Talk:Mozart's name

message: I think it's probably better to keep the wording that says that multiple-language names were characteristic of composers, not emigrants.  The reason is that Beethoven went by "Luigi" and "Louis" despite the fact that, to my knowledge, he never set foot in either Italy or France.  The crucial bit seems to have been the need to publish in other countries, not necessarily to visit them.   Also, a reader of Mozart's name is probably more interested in composers in general than in travellers in general.   Opus33 16:57, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't want to question that Mozart probably was exceptional in the degree to which he varied his name over his lifetime, but names in the 18th century weren't as fixed in one particular form as they mostly are today. The way the article is written now, it displays a somewhat naïve and anachronistic surprise at something that was quite common at the time for anyone using different languages in different contexts, including but not excusively composers and other musicians. It is also an anachronism to write that Mozart's name was "shortened" from Wolfgangus to Wolfgang. Use of Latin forms of personal names was common in contexts where Latin was otherwise used, for instance in baptismal records, in school, and at matriculation at university. / up+land 21:58, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)

text: For what it´s worth, I agree with up+land above AND deny he was exceptional among cosmopolitans of the time. --83.253.55.89 17:32, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Who used multiple-language versions of their name?

message: Hello, I think that it would be worth to mention the German version of the name Amadeus (Theophilus) - Gottlieb - since several sources (Google for "Gottlieb Mozart") pretend that this was the name that was actually used (until Amadeus or Amadé was preferred) and "Theophilus" was just a formal record in the register.
But I don't want to touch the article myself, I would leave this to someone with better knowledge of German language and Austria (if he can confirm the statement above). (And with better knowledge of English of course ;-)
:err, forgot to sign --Kavol 10:32, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theophilus = Gottlieb 

message: The text uses Amadè, while I believe the correct accent is Amadé. 
It could perhaps be mentioned that this is simply the French form.
I also echo the comments about Gottlieb
David Vaughn —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.224.103.123 (talk) 19:55, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oops, sorry.  As I've since learned, Mozart freely used either accent (or indeed, no accent).  The choice of Amadè in the article text follows Deutsch, but in fact I can't find out which spelling Mozart used most often.  See new text in article for details and source. Opus33 (talk) 17:23, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amadè error 

message: "Chrystostom" must be a misspelling, as the correct spelling is Chrysostom, from Greek Chrysostomos (golden mouth), latin Chrysostomus. It has nothing to do with Christ (Christos).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.212.171.26 (talk) 08:12, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chrystostom 

message: I think it would be better to leave the baptismal names out of the intro.  They played a very minor role in Mozart's life, and because they are in Latinized form, they aren't even really all that "official".  Let's let the main text of the article explain all the angles here, and then the reader can decide for herself what to call Mozart.   Opus33 (talk) 18:01, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: "Amadé" looks obviously as a short for "Amadeus", but I don't know if he tried to write in French, like when he wrote "Cher papa", when he wrote "Amadé",  as the French would have been "Amédée", maybe there's some other old French form that looks like "Amédé", I don't know.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.91.51.235 (talk) 17:55, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: @87.91.51.235 No, this is a mistake. Mozart called himself "Amadé", refined from German. From Germany with love. Stephphie (talk) 16:05, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amadé 

message: The article states that Mozart signed his 'middle name' as Amade on his marriage contract and that's what Deutsch seems to say as well (on p.204, see here). However looking at a scan of the contract from the British Library, I am having a real hard time convincing myself that Mozart signs his middle name as Amade. Am I just reading things incorrectly? 
Tripler06 (talk) 16:34, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did Mozart sign Amade on his marriage contract?