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This is one more bizarre anglicization, they said his father was Pedro de Magalhães and continue to call him "Ferdinand Magellan". Ugly cultural and linguistic appropriation of historical figures. 177.36.190.40 (talk) 17:55, 14 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
If you look at the portrait, painted in Spain and labelled in Latin, of don Ferdinandus Magellanus, you'll see that it's neither the bloody English, the damned Yankees nor appropriation (term misapplied) that leads to his name being distorted. It's an historical error in Latin of the Renaissance. Not uncommon with the loose literary standards of the time. We don't know if Magallanes himself approved this portrait and its captioning.
Latest comment: 11 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Please change from Ferdinand Magellan to Fernão de Magalhães. ‘Ferdinand Magellan’ is rather absurd and historically inaccurate.
It is quite disrespectful to change a person’s name to fit whatever suits and, even more so, a historical figure. 2001:8003:2806:DB01:591F:572E:981F:1553 (talk) 13:08, 9 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Most biographical articles in Wikipedia include, usually in the first line, the actual name used by the person in their native language as well as other historically accurate names.
Magellan should, therefore, be listed as Fernão [or Ferdinão] de Magalhanes (portug.) and Fernando de Magallanes (span-Castillian). Appropriate pronunciation guides might be added. Any person seeking real records about F. Magellan will find nothing in Spanish language sources (even on Wikipedia) if they search under the Anglicized (mis-)spelling of his surname.
It says his name in Portuguese under 'born'. Are you on the talk page for Julius Caesar insisting that it should be retitled GAIVS IVLIVS CÆSAR? Or Genghis Khan demanding Čiŋgis Qaɣan Temüjin? Correcting Aristotle to Ἀριστοτέλης, perhaps? Every language does this, including yours. ~2026-20789-54 (talk) 06:14, 4 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Not done This is the English Wikipedia, and per the policy at Wikipedia:Article titles#Use commonly recognizable names, we use the most commonly found form of his name in English sources. Donald Albury 14:32, 9 June 2025 (UTC)