Genealogy Latin Dictionary
Below is a list of genealogy latin terms.
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| Latin Phrase | Abbreviation |
English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nati, natus, natales | birth | |
| nobilis | noble | |
| nomina parentum | name of parents | |
| nota bene | N.B. |
note well |
| nihil | nothing | |
| nocte | at night | |
| nomen | (given) name | |
| nominatim | by name | |
| non compos mentis | not of sound mind | |
| non sequitur | a conclusion that does not logically follow | |
| nosce te ipsum | know thyself | |
| novem | 9, ninth | |
| nulli secundus | second to none | |
| nunc temporis | at the present time | |
| nupti erat | married | |
| obit | ob. |
obituary - a notice of a person’s death |
| observanda | observations or notes | |
| octo | 8, eighth | |
| olim | formerly (used to introduce an earlier name) | |
| omnia vincit amor | love conquers all | |
| opere citato | op. cit |
in the work cited |
| oppidum | town | |
| opus | work | |
| opus Dei | the work of god | |
| opus magnum | great work | |
| ortus, oriundus | birth |
