[bityard]

When speaking about him in English, why do we say "Da Vinci" instead of "of Vinci"?

[nitrogen]

We'd probably have to say Leonard of (Anglicized form of 'Vinci') for maximum consistency in that case. Lenny Vince for short.

[IncRnd]

c'est la vie /s

Seriously, though, it just feels apropos.