It was while he was a student at Krakow that Copernicus began to use this Latin version of his name rather than Kopernik or Koppernigk.
Ito ay habang siya ay isang mag-aaral sa Copernicus Krakow na nagsimula sa gumamit ito Latin bersyon ng kanyang pangalan sa halip na Kopernik o Koppernigk.