Scottish Names
This site is dedicated to First Names with Scottish roots.
Foreign Name Cross-reference
will allow you to cross-reference Czechoslovakian, French, German, Hungarian,
Italian, Polish, Slovakian Russian or Yiddish given first names, to their English equivalents.
Alternative Name Formats
List of first name abreviations.
Abm - Abraham
Bart - Bartholomew
Chas - Charles
Frdk - Frederick
Geo - George
Hy - Henry
Jas - James
Jos - Joseph
Jn - John
Jno - John or Johnathan or Jonathan
Nat'l - Nathaniel
Robt - Robert
Saml - Samuel
Thos - Thomas
Wm - William
Xphr - Christopher
Xrina - Christina
List of "J" name abreviations and alternatives.
Jon = Jonathan
Jon + superscript a = Jonathan
Jno = Johannes = John ** always **
Joh = John
Joh +superscript es = John
Jo = John
Ioh = John (I always = J in an abbreviation)
Jas = Jacobus = James
Ja + superscript s = Jacobus = James (also Ja + superscript bus)
Jos = Joseph or rarely Josias
Josh = Joshua
Jos + superscript h = Josiah
in other documents:
Joh + superscript is = John's (belonging to)
Joan + superscript is = John's (not Joan's)
The Latin "J" Name alternatives.
Jacobus = Jacob
Jacoba = James (in Scotland = female Jamesina, Jacobina)
Jana = Jane, Joan,
(in Scotland = Jean)
(in Wales = Sian)
(in Ireland Sine - pronounced Sheena)
Janetta = Janet (in Scotland Jennet)
Jeremia/s = Jeremy, Jeremiah
Jerominus = Jerome, Jeremy
Joanna = Joan
Johanna = Joan
Joannes = John
Johannes = John
Johannis = John
Ioannes = John
Josca = Joyce
Josephus = Joseph
Josias = Josiah
Josua = Joshua
Judia = Judy
Juditta = Judith
Juliana = Jill, Gillian
Julianus = Julian (virtually always female)
Interchangable Names found amoung the Scots. These alternatives often appear in
separate documents for the same person.
Etta for Heneriata [sic]
Elspeth for Elizabeth
Fanny for Francis (female name)
Frank for Francis (male name)
Flossie for Florence
Jane/Jean
Ian/John
Hugh/Evan/Ewan
Wallace/William
Janet/Jessie [also have it spelled Jennet]
Donald/Daniel
Harriet/Henreitta/Erc/Eric/Hattie
Grizel/Grizzy/Grace/Gaelic name Giorsal
Finley/Philip/Phineaus/some unpronouncable Gaelic name
