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Greetings if a baptism record shows one of the parents names and it says (Gaurdian). What does this mean?
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This is not an authoritative answer, but my guess would be that it's a misspelling of the word "guardian," and it means that parent is not a biological parent.
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I think the ans is Guard--Watch over or to keep watch Guardian is to protect or protector.
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