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abt=about
Ag=Aghios/-ia (Saint)*
aft=after
aka=also known as
anc=ancestor/-try
arr=arrived
b=born
bap=baptized
bef=before
bd=birthdate
bpl=birthplace
bro=brother(s)
bur=buried
ca=circa (around)
cem=cemetery
cen=census
ch=child(ren)
Co=County (of the United States; approximate equivalent of Greek "eparchia")
cou=cousin*
d=died
dau=daughter
d/o=daughter of
dpl=death place
desc=descendant(s)
dim="dimos"/-ou/-archeio (Greek "municipality"/"municipal building")*
em=emigrated
epar="eparchia"/-ias (approximate Greek equivalent of US County)*
esp=especially
exch=exchange
f=father
fam=family
Fr=Father (Reverend)*
fr=from
g=grand (great)
GOC=Greek Orthodox Church*
godf=godfather (in Greek, "nonos" or "nounos")*
godm=godmother (in Greek, "nona" or "nouna")*
godp=godparent(s)*
h=husband
imm=immigrated
incl=includes
info=information
kmb="koumbaros" (best man)*
kmba="koumbara" (maid/matron of honor)*
koin="koinotis"/-ita/-itas (Greek traditional village)*
liv=lived
m=married
m1=married first
mo=mother
mov=moved
nom="nomos"/-ou (approximate Greek equivalent of "province")*
Orth=Orthodox (Christian)*
par=parent(s)
parat="paratsoukli" (Greek family nickname)*
perif="perifereia"/-eias (large geopolitical region of Greece)*
poss=possibly
prob=probably
r=resided
re:=regarding
rel=relationship
s=son
sib=sibling(s)
sis=sister
s/o=son of
vic=vicinity
w=wife
wid=widow