In case anyone is interested, there is a list of Latin Names andAbbreviations on the following site:http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/latinnames.htm I find this site very useful when transcribing old registers. CheersPat ===================================Mrs Pat PierpointHon. SecretaryClan Johnston/Johnstone Association (U.K.)=================================== > -----Original Message-----> From: dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Bette McIntosh> Sent: 19 April 2007 18:28> To: John Palmer> Cc: DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Guilielmi - strange name.> > > Hello John, Sue & interested others,> > I concur with John as I have a Guilelmus (KRAUS) in my line > christened 1835 > in the Roman Catholic Church albeit in the Rhein-Pfalz, Bayern (today's > Germany). I knew this particular family to have been R.C. so no > surprises > there. So the Latin form of the name William was used in Germany > as well as > apparently in the U.K.> > Best wishes,> Bette> > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users.It has removed 2001 spam emails to date.Paying users do not have this message in their emails.Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len -- No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.2/766 - Release Date: 18/04/200707:39