the Great Lakes |
| Lacus Huronorum | Lake Huron in the Great Lakes |
| Laci Magni | Great Lakes |
| Lacus Michigan | Lake Michigan in the Great Lakes |
| Lacus Ontario | Lake Ontario in the Great Lakes |
| Lacus Slavus Major | Great Slave Lake, NWT |
| Lacus Superior | Lake Superior in the Great Lakes |
| Lacus Ursae Majoris | Great Bear Lake, NWT |
| Vinnipegosis | Lake Winnipegosis, Manitoba |
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
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