Norwegian Birth Christening Records
Principal - the person the event is about.
Words and phrases preceding the principal's name:
Principal - the person the event is about.
Before printed parish registers were available, different words were used to introduce the
pincipal's name.
B. (barn) = child
B.N. (Barn Nomine) = child named
barn vid namn (or ved navn) = child by name
barn kaldet = child called
barn-navnlig = child namely
näml. = namely
nämligen = namely
nämndes = named
oäkta barn = illegitimate child
uaegte barn = illegitimate child
aegte = legitimate child
D. B. (Deres Barn) = their child
börnenes nafne = the children's names
tvillingebörn = twins
piga, pigan, pige, pig., pigebarn = girl
flicka = girl
dreng, drengen, dräng, drengebarn = boy
son, sönn = son
datter, dotter = daughter
gossebarn = male child
föddes, född, födt, föd = born
christnet = christened
christnades = christened
och christnades forbem te dag = and christened the before mentioned day
befordredes til thät heliga dopet = carried to the holy baptism
döbte = christened
til daab = to baptism
döbt, döpt = christened
hiemedöbt, hjemmedöbt = home-baptized
blev döbt = was baptized
hiemmedöbt for svagheds skyld = home-baptized because of weakness
fick daab och christendom = received baptism and christianity
et baren til dåben kaldet = a child to the baptism called
bapt. = christened
döbt i kirken kaldet = baptized in the church called
döbte jeg pigen = baptized I the girl
deres liden drengebarn döbt og kaldet = their little male child baptized and called
nöddöpt = emergency-baptized
Parents:
Parents names either preceeded or followed the principal's name. This part of the record
may give, in addition to the parents names, residence and the father's occupation. Earlier
records leave out the mother's name, while more recent ones will give both parents names.
foraldrar = parents
foraeldre = parents
foraldrarne = the parents
foraeldrene = the parents
fader = father
faderen = the father
fadren = the father
moder = mother
moderen = the mother
modren = the mother
pater = father
mater = mother
parentes = parents
Sex:
sonn, son = son
dotter, datter = daughter
dreng (drengebarn) = boy (boy child)
fosse = boy
flicka = girl
piga, pige (pigabarn) (pigebarn) = girl (girl child)
Occupation Designation:
Occupations or titles may or may not appear in the entry. Occupations are usually listed
before or immediately after the father's name.
Witnesses:
Names of witnesses are included in almost all entires. They usually appear at the end of
the entry, and are usually names of close relatives or friends. Residences of the witnesses
are also usually recorded.
viten ther til voro = the witnesses thereto were
faddere = witnesses
testes = witnesses
hendis faddere vaere = her witnesses were
faddernes navn = the witnesses' names
vittnen = the witnesses
vittnen vid dopet = the witnesses at the baptism
namswitnen = male witnesses
faddrar = witnesses
manfaddrar = male witnesses
qwinfadrar = female witnesses
qwinswitnen = female witnesses
susceptores (Latin) = witnesses
manfolks faddrar = male witnesses
qvinfolks faddrar = female witnesses
Words and phrases preceding the principal's name:
Principal - the person the event is about.
Before printed parish registers were available, different words were used to introduce the
pincipal's name.
B. (barn) = child
B.N. (Barn Nomine) = child named
barn vid namn (or ved navn) = child by name
barn kaldet = child called
barn-navnlig = child namely
näml. = namely
nämligen = namely
nämndes = named
oäkta barn = illegitimate child
uaegte barn = illegitimate child
aegte = legitimate child
D. B. (Deres Barn) = their child
börnenes nafne = the children's names
tvillingebörn = twins
piga, pigan, pige, pig., pigebarn = girl
flicka = girl
dreng, drengen, dräng, drengebarn = boy
son, sönn = son
datter, dotter = daughter
gossebarn = male child
föddes, född, födt, föd = born
christnet = christened
christnades = christened
och christnades forbem te dag = and christened the before mentioned day
befordredes til thät heliga dopet = carried to the holy baptism
döbte = christened
til daab = to baptism
döbt, döpt = christened
hiemedöbt, hjemmedöbt = home-baptized
blev döbt = was baptized
hiemmedöbt for svagheds skyld = home-baptized because of weakness
fick daab och christendom = received baptism and christianity
et baren til dåben kaldet = a child to the baptism called
bapt. = christened
döbt i kirken kaldet = baptized in the church called
döbte jeg pigen = baptized I the girl
deres liden drengebarn döbt og kaldet = their little male child baptized and called
nöddöpt = emergency-baptized
Parents:
Parents names either preceeded or followed the principal's name. This part of the record
may give, in addition to the parents names, residence and the father's occupation. Earlier
records leave out the mother's name, while more recent ones will give both parents names.
foraldrar = parents
foraeldre = parents
foraldrarne = the parents
foraeldrene = the parents
fader = father
faderen = the father
fadren = the father
moder = mother
moderen = the mother
modren = the mother
pater = father
mater = mother
parentes = parents
Sex:
sonn, son = son
dotter, datter = daughter
dreng (drengebarn) = boy (boy child)
fosse = boy
flicka = girl
piga, pige (pigabarn) (pigebarn) = girl (girl child)
Occupation Designation:
Occupations or titles may or may not appear in the entry. Occupations are usually listed
before or immediately after the father's name.
Witnesses:
Names of witnesses are included in almost all entires. They usually appear at the end of
the entry, and are usually names of close relatives or friends. Residences of the witnesses
are also usually recorded.
viten ther til voro = the witnesses thereto were
faddere = witnesses
testes = witnesses
hendis faddere vaere = her witnesses were
faddernes navn = the witnesses' names
vittnen = the witnesses
vittnen vid dopet = the witnesses at the baptism
namswitnen = male witnesses
faddrar = witnesses
manfaddrar = male witnesses
qwinfadrar = female witnesses
qwinswitnen = female witnesses
susceptores (Latin) = witnesses
manfolks faddrar = male witnesses
qvinfolks faddrar = female witnesses