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In genealogy what does dit mean - example Marie Martin dit St. Jean?
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∙ 14y ago
'dit' does not come from genealogy, but from names. It means 'said' or 'called'. That introduces another part of the name, which was intended to differentiate people more easily. For instance in the same parish there were ten families called Martin. Marie being the most frequent name for girls in the past in Catholic commnities, it was sometimes useful to add a precision to the name itself. Over time the added word became fixed as part of it. So Marie Martin was the 'legitimate', original name, but St-Jean was an addition and 'dit' was the mark of the addition.
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