Since we are speaking of names what are the equivalents of: Hilarius Winandus Johanetta and that one I always have difficulty in Latin records is Jacobus as sometimes(usually in the US) it is James and sometimes it is Jacob And the same for Carolus(sometimes Carl and oftimes Carolus) While reviewing records in Latin both here and abroad I have come across the Helena-Lena-Magdalena variant, and there appears to be no clear cut solution other then reviewing other sources. In addition I have found that in some families there are more than one child with the exact name, in one family I have 3 Catherines- Kate, Catherine and Anna Catherine is how I ended up designating them. There appears to be somewhat of a lack of imagination in naming in certain parts of Germany and Luxembourg which used saints name very much. Bob Olson