Given Names


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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Ag.n Agustin   
​Al.o ​Alonso ​
​Ambroso ​Ambrosio ​
Ant.a Antonia
Ant.o Antonio
Anton.o Antonio  
Antto.o Antonio  

 


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Bapta Bautista  
Bta Bautista  
​Bar.me ​Bartolomé ​
​Barth.me ​Bartolomé ​
​B.me ​Bartolomé ​
​Br.me ​Bartolomé ​
​Bdo ​Bernardo ​
​Berbe ​Bernabé ​
​Berda ​Bernarda ​
​Bernda ​Bernarda ​
​Berdo ​Bernardo ​
​Berndo ​Bernardo ​

 


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Cata Catalina  
Crismo Crisóstomo

 


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Dio Diego

   

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Dom.a Dominga
Domo Domingo  
Dom¡~go Domingo  

 


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​Fern.do ​Fernando ​
Flore~tina Florentina
Fran.ca Francisca  
Fran.co Francisco  
Frãnz.co Francisco  

 


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Greg.o Gregorio

 


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Herdo Hernando
​Hendo ​Hernando ​

 


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​Igo ​Ignacio ​

 


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​J.é ​José ​
​Joaq.n ​Joaquín ​
​J.n ​Juan ​
​Ju.o ​Juan

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​Man.l ​Manuel

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​​Man.la ​Manuela ​
​Marg.to ​Margarito ​
​Marñ ​Martin ​
​​Marn ​Martin ​
​Mig.l ​Miguel ​
​Mnla ​Manuela ​
​Mtin ​Martin ​
​Mrñ ​Martin

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​Mtñ ​Martin ​

 


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Ph.e Felipe
P.o Pedro   

 


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R.o Rodrigo
Roq.e Roque
Ros.o Rosario

 


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Santgo Santiago
​Sebastiã Sebastián  
Sebn Sebastián  
Seg.do Segundo  

 


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​Vizte ​Vicente ​
​Vte ​Vicente ​

 


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​Xobãl ​Cristóbal ​
​Xpbal ​Cristóbal ​
​Xpoual ​Cristóbal ​
​Xptoual ​Cristóbal ​

 

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