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N.N.
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Appendix:Variations of "nn"
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of en la nōmen nesciō I don't know the name
Proper noun
Used as a substitute for an unknown name or one that the writer wishes not to reveal.
en placeholder terms
Finnish
Etymology
From fi la nōmen nesciō I don't know the name.
Proper noun
en N.N.; used as a substitute for an unknown name or one that the writer wishes not to reveal.
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv NN N.N
Etymology
From sv la nomen nescio I do not know the name.
Noun
sv noun
en N.N.; used as a substitute for an unknown name or one that the writer wishes not to reveal.
sv 1840 Carl Jonas Love Almqvist Amalia Hillner 73 https://litteraturbanken.se/f%C3%B6rfattare/AlmqvistCJL/titlar/AmaliaHillner1840/sida/81/faksimil Såsom vår fader i lifstiden efter N.N. ärft N.N. egendom, hvilken han sedan sålt för 250,000 Rdr bko, As our father in his lifetime after N.N. inherited N.N.'s property, which he subsequently sold for 250,000 Riksdaler banco,
sv abbreviations