how to rename sections in latex

Question

How can i give another name to the main sections of a scientific paper in Latex? So instead of 'References' i wanna write a different title, instead of 'Abstract' another, and so on.

Regards

Answer 1

Redefine any of the following commands:

• Abstract: \abstractname
• Appendix: \appendixname
• Bibliography: \bibname
• Chapter: \chaptername
• Contents: \contentsname
• Index: \indexname
• List of Figures: \listfigurename
• List of Tables: \listtablename
• Part: \partname
• References: \refname

So, for example,

\renewcommand\refname{My References}

The list comes from The LaTeX Companion, 2nd edition, page 34.

Answer 2

For references \bibname is defined in the book class, but not in the article class. The latter is using \refname.

Answer 3

thanks! helped me a lot.

Just to help other fellas, it did not work for me before \begin{document}

I did it just before \part as below:

\renewcommand\partname{Capítulo}
\part{\textit{Conjuntura regulatória}}
\chapter{\large MATRIZ ENERGÉTICA BRASILEIRA}

worked as a charm.