When there is a well-established English version of a place name, use it.




When there is no well-established English translation, use the name in the local language.



When a Catalan place name may not be as familiar to the reader as the Spanish, French or Italian equivalent, you may decide to add this version in brackets after the Catalan name.




Avoid the use of demonyms (words used to describe inhabitants) for towns and cities. Use the inhabitants of Barcelona or the people of Barcelona, rather than Barcelonans. Note that the demonym for Catalonia is Catalan (not Catalonian).

Do not translate addresses, but if they can be made more understandable or easier to read for an English-speaking audience, then this is advisable. For example, transcribe the first letter of lower-case Catalan terms such as avinguda, carrer, carretera, passeig and plaça in upper case for English-speaking audiences (so Carrer de Sant Pau, Avinguda Diagonal, etc.).

Write out the full address rather than using abbreviations (so for pl. de Catalunya, write Plaça de Catalunya).

Floor and door numbers should be expressed in cardinal rather than ordinal numbers (for example, Carrer de Provença, 66, 1, 2).

• Rivers and lakes
  
  Do not translate the names of rivers and lakes (River Sec, not the Dry River) unless there is a well-established English version (Danube River).
  
  
• Seas
  
  Translate the names of seas when there is a well-established English translation. For example, use the Bay of Biscay (rather than the Cantabrian Sea, unless you are referring strictly to the southern part of the bay).
  
  
• Islands
  
  Translate the names of islands when there is a well-established English translation.
  
  

  Corsica

  Sardinia

  Sicily

  
  
  
• Mountain ranges
  
  Translate the names of mountain ranges when there is a well-established English translation.
  
  

  the Alps

  the Pyrenees

  
  
  Do not translate them when there is not.
  
  

  the Picos de Europa

  the Serra de Tramuntana

  
  
  
• Landmarks and public buildings
  
  Generally speaking, do not translate the names of landmarks and public buildings. However, there are some exceptions such as the Catalan Parliament building, the Eiffel Tower or the Great Wall of China. Likewise, descriptive translations may be used to make references clearer: for example, the Les Àligues building at the University of Girona or the Camp Nou stadium.
  
  
• Buildings, rooms and halls at the UB
  
  At the UB, some institutional buildings, rooms and halls have English translations while others do not.
  
  

  Catalan	English
  Atri Solar	Solar Atrium
  Aula Magna	Aula Magna
  Aula Ramón y Cajal	Aula Ramón y Cajal
  Capella (Edifici Històric)	Chapel
  Col·legi Major Universitari Penyafort-Montserrat	Penyafort-Montserrat Hall of Residence
  Edifici de Llevant	Llevant Building
  Edifici de Ponent	Ponent Building
  Edifici Històric	Historic Building
  Edifici Margalef	Margalef Building
  Edifici Migdia	Migdia Building
  Escala d’Honor (Edifici Històric)	Stairway of Honour
  Finca Pedro i Pons	Pedro i Pons Estate
  Galeria de retrats dels rectors	Rector’s Portrait Gallery
  Galeria del Paranimf	Paranymph Gallery
  Jardí Ferran Soldevila	Ferran Soldevila Garden
  Palau de les Heures	Palau de les Heures
  Paranimf	Paranymph Hall
  Pati de Ciències	Sciences Courtyard
  Pati de Lletres	Arts Courtyard
  Pavellons Güell	Güell Pavilions
  Replà superior del Rectorat	Upper Landing
  Sala de Graus Margarida Comas	Sala de Graus Margarida Comas
  Sala de Graus Rosa Roig	Sala de Graus Rosa Roig
  Sala de Juntes (Edifici Històric)	Rector’s Boardroom
  Vestíbul Principal (Edifici Històric)	Main Vestibule