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What do the terms "filia, fila, fils, fil and fill" mean?

CalHChristensen
CalHChristensen ✭
February 20 in Indexing

Indexing UK, England, Cumberland Parish Registers 1590-1960

Image is a typewritten transcript/copy of the original documents.

Entries under Baptisms and Burials have the terms filia, fila, fils, fil or fill used as in the following examples:

13 Jun DIXON Isabella filia George

or

10 Feb WHARTON Thome fils Johnnis

What do these terms mean? Is there a way to determine if one of the names listed is a Given Name of the person listed?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 20

    Latin for Daughter and Son.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Latin_Genealogical_Word_List

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