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.
ABBREVIATION | MEANING | SAMPLE FROM DOCUMENT |
Amãdeo | Ammadeo | |
Ant.a | Antonia | ![]() |
Ant.o | Antonio | |
Anton.o | Antonio | ![]() ![]() |
Antto.o | Antonio | ![]() ![]() |
Batta | Battista | |
Bnardo | Bernardo | |
Catta | Catterina | |
Cipo | Cipriano | |
Xpofano | Cristofano | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dca | Domenica | |
Dnica | Domenica | |
dnega | Domenega (Domenica) | |
dnego | Domenego (Domenico) | |
Domca | Domenica | |
Domco | Domenico | |
Eleuto | Eleuterio | |
Fiorētino | Fiorentino | ![]() |
Franca | Francesca | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fran.co | Francesco | ![]() ![]() |
Franco | Francesco | |
GBatta | Giovanni Battista | ![]() |
Gio. | Giovanni | |
GioBatta. | Giovanni Battista | |
Giov. | Giovanni | |
Giovanbapta | Giovanni Battista | |
Greg.o | Gregorio | ![]() |
Jac.o | Jacopo Iacopo | ![]() |
Lo | Lorenzo | ![]() |
Nico | Niccolo | ![]() |
P.o | Pietro Piero Pero | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rõlo | Romolo | ![]() ![]() |
Ros.o | Rosario | |
Xpofano | Cristofano | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Zoãn | Zoan (Giovanni) | |
Zovã | Zovan (Giovanni) | |
Zuã | Zuan (Giovanni) | |
Zuan | Zuan (Giovanni) | |
Zuãñi | Zuanni (Giovanni) |