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Nomen nescio (pronounced [ˈnoːmɛn ˈnɛskɪ.oː]), abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or unnamed person. From Latin nomen – "name", and nescio – "I do not know", it literally means "I do not know the name".[1] The generic name Numerius Negidius used in Roman times was chosen partly because it shared initials with this phrase.
- ^ Thode, Ernest (1992), German-English Genealogical Dictionary, Genealogical Publishing Com, p. 179, ISBN 978-0-8063-1342-9