Can “latter” be used to refer to the last of a list of names that is more than 2? [duplicate]

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Equivalent of “former” and “latter” for more than 2 items

Can I use "the latter" to refer to the last name from a list of names that is more than 2? Or should there be only 2 in the list? I.e.:

Paul, Nick, John. The latter is John.

Answer 1

Latter is related to the comparative 'later'. Since it is comparative and not superlative, it cannot be used for lists longer than 2.

When wishing to refer to the last of a longer list, simply use 'last'.

Answer 2

I would say no. Latter generally refers to the second of two. I would use last in this case.