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From: Wolfgang Barth <>
Subject: Re: "JOHN DOE" auf Deutsch (Terminology)
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 21:15:17 GMT


Arthur Teschler <> wrote:

>>
>> If I know that an individual existed, but do not yet know his name, what
>> might I put as a "genealogical place-holder" other than "unknown"?

>If you want to keep your genealogy serious you should beware using
>place-holders which look like real names. The usual way in Germany (and
>probably elsewhere) is to put N.N. (nomen nescio, I don't know the name)

N.N. steht normalerweise fuer "nomen nominandum", also
"der Name ist noch zu benennen" (name to be given),
nicht fuer "unbekannt". In dem Sinne ist das nicht
gebraeuchlich.

Wolfgang

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