N.N.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nn"

English

Etymology

Abbereviation 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

• NN, N.N

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, […]