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<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">I think I am correct in recalling that the Library of Congress Name Authorities File cross-references from Latin versions of names.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Jane<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 September 2019 17:05:58 BST, Karen Nelson <karenjnelson@uvic.ca> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, again, everyone;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are just getting familiar with the resources on RBMS and elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We see a handy conversion table for Latin place names (<i>Marpurgi = Marburg (Germany</i>) etc.) – but cannot find a similar resource to help us decipher proper names.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Specifically, for us right now, German ones… here’s a sample: Johannem Wesselium. (Johan? Johannes? Wessel? Wessels?) and so on.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hints or directions appreciated!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karen<o:p></o:p></p>
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