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Margaret in Burton
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What does this abbreviated name stand for?
10-06-08, 15:08
I have just seen Jo. on the IGI
It has a full stop after it so would it be John?
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10-06-08, 15:18
My guess would be John, but as it isn't a standard abbreviation it could be whatever the inventor meant at the time. Even Jane (via Johanna)
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10-06-08, 15:40
My first thought was John.
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10-06-08, 15:50
Might be Jos with the s bit lost, short for Joseph. John is unsually Jno.
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10-06-08, 19:52
Or Jonathon
Grampa Jim passed away September 2011
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