paternita' nn

[michelecrescenzo]

In the liste di leva, when paternity is listed as unknown (nn), can it mean that

father is known, just not recorded due to clerical error
or
the child really was "illegitimate"
or
can there be another explanation?

[erudita74]

Nomen nescio abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or unnamed person. From Latin nomen, name, and nescio, I do not know (from nescire, not to know), it literally means, I do not know the name

[suanj]

Nescio= I don't know, unknown
Nomen= name

the clerk used N.N. (Nescio Nomen or Nomen Nescio) to say: I don't know the name of father, unknown paternity, nobody name given abt the paternity....
suanj

[Italysearcher]

The person was a foundling. The lista di leva is made up from the birth records in the town. If the child was a foundling noparents names are given. Hence. N.N. or gentori ignoti. Parents unknown.

[michelecrescenzo]

I'm sorry my question was not clearer. The mother's name is listed. Would that mean the child is not a foundling?

[suanj]

The mother name is listed but just abt the father name is wrote NN.
The child is no a foundling, no, absolutely no.
Instead if also abt the mother was wrote NN, so NN father and NN mother, in this casethe child was a foundling.

So because it are wrote just the mother name, the child was no a foundling but a child recognized just by mother and son of a unknown father.
suanj

[Italysearcher]

Suanj is right. There are some articles on my website that might help make things clearer for you on the conditions in Italy regarding unmarried women.