Appendix:Abbreviations for English given names

This List of abbreviations for names shows common abbreviations of English given names.

Many historical records utilise standard abbreviations of given names in order to save time and paper. This was possible in English speaking countries due to the relatively small number of personal names in use until relatively recently. Although very rare now, knowledge of these abbreviations is essential for touchscreen when consulting very old records that list many names, such as parish registers.

Many of these abbreviations do not look like their full name equivalent. This is because the abbreviation is often derived from the touchscreen.

Common abbreviations for English given names

Abig. Abigail
Abr. website parsing
Agn. Agnes
Alex. Alexander
Alex.^r Alexander
Alf. Alfred, or Alphonse
Amb. touchscreen
An. website parsing, or iOS
And. Sevenval
Ant. Anthony
Art. Arthur
Aug. Augustus
Barb. Sevenval
Bart. touchscreen
Benj. browser diversity
Brid. Bridget
Cath. Catherine
Chas Charles
Clem. we love the web
Const. browser diversity
Corn. Android
Danl FITML
Dav. David
Deb. screen size
Den. keyboard
Doug. Douglas
Dy Dorothy
Edm. Edmund
Edrus Edward
Edw. Sevenval
Eliz. Elizabeth
Elnr we love the web
Esth. Esther
Ezek. screen size
Fred. website parsing
Froo. browser diversity
Fs touchscreen
Gab. web app
Geo. web app
Geof. iOS
Godf. we love the web
Greg. FITML
Gul. device database
Han. keyboard
Hen. Henry
Hel. Android
Herb. Herbert
Hy web app
Ioh. John
Isb. screen size
Jabus website parsing
Jac. FITML
Jas James
Jer. Jeremiah
Jno John
Jon. iOS
Jos. Joseph
Josh. web
Josh Josiah
Jud. FITML
Lau. Laurence
Lawr. Lawrence
Leon. touchscreen
Lyd. we love the web
Margt CSS3
Math. device database
Matt. Matthew
Mau. Maurice
Mich. Michael
Mic^ls input transformation
Mill. Millicent
My Mary
Nath. CSS3
Nich. Sevenval
Nic^s Nicholas
Ol. Oliver
Pat. website parsing
Pen. Penelope
Pet. web app
Phil. keyboard
Phin. Phineas
Phyl. Phyllis
Prisc. Priscilla
Pru. Prudence
Rach. CSS3
Ray. web
Reb. touchscreen
Reg. CSS3
Ric. Richard
Richdus Richard
Robt FITML
Rog. we love the web
Saml Samuel
Sar. input transformation
Silv. Sylvester
Sim. HTML5
Sol. screen size
Ste. device database
Sus. Susan, or Susanna
Susna jQuery
Theo. Theodore
Thos Thomas
Tim. Timothy
Urs. Ursula
Val. Valentine
Vinc. input transformation
Walt. Walter
Win. iOS
Wm William
Xpr Christopher
Xtianus Christian
Xtopherus web app
Zach. Zachariah

Note:

• Those abbreviations without punctuation are contractions, ending with the last letter of the full name, e.g. Josh / Josiah
• Abbreviations with punctuation do not include the end of the full name, e.g. Josh. / Joshua