Boyd’s first name abbreviations

In Boyd's records, common first names are nearly always abbreviated, e.g., JN for John or THO for Thomas. These abbreviations are not always used, first names may be in full or different abbreviations used. If searching for a first name, try the abbreviation first, and if not successful use the full first name.

Below is a full list of first name abbreviations found in Boyd's records.

ForenameAbbreviationForenameAbbreviation
AbigailAbigAbraham,Abram, Abr
Agnes,Annis, AgnAlexanderAlex
AlfredAlfAmbroseAmb
AndrewAndAnne, Anna,Ann, An
AnnisAgnAnthonyAnt
ArthurArtAugustusAug
BarbaraBarbBartholomewBart
BenjaminBen  
Catherine, Katherine CathCharlesChas
ChristianXtianChristopherChris
ClementClemCorneliusCorn
CuthbertCuth  
DanielDanDavidDav
DeborahDebDorothyDy
EdmundEdmEdwardEdw
ElizabethEliz or ElzEleanor, HelenaElnr
EmmanuelEmanEsther, HesterEsth
EzekielEzek  
FerdinandFerdFrederickFred
GabrielGabGeoffrey, JefferyGeof
GeorgeGeoGertrudeGert
GilbertGilbGodfreyGodf
GregoryGregGriffithGrif
HannahHanHenryHen
HerbertHerbHesterEsth
HubertHubHumphreyHum
IsabelIsb  
JamesJasJefferyGeof
JohnJnJosephJos
KatherineCath  
LancelotLanLawrenceLaur
LeonardLeonLucretiaLucr
LydiaLyd  
MagdalenMgdMargaretMgt
Margery, MarjoryMgyMarmadukeMarm
MaryMyMathew, MathiasMath
MauriceMaurMichaelMich
NathanielNathNicholasNic
PatrickPatPenelopePen
PeterPetPhiladelphiaPhilad
PhilipPhilPhineasPhin
PriscillaPriscPrudencePrud
RachelRachRaymondRay
RebeccaRebReginaldReg
RichardRicRobertRob
RogerRogRoland, RowlandRol
SamuelSamSarahSar
SilvesterSilvSimonSim
SolomonSolStephen, StevenSte
Susan,SusannaSus 
TheodoreTheoTheophilusTheoph
ThomasThoTomsin, ThomasineTomsin
TimothyTim  
UrsulaUrs  
ValentineValVincentVinc
WalterWaltWilfredWilf
WilliamWmWinifredWin
ZachariahZach