Mikael Jordan, d.y. - "d.y." suffix?

Started by Alex Moes on Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Alex Moes C

6/7/2022 at 6:24 PM

Why does this profile have "d.y." in the suffix field?
Typically "d.y." indicates "died young" but this man lived to 62, married and had several children, so not young by any measure.
Is there another meaning in some other language? The problem with abbreviations is that what seems obviou

Alex Moes C

6/7/2022 at 6:24 PM

...obvious to one person is completely meaningless to another.

Kari Tapani Savola

6/7/2022 at 7:45 PM

@Alex Moes

Another meaning in some other language is the younger (det yngre, d.y., Swedish).

kari Turku Finland

Alex Moes C

6/7/2022 at 9:50 PM

Ah! So "d.a" in his father's suffix means the older? Thank you for the explanation.

Private User

6/7/2022 at 10:58 PM

Correct (den äldre).

Ineta Žīgure

6/7/2022 at 11:46 PM

d.y. = den yngste = the youngest

Christina Giscombe PRO

6/8/2022 at 5:45 AM

Interesting to know!

Seems Mikael von Jordan's death was unexpected:

'Lieutenant Colonel Michel M: son Jordan's earthly hike ended in Stockholm in December 1652 (between 3 and 15 days). Last October, his last daughter (Helena) had just been born, who had been christened to the Jacobin Church in Stockholm on November 3, 1652, so he had invited such high guests as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna and General Fr P. Brahe. Invitation letters are still in store. Colonel Jordan was buried temporarily in Stockholm on December 30, 1652, but in Rauma in the Church of the Holy Cross on April 29, 1655. (Alho) Excerpt from the book "The Historical Steps of Olavinlinna"

Mikael Jordan, d.y. - "d.y." suffix?

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