Boyd's Indexes - Forename abbreviations
These abbreviations are not always used, forenames may be in full or different abbreviations used. If searching for a forename below try the abbreviation first, and if not successful use the full forename.
You don't have to add the * wild card, it is added automatically.

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Forename	Abbreviation	Forename	Abbreviation
A
Abigail	Abig	Abraham, Abram	Abr
Agnes, Annis	Agn	Alexander	Alex
Alfred	Alf	Ambrose	Amb
Andrew	And	Anne, Anna, Ann	An
Annis	Agn	Anthony	Ant
Arthur	Art	Augustus	Aug
B
Barbara	Barb	Bartholomew	Bart
Benjamin	Ben
C
Catherine, Katherine etc	Cath	Charles	Chas
Christian	Xtian	Christopher	Chris
Clement	Clem	Cornelius	Corn
Cuthbert	Cuth
D
Daniel	Dan	David	Dav
Deborah	Deb	Dorothy	Dy
E
Edmund	Edm	Edward	Edw
Elizabeth	Eliz or Elz	Eleanor, Helena	Elnr
Emmanuel	Eman	Esther, Hester	Esth
Ezekiel	Ezek
F
Ferdinand	Ferd	Frederick	Fred
G
Gabriel	Gab	Geoffrey, Jeffery	Geof
George	Geo	Gertrude	Gert
Gilbert	Gilb	Godfrey	Godf
Gregory	Greg	Griffith	Grif
H
Hannah	Han	Henry	Hen
Herbert	Herb	Hester	Esth
Hubert	Hub	Humphrey	Hum
I
Isabel	Isb
J
James	Jas	Jeffery	Geof
John	Jn	Joseph	Jos
K
Katherine	Cath
L
Lancelot	Lan	Lawrence	Laur
Leonard	Leon	Lucretia	Lucr
Lydia	Lyd
M
Magdalen	Mgd	Margaret	Mgt
Margery, Marjory	Mgy	Marmaduke	Marm
Mary	My	Mathew, Mathias	Math
Maurice	Maur	Michael	Mich
N
Nathaniel	Nath	Nicholas	Nic
P
Patrick	Pat	Penelope	Pen
Peter	Pet	Philadelphia	Philad
Philip	Phil	Phineas	Phin
Priscilla	Prisc	Prudence	Prud
R
Rachel	Rach	Raymond	Ray
Rebecca	Reb	Reginald	Reg
Richard	Ric	Robert	Rob
Roger	Rog	Roland, Rowland	Rol
S
Samuel	Sam	Sarah	Sar
Silvester	Silv	Simon	Sim
Solomon	Sol	Stephen, Steven	Ste
Susan, Susanna	Sus
T
Theodore	Theo	Theophilus	Theoph
Thomas	Tho	Tomsin, Thomasine	Tomsin
Timothy	Tim
U
Ursula	Urs
V
Valentine	Val	Vincent	Vinc
W
Walter	Walt	Wilfred	Wilf
William	Wm	Winifred	Win
Z
Zachariah	Zach

See also:	Help on Searching - Boyds Marriage Index
	About Boyds Marriage Index
	Help on Searching - Boyd's London Burials
	About Boyd's London Burials

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