I tend to take a middle route. If the commemorated name is short and common, such as "Jones", I do not latinize it, so as not to sound too pedantic. If it is otherwise (as in "carlesii"), I pronounce it as I would any other name. Russell At 01:02 AM 7/27/2010, you wrote: >On Jul 26, 2010, at 9:07 PM, Adam Fikso wrote: > >>Well, wouldn't gatesii then be gah-tess'-ee-eye. The letter e in >>Latin is not pronounced ee, but eh, with a breve diacritical mark >>over the e--it is a short "e" I DO remember my 6th, 7th and 8th >>grade Latin. > >Russell Stafford >Odyssey Bulbs >PO Box 382 >South Lancaster, MA 01561 >508-335-8106 >http://www.odysseybulbs.com/