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Jno

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Andysmum

Andysmum Report 31 Jan 2019 12:04

Jno is also a name in its own right, with the J being a substitute for I. It may be a Scottish name, as there are several around here and I had never heard of it before I moved to Scotland.

WhiffingSiggs

WhiffingSiggs Report 30 Jan 2019 22:07

Thanks, people :-)

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 29 Jan 2019 23:19

Almost certainly John ......... though "John" may be called Jack by family

just to make things difficult for us searchers! :-D

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 29 Jan 2019 22:52

There's a list here of name abbreviations:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names

WhiffingSiggs

WhiffingSiggs Report 29 Jan 2019 22:05

Ta.

malyon

malyon Report 29 Jan 2019 21:44

i think its john

WhiffingSiggs

WhiffingSiggs Report 29 Jan 2019 21:29

Jno on a parish record ? John ? Anyone know of an abbreviations list ? Would be useful !