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Abbreviations in Genealogical Records

One real challenge for the reader of documents is the frequent use of abbreviations. Words, including names and places especially, are often abbreviated in the documents. You may refer to the following list of common abbreviations for help in deciphering some of the abbreviations you come across.

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Given Names Use this list to learn the many abbreviations of given names.

Surnames Look up abbreviated surnames.

Common Words French script is  full of abbreviations. Use this list  to learn many of them.