# Adding Common Names by Interpreting Scientific Names

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adding-common-names-by-interpreting-scientific-names/44290>\
**Category:** General\
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**Created:** [August 18, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adding-common-names-by-interpreting-scientific-names/44290 "2023-08-18T09:24:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![DianaStuder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dianastuder/32/43358_2.png) [@DianaStuder](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/DianaStuder)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adding-common-names-by-interpreting-scientific-names/44290/4 "2023-08-18T11:09:17Z")

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[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-with-common-names-guidelines-and-format/7254](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-with-common-names-guidelines-and-format/7254)  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/list-of-sources-for-common-names-wiki/10249](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/list-of-sources-for-common-names-wiki/10249)  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/data-on-history-of-common-name-changes/27507](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/data-on-history-of-common-name-changes/27507)  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/when-adding-editing-a-common-name-dont-display-prompt-for-accepted-scientific-name/43489](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/when-adding-editing-a-common-name-dont-display-prompt-for-accepted-scientific-name/43489)

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/common-names-invented-on-inat/27452](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/common-names-invented-on-inat/27452)  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inventing-common-names-redux/40451](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inventing-common-names-redux/40451)

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