Anglicisation or Anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English form for an English speaker, or to become English in form or character.

The term most often refers to the process of altering the pronunciation or spelling of a foreign word when it is borrowed into English. Personal names may also be Anglicised – the name of an immigrant to an English speaking nation becomes as he or she integrates into the society (e.g. Battenberg became Mountbatten).

Loanwords

Non-English words may be Anglicised by changing their form and pronunciation to something more familiar to English speakers. For example, the Latin word obscenus /obskeːnus/ has been imported into English in the modified form obscene /əbˈsiːn/. Changing endings in this manner is especially common, and can be frequently seen when foreign words are imported into any language. For example, the English word damsel is an Anglicisation of the Old French damoisele (modern demoiselle), meaning "young lady". Another form of Anglicising is the inclusion of a foreign article as part of a noun (such as alkali from the Arabic al-qili).

Proper names