In addition, the transliteration also depends on the target language. E.g., in English Qaddafi seems to be the more common form, while in German almost always G

In addition, the transliteration also depends on the target language. E.g., in English Qaddafi seems to be the more common form, while in German almost always Gaddafi ist used: 866,000 Google hits for: '"gaddafi" site:de' 9,090 Google hits for: '"qaddafi" site:de' (and nearly all of them are English articles)