What name is abbreviated Jno.?
John Pimentel
From: Linnea Miller <ltmi...@PTDPROLOG.NET>
>In article <5ecu1d$on0$2...@diana.ibernet.es>, bo...@mailhost.omeganet.es
>(Diane Boettcher) wrote:
>> I'm sorry. I must be missing something.
>>
>> Why do you assume it's not John?? Jno. may not be that much of an
>> abbreviation for John (just one letter shy), but it's the one I'm most
>> familiar with. Someone please enlighten me.
>>
>> jche...@mindspring.com (Bill Cherepy) wrote:
>> >Found a listing in a book and most names were abbreviated. What is
>> >Jno.? I assume it's not John. We're talking Civil War era.
>>
>> Adio, Diane
>> bo...@omeganet.es
>Hi!
>I have seen this in older records (1700-early 1800's) as an abbreviation
>for "Johannes" or "Johan".
However, "Johannes" or "Johan" has an English equivalent and it is John.
Jno. is a standard abbreviation for John.
Here is a list of compiled abbreviations:
List of Christian (and others):
Alc Alice
Chas Charles
Dy Dorothy
Eliz. Elizabeth (not to be confused with Eliza or Elisa)
Em Emma or Emily
Hon Honour
Jas James
Jno John
Jonth Jonathon
Jos Joseph
Josh Joshua or Joseph
Mart. Martha (not to be confused for Mary)
Rich.d Richard
Robt Robert
Tam Tamsinor Thomasin
Thos Thomas
Wm William
Xian Christian
Xpr Christopher
>--
>Linnea Miller in Central PA
John Pimentel
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Paul A. Rice
It's not strictly an abbreviation of any one particular name, but it can be
an abbreviation for John, Jonathan, or Johannes. All of which are loose
iterations of the name John.
And why is abreviation such a long word? :)
At 02:28 AM 2/17/97 GMT, you wrote:
>Found a listing in a book and most names were abbreviated. What is
>Jno.? I assume it's not John. We're talking Civil War era.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Bill Cherepy
>jche...@mindspring.com
>Grayson, GA
>
>
Paul
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This was settled a couple of years ago. JNO is the abbreviation for JOHN!
It always was and always will be. To confirm it, check the signers of the
Declaration of Independence. There is a John abbrev. JNO. Also, check your
dictionary. It is listed there also.
Bill Burrows
-> And why is abreviation such a long word? :)
-> Paul
Probably for the same reason Phonetically isn't spelled like it
sounds. :-)
Bill
Silver F. Smith
For a very interesting study of old abbreviations and handwriting visit
http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html
Be sure to check out Proper Names and try you luck at solving the
puzzle.
Merritt Mullen
Paul A. Rice wrote:
>
> It's not strictly an abbreviation of any one particular name, but it can be
> an abbreviation for John, Jonathan, or Johannes. All of which are loose
> iterations of the name John.
Actually, Jonathan and John are two distinct names, both from the
Bible. John is the English spelling of the Biblical Johanan meaning
"Jehovah is gracious." Jonathan is a similar but separate name meaning
"whom Jehovah gave."
"Jno" is correctly an abbreviation for "John" (of course, that doesn't
prevent someone from using it for "Jonathan" as well, but that would be
an exception).
People always ask why someone would abbreviate a four-letter word with
three letters. I think the explanation is that "Jno" was originally
just "Jn" with a superscript "n" and a dot under the "n" (similar to the
abbreviation of "Wm" for William). The dot became a circle and slipped
out to the right and we ended up with "Jno" (anyway, that's my story and
I'm sticking to it!).
Merritt