I believe the different endings are used with christening data when it is a girl or boy i.e. Jacobus is used for the father when it is filius and Jacobi when it is filia but I am not certain. I would also be interested to know Steve Kelsey ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Rigby Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 1:16 AM To: ENG-HEREFORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HEF] Latin Names in Catholic Registers Hi, Has any member got a knowledge of Latin and could explain what the different endings to Latin Christian names mean. eg:- James ---- Jacobi, Jacobus, Jacobum Mary ---- Maria, Mariam Ann ---- Annae, Annam Thomas --- Thomae, Thomam etc etc Is there a Web site which covers Latin names and gives the English equivalent? Many thanks Gerry Rigby ==== ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ==== . ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237