diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
index ae1b8081b1..5d8e90298d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ void RaceDialog::updateSkills()
     MyGUI::IntCoord coord1(0, 0, skillList->getWidth() - (40 + 4), 18);
     MyGUI::IntCoord coord2(coord1.left + coord1.width, 0, 40, 18);
 
+    WindowManager *wm = environment.mWindowManager;
     ESMS::ESMStore &store = environment.mWorld->getStore();
     const ESM::Race *race = store.races.find(currentRaceId);
     int count = sizeof(race->data.bonus)/sizeof(race->data.bonus[0]); // TODO: Find a portable macro for this ARRAYSIZE?
@@ -234,7 +235,8 @@ void RaceDialog::updateSkills()
         skillNameWidget = skillList->createWidget<MyGUI::StaticText>("SandText", coord1, MyGUI::Align::Default,
                                                                      std::string("SkillName") + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(i));
         assert(skillId >= 0 && skillId < ESM::Skill::Length);
-        skillNameWidget->setCaption(ESMS::Skill::sSkillNames[skillId]);
+        const std::string &skillNameId = ESMS::Skill::sSkillNameIds[skillId];
+        skillNameWidget->setCaption(wm->getGameSettingString(skillNameId, skillNameId));
 
         skillBonusWidget = skillList->createWidget<MyGUI::StaticText>("SandTextRight", coord2, MyGUI::Align::Default,
                                                                       std::string("SkillBonus") + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(i));
diff --git a/components/esm/loadskil.hpp b/components/esm/loadskil.hpp
index fbe11f1db9..27959c4efa 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadskil.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadskil.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct Skill
         HandToHand = 26,
         Length
     };
-  static const std::string sSkillNames[Length];
+  static const std::string sSkillNameIds[Length];
 
   void load(ESMReader &esm)
     {
diff --git a/components/esm/skill.cpp b/components/esm/skill.cpp
index cc56a40594..021248ab9c 100644
--- a/components/esm/skill.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/skill.cpp
@@ -2,33 +2,33 @@
 
 namespace ESM
 {
-    const std::string Skill::sSkillNames[Length] = {
-        "Block",
-        "Armorer",
-        "Medium Armor",
-        "Heavy Armor",
-        "Blunt Weapon",
-        "Long Blade",
-        "Axe",
-        "Spear",
-        "Athletics",
-        "Enchant",
-        "Destruction",
-        "Alteration",
-        "Illusion",
-        "Conjuration",
-        "Mysticism",
-        "Restoration",
-        "Alchemy",
-        "Unarmored",
-        "Security",
-        "Sneak",
-        "Acrobatics",
-        "Light Armor",
-        "Short Blade",
-        "Marksman",
-        "Mercantile",
-        "Speechcraft",
-        "Hand To Hand",
+    const std::string Skill::sSkillNameIds[Length] = {
+        "sSkillBlock",
+        "sSkillArmorer",
+        "sSkillMediumarmor",
+        "sSkillHeavyarmor",
+        "sSkillBluntweapon",
+        "sSkillLongblade",
+        "sSkillAxe",
+        "sSkillSpear",
+        "sSkillAthletics",
+        "sSkillEnchant",
+        "sSkillDestruction",
+        "sSkillAlteration",
+        "sSkillIllusion",
+        "sSkillConjuration",
+        "sSkillMysticism",
+        "sSkillRestoration",
+        "sSkillAlchemy",
+        "sSkillUnarmored",
+        "sSkillSecurity",
+        "sSkillSneak",
+        "sSkillAcrobatics",
+        "sSkillLightarmor",
+        "sSkillShortblade",
+        "sSkillMarksman",
+        "sSkillMercantile",
+        "sSkillSpeechcraft",
+        "sSkillHandtohand",
     };
 }