Wakefield Family History Sharing
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