Who is from or based in Continental Europe?

[ThoughtfulOwl]

Interestingly enough, in Sweden we don't do this when it comes to Latin names, so here it is Marcus Aurelius. However, we sometimes "swedify" non-Latin foreign names, so king Charles I of England is known as Karl I, and Louis XIII is known as Ludvig XIII.

We italianize most old, common names; I can attest that it was quite a surprise when I discovered that the well known Cartesio was really named Descartes. We don't twist modern names, however, probably because television allows us to learn the right spelling firsthand; there is only one odd exception: the names of european royalty.

But now back to the original topic.

 

[Henrix]

We italianize most old, common names; I can attest that it was quite a surprise when I discovered that the well known Cartesio was really named Descartes.

Well, that is a modernization of the name he used when writing in latin, Cartesius. It gets even more confusing when the names are arabic in origin, like Avicenna = Ibn Sina, or Averroes = Ibn Rusd.

 

[Thalantor]

I live in The Hague, Holland. I DM one game once in two weeks for about 12 hours at a time and play in two others every other week besides that.

 

[TerraDave]

Dalmatia, a coastal region of Croatia. Dogs with spots are our invention

Born and bred in Split,

This city is known for its female residents, or at least that is how I heard of it...small world after all

 

[Noldor Elf]

Adding one Finn to the mix.

At the moment I am definetly in Continental Europe, namely in Vienna, Austria.

 

[Darkness]

We italianize most old, common names; I can attest that it was quite a surprise when I discovered that the well known Cartesio was really named Descartes.

Descartes walks into a bar. The barkeeper asks him if we wants a drink. Descartes replies, "I think not" and promptly disappears.

 

[yennico]

Another German, living in Munich (Bavaria).

 

[Blackthorne]

Yet another German.

 

[Perun]

This city is known for its female residents, or at least that is how I heard of it...small world after all

Yes, women, and sports. Split has a reputation for both.

Regarding names, we "croatise" most of the historical names (Marcus Aurelius is Marko Aurelije, for example), and some of the royalty names (particularly those of the Habsburg family, so for example Otto von Habsburg is known as Oton Habsburški).

 

[Soldarin]

The Netherlands, Eindhoven.