What is this symbol? Would this be an abbreviation for Alexander?

Chris Poirier

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See line 503.

Chris Poirier

same question on line 512. Is this an abbreviation for Archibald? Is there a reference somewhere for typical abbreviations such as these?

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Mirevo

https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/107701/what-is-this-symbol-would-this-be-an-abbreviation-for-alexander

It seems to be this be an abbreviation : Alexr.

Type the given names as they were written.

annewandering

The FamilySearch wikipedia has some lists you might like to check out. This is one. There are others. As Mirevo has said we do not expand name abbreviations but they can be interesting!

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names

Ontymay

https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/390228#Comment_390228

Yes Archibald - but index it as you see it - so Archd

genthusiast

Related question: if there is an abbreviation with superscript ending characters - I believe just index what we see? Ex: Mich^l is to be Indexed as Michl - right?

Allison Lathrop

Right--the mark before the "l" could be a typo.