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Alphabetical lists of personal name abbreviations and what they represent.
Alphabetical lists of personal name abbreviations and what they represent.


'''Problem:''' We often find an abbreviation for a person's name in an old source and need to know what name it represents. Or, we know the name, but wonder how it might be abbreviated in an index or database.<br><br>'''Solution:''' Use a wiki list of abbreviations for personal names like the one listed below. Add to it anytime you find additional abbreviations and figure out what names they represent. <br><br>'''Value.''' Such a list will expand as users add to it. Also, it can be searched (['''Ctrl'''] '''F''') for the full name in order to learn possible abbreviations.<br><br>
'''Problem:''' We often find an abbreviation for a person's name in an old source and need to know what name it represents. Or, we know the name, but wonder how it might be abbreviated in an index or database.


== Online Resources ==
'''Solution:''' Use a wiki list of abbreviations for personal names like the one listed below. Add to it anytime you find additional abbreviations and figure out what names they represent.


[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names List of abbreviations for English given names - Wikipedia] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names<br><br>[http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/x-prop.html Old Style Abbreviations - Proper Names] - shows handwriting images http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/x-prop.html
'''Value.''' Such a list will expand as users add to it. Also, it can be searched (['''Ctrl'''] '''F''') for the full name in order to learn possible abbreviations.


[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/realnames.htm Real Names and Abbreviations] includes many Latin abbreviations http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/realnames.htm<br><br>
==External Links==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names List of abbreviations for English given names - Wikipedia] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names
* [http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/x-prop.html Old Style Abbreviations - Proper Names] - shows handwriting images http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/x-prop.html
* [http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/realnames.htm Real Names and Abbreviations] includes many Latin abbreviations http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/realnames.htm


== Family History Library Resources ==
== Family History Library Resources ==


Kip Sperry, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1123166&disp=Abbreviations+&+acronyms&columns=*,0,0 ''Abbreviations &amp; Acronyms: A Guide for Family Historians''], rev. ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2003) [US/CAN REF AREA 929.103 Sp37a 2003]
* Kip Sperry, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1123166&disp=Abbreviations+&+acronyms&columns=*,0,0 ''Abbreviations &amp; Acronyms: A Guide for Family Historians''], rev. ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2003) [US/CAN REF AREA 929.103 Sp37a 2003]


Jennifer Mossman, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=981218&disp=Acronyms,+initialisms,+and+abbreviat&columns=*,0,0 ''Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary''], 19th ed. (Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, 1995) [FHL US/CAN book 428.1 M855a]<br><br>
* Jennifer Mossman, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=981218&disp=Acronyms,+initialisms,+and+abbreviat&columns=*,0,0 ''Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary''], 19th ed. (Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, 1995) [FHL US/CAN book 428.1 M855a]<br><br>


== See also<br> ==
== See also==


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[[Spelling of Surnames and Given Names]]
[[Spelling of Surnames and Given Names]]


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