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Latin Names            Latin Terminology

 

Adamus - Adam

Adria - Audrey

Adrianus - Adrian, Hadrian

Aegidius - Giles

Aegidia - Giles (f Scottish)

Aemilius - Emlyn (Welsh)

Aeneas - Angus (Scottish)

Agneta - Annis, Agnes, Anne

Alannus - Alan

Alicia - Alice

Alianora - Eleanor

Amibilia - Mabel

Ambrosius - Ambrose

Amia - Amy

Andreas - Andrew

Anna - Anne, Hannah

Antonius - Ant(h)ony

Arturus - Arthur

Audria - Audrey

Barnabus - Barnaby

Bartholomaeus - Bartholomew

Beatrix - Beatrice

Benedictus - Bennet, Bennedict

Beniaminus - Benjamin

Brigitta - Bridget, Bridie

Caecilia - Cecily, Cisley

Caelia - Celia, Sheila

Caritas - Charity

Catalina - Catherine

Catherina - Katherine, Kate

Christiana - Christian, Christina

Christopherus - Christopher

Constantia - Constance

Cristoverus - Christopher

Cuthbertus - Cuthbert

Danielis - Daniel, Donald

Davidus - David

Diana - Diana, Dinah

Dionysia - Denis

Dionysius - Denis

Dorothea - Dorothy

Drogo - Drew Drury

Edmondus - Edmund

Edwardus - Edward

Egidius - Giles

Elena - Ellen, Helen, Eileen

Eleanora, Elinora - Ellen, Helen, Eleanor

Eliza, Elizabeta - Elizabeth, Betty, Bess, Elsbeth, Elspeth

Etheldreda - Audrey

Euphemia - Pheemie

Eustachius - Eustace

Ezekius - Hezekiah

Ezekielis - Ezekiel

Felicia - Phillis

Felix - Felix

Fenella - Finnuola

Ferdinandus, Ferrandus - Ferdinando

Fida - Faith

Florens - Florence

Franciscus - Francis

Francisca - Frances

Fridericus, Federicus - Frederick

Galfridus, Gaufridus - Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Godfrey

Gartruda, Gatharuda - Gertrude

Georgius, Gorgius - George

Giraldus, Gerardus - Gerald, Garard

Gratia - Grace

Griselda, Grishilda - Grizzel, Griselda

Gualcherus - Walter

Guido - Guy

Guinevra - Winifred, Gwyneth, Jenifer

Gulielmus, Guglielmus - William

Hadrianus - Adrian

Hannor - Hannah

Helena - Ellen, Helen, Elinor

Henricus, Hericus - Harry, Henry

Hieonimus - Jerome, Jeremy

Isshachus, Isaakus - Isaac

Jabus - abbreviation of Jacobus

Jacobus - James, Jacob (rare)

Jacoba - James (f Scottish), later Jamesina, Jacobina

Jana - Jane, Joan, Jean, Sian, Sheena

Janetta - Janet, Jennett (Scottish)

Jerominus - Jerome, Jeremy

Johanna, Joanna - Joan, Sian

Jo(h)annes - John (i.e. John's)

Jocosa - Joyce

Josephus - Joseph

Josias - Josiah

Josua - Joshua

Judia, Juditta- Judy, Judith

Juliana - Jill, Gillian

Laura, Lavra - Laura

Laurentius, Lavrentius - Lawrence

Leon(h)ardus - Leonard

Lucas, Lucius - Luke

Lucia - Lucy

Marcus - Mark

Maria - Mary

Marianna - Mary Ann, Marian

Martinus - Martin

Mattheius, Mathias - Mathew

Matthia - Martha

Mauritius - Maurice, Morris

Micaelis, Mycaelis - Michael

Miscordia - Mercy

Nicholas/aus - Nicholas

Oliverus - Oliver

Patientia - Patience

Patricius / zius - Peter, Patrick

Petrus - Peter, Piers, Patrick

Philippa - Philip (f)

Phillipus - Philip

Phillida - Phillis

Placentia - Pleasance

Radulphus - Ralph

Ranulphus - Randolf, Ranulf

Reginaldus - Reginald

Richardus - Richard

Robertus - Robert

Rogerus - Roger

Rosa - Rose

Sybylla - Sybyl

Staphanus - Stephen, Steven

Terentius - Terence

Timotheus - Timothy

Wido - Guy

Willielmus - William

Xpianus - Crispian

Xpofer - Christopher

Xtianus / a - Christian (m & f)

Xtofer / pher(us) - Christopher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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