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

Chris Poirier
Chris Poirier ✭
October 31, 2021 edited October 31, 2021 in Indexing
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See line 503.

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  • Chris Poirier
    Chris Poirier ✭
    October 31, 2021 edited October 31, 2021

    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
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    October 31, 2021 edited October 31, 2021
    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.

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  • annewandering
    annewandering ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 31, 2021

    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

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  • Ontymay
    Ontymay ✭✭
    October 31, 2021
    https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/390228#Comment_390228

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

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  • genthusiast
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    November 1, 2021 edited November 1, 2021

    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?

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  • Allison Lathrop
    Allison Lathrop ✭✭✭
    November 1, 2021

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

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