[OSM-talk] nomoj de internaciaj objektoj / nazwy obiektów międzynarodowych ? names of international objects

[Steve Doerr]

This will take some research, but...

Many of these names will be translations or transliterations of one 
particular name first attested in one particular language. So, 'Black 
Sea' is likely to be a translation of some name in a different language 
and which has subsequently been translated into multiple other 
languages. Therefore, the name tag could contain the name in this 
original language, provided it is clearly the name that has been widely 
translated into other languages. (This is to avoid Ancient Greek and 
Latin names that do not correspond to the modern name in most languages.)

-- 
Steve