 So, why does he say, then, that ‘things which are denominated universals truly exist in reality (res quae universales denominatur vere in re existunt; DM VI 2.1)? The crucial and characteristically subtle coloration comes from the word ‘denominated’ (denominatur). Suárez is thinking, in fact, that things called ‘universals’ really do exist—but what they turn out to be are extrinsic denominations, that is, in this case, features of individuals brought forth by the workings of the mind. He says, for instance: