Latin Translations of Kerry Catholic Registers
Here are some phrases and names that you will be coming across when you are researching the newly released Kerry Catholic Registers. Once you are familiar with the format, they are almost all entered with the same Latin phrases.
annus | year | Brigida | Brigid | |
affinitatus | Related through an earlier marriage of the two families | CarolusDemetriusEdmundus | CharlesJeremiah/Jerome/Dermot/DarbyEdmund | |
baptisatus | christened | Edwardus | Edward | |
consanquinati | Blood related | Eugenius | Owen, Eugene | |
coram | In the presence of | Gosfridus | Geoffrey | |
die | day | Gulielmus | William | |
domicilium | abode | Hannah | Anne | |
et | and | Honora | Hannah, Nora | |
filia | daughter | Ioannes | John | |
fillium/us | son | Jacobus | James | |
frater | brother | Joannes | John | |
habemus | we have | Joanna | Joan, Jane | |
in secundus grado | first cousins | NigelusMargaretaMaria | Nigel, NeilMargaretMary, Maureen, Molly | |
in tertius grado | second cousins | Michaelem | Michael | |
legitimum | legitimate | Patricius | Patrick, Pat, Pa | |
maritus, conjux | husband | Stephanus | Stephen | |
matrimonium | marriage | Thaddeus | Timothy | |
mater | mother | Willelmus/Guillems | Wiliam | |
mense | month | |||
mortuus defunctus | deceased | |||
natus | birth | Dies Lune | Monday | |
nomen | first name | Dies Marta | Tuesday | |
obit | he or she dies | D. Mercurii | Wednesday | |
obeunt | they died | Dies Iovis | Thursday | |
pater | father | D. Veneris | Friday | |
parentes | parents | D. Sabbati | Saturday | |
soror | sister | D.Dominica | Sunday | |
sponsores | godpartents | |||
testimonium | witnesses | |||
uxor maritus, conjux | wife | |||
vidua | widow |
Above courtesy of myself from my Leaving Cert Latin, British National Archives and Claire Santry
Who said that Latin was a dead, useless language!!
You obviously put a lot more effort into your study of Latin than I did! Good for you, and many thanks for putting on line.