Nope it IS John, really truly,Jonothan would be Jon or Jonthn or something like that. Tom On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 18:58:35 +0000 (UTC), Paul Meredith wrote: >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 > >