Marriage of Antonio Vona & Giovanna Catalano 1783

[sacesta]

Can someone take a stab at the bride's father's given name on this record of marriage? It's the middle record on the right side. Thanks.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cat=731421

[sacesta]

Here's Giovanna's death record. Her father's given name appears to be something like Jo Baptistae. Is the Jo an abbreviation of Joseph or Jacopo or something similar?

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cat=731421

[Biff83]

Jo(hannes) Baptistae would be Latin for the Italian Giovanni Battista, sometimes expressed in Italian as Giovanbattista or Giobattista for John the Baptist.

A couple of links that will help with Latin church records:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix ... iven_names

https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Latin_ ... _Word_List

Biff

[sacesta]

I'm embarrassed. The answer is so obvious. Of course Jo Batistae stands for Giovanni Battista, or John the Baptist. Thanks for your help!