i don't know what 'Jno" or "Jns" is short for as a name.
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There could be a couple of interpretations for each - for example:
Jno could be Jonathan or John
Jns could be Junius or Jonas
As far as what the actual meaning were from the time they were recorded that way - I don't know.
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Just remember, though, that we don't expand abbreviated person names in indexing, so we'd leave it as Jno.
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It would help if you would post the project and batch number you are working on so volunteers could see the context it is used in.
For example: US, New York—Statewide Index to Land Records, Grantors, 1630–1975 [Part A] [L3LL-33L]
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Jno is the old abbreviation for John. Jns could be John, James or Jonas. We'd have to see the batch to make sure and as @barbaragailsmith1 said, we do not expand abbreviations, unless it's explicitly stated in the Field Help.
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@erutherford Jns being John - ah yes, especially if a Romance language where it could abbreviate Johan/Johannes
General comment: (as some have laid bait) I will forgo the entire argument about wildcards not being an expansion of an abbreviation ...
but as mentioned on other threads, if I do not know the name for which an abbreviation is representational or if placement of a wildcard could harm interpretation of a name - I would not add a wildcard. If it adds no harm or I am highly certain of the name then I might add one.
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