{"id":2855,"date":"2016-10-16T12:55:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T10:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2020-02-02T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T08:01:13","slug":"how-i-record-person-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/how-i-record-person-names\/","title":{"rendered":"How I record person names"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is an article about how I record Norwegian names in my genealogy research<\/p>\n

I am often asked how Norwegian names and locations should be recorded. I have been a little hesitant to write this article as there are a lot of different and strong opinions about this matter. This first article is about names.<\/p>\n

Let me start by underlining that this article does not tell you how you should\u00a0or must\u00a0do it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This is how I do it and I will tell you why I do it this way.<\/p>\n

The important thing is to record in a reliable and consistent way that works for\u00a0you\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0your readers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When doing this I think it can be helpful to use what we can call “the three R’s of recording”\u00a0(if I have “stolen” this from someone else, please tell me so that I can credit the right person)<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Reliability\u00a0<\/strong>We want our writing to be reliable so that there is absolutely no doubt as to what person we are dealing with or the location where an event took place.
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  2. Readability\u00a0<\/strong>We are most likely going to come back to previously recorded information several times. Hopefully, someone will want to read what we have written. It is therefore important to use a way of recording that is easy to read and comprehend.
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  3. Relatability\u00a0<\/strong> I want\u00a0my genealogy\u00a0to be recorded in a way that\u00a0I or my readers\u00a0can relate to. I want names and locations to be written in a way that is easily recognizable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Names<\/h6>\n

    If you are not familiar with Norwegian naming, I recommend that you read my article Norwegian naming<\/a>. Here is a short recap<\/p>\n