Why does Christopher Columbus seem to have a different name for several different European languages?

by Bcadren

The wikipedia page has 8 different names listed for the man. Is this different translations over time? Or...different names used for legal documents in each?

Searocksandtrees

hi! while there are a few linguists here, this question is a better fit for /r/Linguistics. In any case, both this sub and /r/Linguistics' have FAQ entries this phenomenon, which is asked not only about personal names, but also names of cities and countries

... out of interest, here are a couple of recent posts on city names