I agree 100% with Pat on this. I'll bet someone on this list will know enough Latin to help the rest of us. Connie > Hey, out on the list, do you agree I should try my best to type the names > just as Latinized by the priests? > --------- > Type the names as you see them Art. If they appear to be names someone is > researching they can probably find help translating them to English. > > To bad we can't send scanned images to the Rootsweb lists, it sure would save a lot of typing time, but I understand the reason we can't and am thankful for everything Rootsweb provides to the world of genealogy. > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. > >

----- Original Message ----- From: connie beachy <cbeachy@gcnetmail.net> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:28 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] St. Peter's baptism records > I agree 100% with Pat on this. I'll bet someone on this list will know > enough Latin to help the rest of us. > Connie ==================================== I found the following in a Rootsweb database: ==================================== Latin................... Spoken.............. Notes Adamus............... Adam Adria................... Audrey Adria................... Adrian................. Shortened form. also Hadrian Adrianus................Adrian................. also Hadrian Aegidius............... Giles ....................male form Aemilius.................Emlyn...................Welsh form Aeneas................ Angus.................. Scottish form Agneta...................Agnes Alannus............... Alan..................... sometimes Alannus Alicia.................. Alice Alianora................Eleanor Alitia .................... Alice Aloysius................Lewis (Irish) Aloysius................Llewelyn (Welsh) Amabilia................Mabel Ambrosius.............Ambrose Ambrosius.............Emrys (Welsh form) Amia................... Amy Amica................. Ames (no longer in use) Andreas................ Andrew Anna......................Ann Antonius.................Anthony Arcturus................. Arthur Arturus...................Arthur Audria ...................Audrey Avicia ....................Avice Barnabas.................Barnabas Barnabus.................Barnaby Bartolomaeus ..........Bartholomew Beatrix ....................Betteris.............. (note; not Beatrice 19C) Benedictus ..............Bennet Benedictus ..............Benedict ..............can be either Beniaminus .............Benjamin (i = j) Brigitta....................Bridget..................Irish is Bridie Caecilia....................Cecily............... also Cisley, Cicil. (Not Cecilia 19C) Caelia ......................Celia.................. Irish Sheila, Sile Caritas................... Charity Carolus................... Carol Catalina....................Catherine Catherina..................Katherine ............Welsh Caitlin Cecilia.................... Cecily ................(Not Cecilia 19C) Christiana.................Christian.............. also written Xtiana in Latin. (Christina is modern late 19C) Christopherus............ Christopher ........also written Xtopherus or Xtopher Clemens................... Clement male Clementia..................Clemency female Coelia..................... Celia Constantia.................Constance female Constans...................Constant male Constantius.............. Constant male Cornelius..................Cornelius Crispianus.................Crispian............. also written Xpianus Christoverus .............Christoper.......... also written Xtoverus Cutbartus..................Cuthbert Cudburdus.................Cuthbert Cuthbertus..................Cuthbert Danielis.......................Daniel Davidus ......................David Diana .........................Diana Dionysia.....................Denise ..............female. strictly really Denis Dionysius...................Dennis male....... strictly really Denis Dorothea....................Dorothy Dulcia ........................Dowse .............not Dulcie, which is late 1800s Edmondus....................Edmund Edrus...........................Edward ...........abbreviation of Edwardus Edwardus.....................Edward Egidia .........................Giles female Egidius ........................Giles male Elena ...........................Ellen Eleanora......................Eleanor .............can also be Ellen Elinora ........................Eleanor.............. can also be Ellen Eliza............................Elizabeth ...........(abbr. form) Elizabeta .....................Elizabeth Emma .........................Emme............... also Em, but not Emma which was revived 1800s Emmota .....................Emmott .............."little Emme" Ethelreda....................Audrey Eugenius..................... Eugene............... in Wales, Owen; in Scotland, Ewen Eusebius......................Eusaby Eustachius ..................Eustace Eva ...........................Eve Ezekius .....................Hezekiah Ezekielis......................Ezekiel Felicia .......................Phillis Felix ..........................Felix male Ferdinandus ................Ferdinando .............not Ferdinand, but similar name Fida ..........................Faith Fedilia ......................Troth Florens .....................Florence male Franciscus .................Francis male Francisca ...................Frances female .....(although sometimes used mistakenly as m.) Fridericus...................Frederick............. sometimes spelled Federicus Galfridus .................Geoffrey........... may mean Godfrey Gaufridus.................Geoffrey ...........may mean Godfrey Gartruda..................Gertrude Gasparus.................Jasper Gatharuda............... Gertrude Georgius .................George Giraldus...................Gerald Girardus................. Gerald Gorgius ................. George Gratia ...................Grace Griselda................. Grizzel revived 1800s Gualcherius ............Walter Gualterius...............Walter Guido ...................Guy Guinevra ...............Winifred.......... in Wales: Gwyneth, Jennifer Guglielmus ............William Gulielmus ..............William Guillelminus ...........Willemin Guillemota..............Wilmot. female........ common in Devon & Cornwall Hadrianus.................Adrian Hannor ................... Hannah Hannoria...................Hannah Helena ..................... Helen ............but also Ellen, Elinor Hericus .................... Harry ..........also Henry? Henricus ...................Henry Hierimia(s)................Jeremiah Hieronimus ...............Jerome........... (also Jeremy, Jeronimo) Homfridus.................Humphrey Honfridus................. Humphrey Honoria ..................Honor Hugo .....................Hugh I...............................I = J so see J e.g. Iohannes = Johannes Ioannes ...................John Isabella ..................... Isabel Isaakus ...................Izaak Ishachus.................. Izaac Jabus ....................... James ...........abbr. of Jacobus = James Jacobus ...................James Jacoba .....................James Jana .........................Jane Wales: Sian Janetta .....................Janet Jeremia ...................Jeremiah (Jeremy) Jerominus..................Jerome Jno.......................... John ...............abbr. of Johannes Joanna .....................Joan Johanna ....................Joan ..............Wales: Sian Joannes ....................John Johannes .................. John............... Wales: Evan Johes .......................John Josephus ...................Joseph Josias ......................Josiah Josua ....................... Joshua Judia ........................Judy Juditta ......................Judith Juliana .....................Gillian (Jill) Julianus..................... Julian male Katalina .....................Katherine Katharina ..................Katherine Laura ....................... Lore................ (not Laura, which is 19C) Laurentius ................. Lawrence Lennardus .................Leonard Leonardus................. Leonard Leolinus .................... Llewelyn Wales Lucas ......................Luke Lucias .....................Luke Lucia .......................Lucy Ludovicus.................Louis ...............(not Ludovic which is late 1800s) Marcus ....................Mark Maria ......................Mary Marianna .................Mary Ann Marina ....................Marina Martinus...................Martin Matilda ...................Maud ............(not Matilda as modern use) Mattheus .................Matthew Matthias...................Matthew Matthia ................... Martha Martha ....................Martha Mauritius.................Maurice Micaelis.................. Michael Mycaelis..................Michael Misericordia ............Mercy Nicholas .................Nicholas Nicholaus................Nicholas Octavius ..................Octavius (an eighth son) Offylus ....................Theophilus Oliverus....................Oliver Ollaferus...................Oliver Omfridus .................Humphrey Onfridus...................Humphrey Onoria .....................Honor Patentia................... Patience Patricus................... Patrick Peregrinus.................Peregrine Petronella.................Parnel female Petrus ....................Peter Philippa....................Philip female ! (she would be called Philip) Philipus.....................Philip male Phillida......................Phillis female Phillipus....................Philip male Phineas.....................Phineas Placentia...................Pleasant Radolphus ...............Ralph Radulphus................Ralph Ranulphus................Ranulf Randulphus ............Randolph ..........but Randall in Shropshire & Cheshire Reginaldus ..............Reynell............. not Reginald which is 1800s Ric...........................Richard.............. abbreviation Ricardus ..................Richard Richdus ................... Richard ..............abbreviation Richardus.................Richard Ricus ......................Rhys .................in Wales Ricus. .....................Richard ..........abbreviation of Richardus. Care here! Robertus ..................Robert Rogerus .................Roger Rosa ......................Rose Rosamunda ..............Rosamund Rosamundi ...............Rosamund Scientia................... Sense female Septimus................. Septimus (seventh son) Sextus .....................Sextus (sixth son) Sibylla ...................Sibyl Spes ......................Hope Stephanus...............Stephen Sylvanus.................Sylvanus Terentius.................. Terrence Thoma ...................Thomas Thomas ..................Thomas Tomas ....................Thomas Thomasina .............. Tamsin female. .......(sometimes Tomsin in use) Timotheus ...............Timothy Tobias ...................Toby Umfridus .................Humphrey Ursula .....................Ursula ..............sometimes called Ursley in use Wido ......................Guy ..................(see Guido) Willielmus.................William.............. (illiterate written form of Gulielmus) Wilmota .................. Wilmot female..... Common in Devon & Cornwall ~ [note that it was very common indeed to write "Christ" as "X" (a cross). Xmas is not a modern abbreviation. It was always written that way!] ~ Xpianus..................... Crispian Xpofer ...................... Christopher Xtianus ...................... Christian Xtopher..................... Christopher Xtopherus .................. Christopher =========================== Bye for now, Kathleen

Hi everyone. I have gotten several records in Latin. I have a little inside help with mine. I am Catholic and I ask the Priest at the Catholic Diocesan Office in Kansas City to translate them for me, which he does. He says it keeps him up on his Latin a little bit. I can tell you, that when the first name is in Latin, the name is pretty easy to figure out. You'll know what I mean when you see some of these names. Father Coleman would probably be glad to translate. His email address is coleman@diocesekcsj.org As long as we don't overpower him with requests. But he is a very nice man. He is in charge of all the genealogy records for Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO. I hope these records are put on this website, that would be wonderful. Also, another suggestion. One time I just searched "Latin translation" on the Internet and a couple of websites came up. Happy Thanksgiving everybody, Helen Rehm ----- Original Message ----- From: "connie beachy" <cbeachy@gcnetmail.net> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] St. Peter's baptism records > I agree 100% with Pat on this. I'll bet someone on this list will know > enough Latin to help the rest of us. > Connie > > > Hey, out on the list, do you agree I should try my best to type the names > > just as Latinized by the priests? > > --------- > > Type the names as you see them Art. If they appear to be names someone is > > researching they can probably find help translating them to English. > > > > To bad we can't send scanned images to the Rootsweb lists, it sure would > save a lot of typing time, but I understand the reason we can't and am > thankful for everything Rootsweb provides to the world of genealogy. > > > > > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list > administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. > > > > > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html > >