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Abbreviations and Acronyms Found in Genealogy: N

As you consult this online appendix, keep in mind that the use of periods and capitalization may not be consistent in all sources. The abbreviations and acronyms are provided as a guideline only, not as a definitive reference. Also note that there are many abbreviations that can mean more than one thing; to avoid confusion or misinterpretation, it’s a good idea avoid using these in your citations.

Abbreviations & Acronyms Index:

Genealogy Terms: [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J-K-L] [M] [N] [O-P] [Q-R] [S] [T] [U-V-W-X-Y-Z] [Countries] 
[Irish Counties, by Chapman's Codes] [Census & Soundex]
[Miscellaneous Geography Terms] [Computer Terms]

Abbreviations & Acronyms: N

N. -- Negro; north; note
n. -- nephew; name
NA -- National Archives (Washington, DC); Native American; North America
na. -- naturalized
NARA -- National Archives and Records Administration
NARS -- National Archives and Record Service
nam. -- named
nat. or natus -- natural; birth; son; offspring
nat/dau -- natural daughter
nat/son -- natural son
N.B. -- nota bene (take notice; mark well)
n.d. -- no date
N.E. -- New England; northeast
NEH -- National Endowment for the Humanities
NEHGR -- New England Historic Genealogical Register (publication of NEHGS)
NEHGS -- New England Historic Genealogical Society
neph. -- nephew
neph-i-l -- nephew-in-law
nfi -- no further information
nfk -- nothing further known
NGS -- National Genealogical Society
NGSQ -- National Genealogical Society Quarterly
NHPRC -- National Historical Publications and Records Commission
NHS -- National Huguenot Society
Ni -- niece
NIDS -- National Inventory of Documentary Resources
NIGR -- National Institute of Genealogical Research (Washington, DC)
nm. -- name
nmed. -- named
NN. -- notes
not. -- noted
NP -- notary public
n.p. -- no place
N. pag. -- no pagination
N. pub. -- no publisher
no. -- number
nr. -- none recorded; not recorded; naturalized
NS -- New Style date (Georgian calendar); Nova Scotia
NSCD or NSCDA -- National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
NSCD-17 -- National Society, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century
NSDAR -- National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Nu -- nurse
NUCMC -- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
nunc. -- nuncupative (that is, oral, rather than written)
N.W. -- northwest
NWC -- Navy Widow's Certificate
NW. Terr. -- Northwest Territory
n.x.n. -- no Christian name
NYGB -- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
NYGBR -- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record

Abbreviations & Acronyms Index:

Genealogy Terms: [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J-K-L] [M] [N] [O-P] [Q-R] [S] [T] [U-V-W-X-Y-Z] [Countries] 
[Irish Counties, by Chapman's Codes] [Census & Soundex]
[Miscellaneous Geography Terms] [Computer Terms]