Forwarded from another list... Some commonly seen abbreviations of religious, military, fraternal & charitable organizations seen on antique tombstones AF&AM Ancient Free and Accepted Masons AOF Ancient Order Of Foresters AOH Ancient Order Of Hibernians AOKMC Ancient Order Of Knights of Mystic Chain AOUW Ancient Order Of United Workmen ALOH American Legion of Honor AUM Ancient Order of Mysteries- Masonic Order BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of theWorld CK of A Catholic Knights of America COOF Catholic Order of Foresters CTAS Catholic Total Abstinence Society CBKA Commander Benevolent Knights Association CCTAS Crusaders-Catholic Total Abstinence Society CSA Confederate States Army DAR Daughters of American Revolution EBA Emerald Beneficial Association FAA Free and Accepted Americans F&AM - Free and Accepted Masons. FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter GAR Grand Army of the Republic GLAUM Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Mysteries-Masonic Order GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows IHSV Red Cross of Constantine IOI Independent Order of Immaculates IOKP Independent Order of Knights of Pythias IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows ISH Independent Sons of Honor IORM Improved Order of Redmen IWW Industrial Workers of the World JAOUW Junior Order-Ancient Order of United Workmen JOUAM Junior Order-Order of United American Mechanics KGL Knight Grand Legion KM Knights Militant KC Knights of Columbus K of C Knights of Columbus K of FM Knights of Father Matthew KFM Knights of Father Matthew K of H Knights of Honor K of L Knights of Loyola K M Knights of Malta (Masonic) KMC Knights of the Mystic Chain KPC Knights of Peter Claver KP Knights of Pythias K of P Knights of Pythias KSC Knights of St. Columbkille KG Knights of St. George KSTG Knights of St. George KSTI Knights of St. Ignatius K of SJ Knights of St. John KSTJ Knights of St. Joseph KSL Knights of St. Lawrence KSTM Knights of St. Martin K of STP Knights of St. Patrick KSTP Knights of St. Paul KSTP Knights of St. Peter KSTT Knights of St. Thomas K of STW Knights of St. Wenceslas KT Knights of Tabor K of T Knights of Tabor KWM Knights of Wise Men KGE Knights of Golden Eagle KHC Knights of Holy Cross KKK Knights of Klu-Klux Klan KOTM Knights of Macabees KSF Knights of Sherwood Forest KT Knights Templars (Masonic) LAOH Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians LK of A Loyal Knights of America LOM Loyal Order of the M.O.O.S.E. MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the UnitedStates MRA Royal Arcanum MWA Modern Woodsmen of America NOK New Order Knights (see KKK) OES Order of the Eastern Star OUAM Order of United American Mechanics PM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) POSA Patriotic Order of the Sons of America RMOKHSJ The Religious and Military Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem RSTV Rite of St. Vaclara RSTV Rite of ST. Vita RK Roman Knights SR Scottish Rite (Masonic Order) RAM Royal Arch Masons RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order (Masonic) SBCL Saint Bonifazius Catholic Union SBL Society B. Lafayette SCV Sons of the Confederate Veterans SAR Sons of the American Revolution SNA-AUM Shrine of North America (Masonic) SV Sons of Veterans TH Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows UCV United Confederate Veterans UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars WOW Woodsmen of the World Forwarded from another List - hope this helps someone... Allie is usually Alice, Aline, or Aletha Bell is usually Arabella, Annabelle, Isabel, Rosabel, etc. Cindy is usually Lucinda or Cynthia Daisy is usually Margaret Delia is usually Cordelia or Adelia Dora is usually Theodora, Eudora, or Dorothy Effie is usually Euphemia (but sometimes Sarah) Elsie is usually Elizabeth Fanny is usually Frances Greta is usually Margaret Hal, Hank or Harry is usually Henry Hallie is usually Harriet or Henrietta Hettie is usually Hester, but sometimes Esther or Henrietta Jack is usually John Jake is usually Jacob Jenny is usually Jane, Virginia, Janet, or Jennifer Larry is usually Lawrence Lena or Lina is usually a name ending in those letters (Eme-, Se-,He-, Magda-, Pau-, Ange-, etc.) Lettie is usually Letitia Libby is usually Elizabeth Madge, Midge, Meg, Maggie, or Maisie is usually Margaret Mattie is usually Martha, but sometimes Matilda May or Maisie is usually Mary Millie is usually Mildred, but sometimes Amelia or Millicent or even Mary Minnie is usually Mary Molly is usually Mary Nancy is usually Agnes or Ann(e) Nannie is usually Nancy Nell is usually Ellen, Helen, or Eleanor Nora is usually Eleanor, Honora, or Lenore Patsy is usually Martha or Patricia, but sometimes Matilda or Patience Peggy is usually Margaret Polly is usually Mary Sally or Sadie is usually Sarah Sukie is usually Susan Tillie is usually Matilda Xr is Christopher Zeke may be Ezekiel, or Hezekiah