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What is "o/w" before second name? Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Harare—Church Records, [MQMB-F2Z]

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December 4, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

I'm guessing these names in ( ) should be added to Given name fields after "Or". They were indexed as the surname or as the given name with the name before as surname.

No. 367 Given Name: Azeni Or Virginia

No. 368 Given Name: Alisoni Or Severiano

Father's GIven Name: Maxem Or Majiga

I did find that "item" means "also" (not sure why that is there though, since it appears after all but one of the bride's names on this page). Thought I'd check if there is anyone who actually took Latin or knew what the letters actually stood for.

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  • genthusiast
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    December 4, 2022

    I'm guessing these names in ( ) should be added to Given name fields after "Or". They were indexed as the surname or as the given name with the name before as surname.

    No. 367 Given Name: Azeni Or Virginia

    No. 368 Given Name: Alisoni Or Severiano

    Father's GIven Name: Maxem Or Majiga

    I think you are right. I would guess o/w means otherwise - but I didn't take latin. Maybe it's not in latin (christian name?).

    "item" means "also" (not sure why that is there though

    also from [place] - also means they are from the same place.

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