Hello Paul and All within range of my voice , this ugly topic reads is head on a regular schedule , I would suggest you do a " google " search on " Abbreviation "Jno." \ at least 1000 hits you will see , Spend some time reading the subject matter , As I said it is John if you insist on using it for jonathan do so BUT be prepared for a raft of Faulty Data , phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Meredith" <chadwyck@gotadsl.co.uk> To: <joe2phil@drizzle.com>; <GENIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:58 AM Subject: RE: Abbreviation "Jno." > By the same token, how do you get JOHN from JNO?? Your logic would say that > John - should it even need abbreviating - would be Jhn or Joh............. > > Still believe that it is as I said.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: joe2phil@drizzle.com [mailto:joe2phil@drizzle.com] > Sent: 09 January 2006 15:34 > To: GENIRE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Abbreviation "Jno." > > Aah How do you get Jonathan from jno . if it was jonathan it would be " > jon " , > It is JOHN , all ways was always will be , Phil > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Meredith" <chadwyck@gotadsl.co.uk> > To: <GENIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 5:45 AM > Subject: RE: Abbreviation "Jno." > > > > Most normally is abbreviation for : "Jonathan" > > > > Paul > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Malone [mailto:jjmalone@eircom.net] > > Sent: 09 January 2006 09:10 > > To: GENIRE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Abbreviation "Jno." > > > > Hi All, > > Can anyone tell me what name the abbreviation "Jno." stands for? > > It seems to be fairly common in records. I have a man whose name appears > as > > "Jno" or "Jnt" or "Jny" in the Kildare parish baptisimal record entries > for > > his various children. Yet according to records in the FamilySearch.org IGI > > data for his daughters' marriages, his name was Jeremiah. How could Jno be > > short for Jeremiah?? > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: > 06/01/2006 > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: > 06/01/2006 > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 06/01/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 06/01/2006 > > >