Generally speaking, do not translate the names of public figures. For example, royalty should be referred to in the original language.
| King Philip VI |
| | King Felipe VI |
|
| King Harold V |
| | King Harald V |
|
However, there are some exceptions. Popes should be referred to by the English equivalent of their papal names. Likewise, transliteration of names in non-Latin scripts can lead to multiple spellings of a single name (notable examples being
Gaddafi and
Zelenskyy). In this case, choose one variant and maintain it throughout the text.