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Discover LudwigThe phrase "native name" is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the name given to something in its original language or culture, for example, "The native name for the animal is not known."
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Native Name.
Common usage has reclaimed the native name.
It was what some people did when they came over, he said, picked a native name.
He adopted the native name Tusitala, which is Samoan for "teller of tales".
Denali is Athabascan for "the Great One," the native name for North America's highest peak.
The city is located on the site of the ancient colony Theodosia, the native name of which was Ardabda.
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The dreamer in question is a San Antonio native named Andrew Weissman.
A 49-year-old Dominican native named Carmen spoke up.
An alliance with a Georgia native named John Wesley Durr, forming Lehman, Durr & Co., injected needed capital.
Most of the species are called by native names (see amakihi; apapane; iiwi; mamo).
Are native names -- imagine the Chrysler Kaunakakai -- too long to roll off mainland tongues?
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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