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Latin Names as found in RC Church Registers.
When people search a register or database, they will be searching for example, for the first name William rather than the Latin equivalent Gulielmus, etc.
The every day speech form (spoken in the table below) was essentially the same as we use it today. The Dorothea Doherty of old didnt shout "Bartolomaeus... get in here for your dinner!" 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 only) 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, which is 19C) Benedictus Bennet Benedictus Benedictcan be either Beniaminus Benjamin (i = j) Brigitta Bridget Irish is Bridie, Biddie ,Breige 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 Constantmale Constantius Constantmale 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 also Owen {Irish}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 male } Fridericus Frederick sometimes spelled Federicus 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, Scotland : Jennifer Guglielmus William Gulielmus William Guillelminus Willemin Guillemota Wilmot female. common in England not in Ireland 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,) 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 form: 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/ Euan 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 [Lewis}Wales {Louis Scotland} 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 Umfridus Humphrey Onfridus Humphrey Onoria Honor Patentia Patience Patricus Patrick Peregrinus Peregrine Petronella Parnel female Petrus Peter Philippa Philipa female Philipus Philip male Phillida Phillis female Phillipus Philip male Phineas Phineas Placentia Pleasant Radolphus Ralph Radulphus Ralph Ranulphus Ranulf Randulphus Randolph but Randal Reginaldus Reynell Reginald from1800s Ric. Richard abbreviation Ricardus Richard Richdus Richard abbreviation Richardus Richard Ricus Rhys /Rees in Wales Ricus. Richard abbreviation of Richardus. Robertus Roberto 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 Wido Guy (see Guido) Willielmus William (illiterate written form of Gulielmus) Wilmota Wilmot female. Xpianus Crispian note that it was very common indeed Xpofer Christopher to write \"Christ\" as \"X\" (a cross) Xtianus Christian Xmas is not a modern abbreviation. Xtopher Christopher It was usually written that way. Xtopherus Christopher ulster ancestry free page February 2010
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