N.N.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nn"

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin nōmen nesciō (“I do not know the name”)

Proper noun

N.N.

  1. Used as a substitute for an unknown name or one that the writer wishes not to reveal.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin nomen nescio (“I do not know the name”).

Noun

N.N.

  1. An anonymous person, or a person of unknown name; John Doe
    • 1840, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Amalia Hillner, page 73:
      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, […]
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