This is a list of abbreviations. Please help by adding to the list so we can broaden it to more languages.
The list is in alphabetical order (in the native tongue) and by alphabetical order by word. If there is more than one abbreviation for a word, please use a separate entry for it.
Abbreviations work both ways: so if someone has tagged a street Saint Johns St, then users can also expect a match for St Johns St, St Johns Street and Saint Johns Street (and also, incidentally, St John's St or St John St etc.), and vice-versa.
(*) Concatenated? means the abbreviation is used as part of a larger word, e.g. "…straat" is concatenated in words street names like "Koningsstraat" which might be abbreviated to "Koningsstr.". Separable? means: if the abbreviation is concatenated, can it ever be separated as well.
Use the column Prefix/Suffix to indicate if the abbreviated word normally appears in front of the name (prefix, e.g. Saint) or at the end (suffix, e.g Street).
This data may be useful for people working with names, data here will be used in one of future Nominatim versions GitHub.
All of these things appear before the name itself.
Also names of people can be abreviated to first vocal letter (excluding the vocal) or first syllable.
Català - Catalan
Near completed. Working in progress…
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
aparcament
aparc.
no
n/a
not yet
???
apartament
apmt.
no
n/a
not yet
???
apartat
apt.
no
n/a
not yet
???
àtic
àt.
no
n/a
not yet
???
autopista
auto.
no
n/a
yes
Motorway
autopista
autop.
no
n/a
not yet
Motorway (variant)
autovia
autov.
no
n/a
yes
Highway
avinguda
av.
no
n/a
yes
Avenue
avinguda
avd.
no
n/a
not yet
Avenue (variant)
avinguda
avda.
no
n/a
not yet
Avenue (variant)
baixada
bda.
no
n/a
not yet
???
baixos
bxs.
no
n/a
not yet
???
barranc
bnc.
no
n/a
not yet
???
barri
b.
no
n/a
not yet
???
barriada
b.
no
n/a
not yet
???
biblioteca
bibl.
no
n/a
not yet
???
bloc
bl.
no
n/a
not yet
???
carrer
c.
no
n/a
yes
Street
carrer
c/
no
n/a
yes
Street (variant)
carreró
cró.
no
n/a
yes
Alleyway
carretera
ctra.
no
n/a
not yet
Road
cantonada
cant.
no
n/a
not yet
???
cementiri
cem.
no
n/a
not yet
???
cinturó
cint.
no
n/a
not yet
???
codi postal
CP
no
n/a
not yet
???
col·legi
col·l.
no
n/a
not yet
???
col·legi públic
CP
no
n/a
not yet
???
comissaria
com.
no
n/a
not yet
???
convent
convt.
no
n/a
not yet
???
correus
corr.
no
n/a
not yet
???
districte
distr.
no
n/a
not yet
???
drecera
drec.
no
n/a
not yet
???
dreta
dta.
no
n/a
not yet
???
entrada
entr.
no
n/a
not yet
???
entresòl
entl.
no
n/a
not yet
???
escala
esc.
no
n/a
not yet
???
escola
esc.
no
n/a
not yet
???
escola universitària
EU
no
n/a
not yet
???
església
esgl.
no
n/a
not yet
???
estació
est.
no
n/a
not yet
???
estacionament
estac.
no
n/a
not yet
???
facultat
fac.
no
n/a
not yet
???
finca
fca.
no
n/a
not yet
???
habitació
hab.
no
n/a
not yet
???
hospital
hosp.
no
n/a
not yet
???
hotel
H
no
n/a
not yet
???
monestir
mtir.
no
n/a
not yet
???
monument
mon.
no
n/a
not yet
???
mossèn
Mn.
no
n/a
not yet
???
municipal
mpal.
no
n/a
not yet
???
museu
mus.
no
n/a
not yet
???
nacional
nac.
no
n/a
not yet
???
nombre
nre.
no
n/a
not yet
???
número
núm.
no
n/a
not yet
???
número
n.
no
n/a
not yet
???
sense número
s/n
no
n/a
not yet
???
parada
par.
no
n/a
not yet
???
parcel·la
parc.
no
n/a
not yet
???
passadís
pdís.
no
n/a
not yet
???
passatge
ptge.
no
n/a
yes
Alleway
passeig
pg.
no
n/a
yes
Parade
pavelló
pav.
no
n/a
not yet
???
plaça
pl.
no
n/a
yes
Square
plaça
pça.
no
n/a
not yet
Square (variant)
planta
pl.
no
n/a
not yet
???
població
pobl.
no
n/a
not yet
???
polígon
pol.
no
n/a
not yet
???
polígon industrial
PI
no
n/a
not yet
???
polígon industrial
pol. ind.
no
n/a
not yet
???
porta
pta.
no
n/a
not yet
???
portal
ptal.
no
n/a
not yet
???
principal
pral.
no
n/a
not yet
???
pujada
pda.
no
n/a
not yet
???
punt quilomètric
PK
no
n/a
not yet
???
rambla
rbla.
no
n/a
yes
Boulevard
ronda
rda.
no
n/a
not yet
???
sagrada
sgda.
no
n/a
not yet
???
sagrat
sgt.
no
n/a
not yet
???
sant
st.
no
n/a
not yet
???
santa
sta.
no
n/a
not yet
???
sense número
s/n
no
n/a
not yet
???
sobreàtic
s/àt
no
n/a
not yet
???
travessera
trav.
no
n/a
not yet
???
travessia
trv.
no
n/a
not yet
???
travessia
trav.
no
n/a
not yet
???
urbanització
urb.
no
n/a
not yet
???
sortida
sort.
no
n/a
not yet
???
via
v.
no
n/a
not yet
???
Besides the preposition de, another usual construct is to use el, lo, la, l', es, sa, s'els, los, les,or ses (all translate to the) just after de. Note that "de el", "de lo", "de es", "de los" and "de els" contracts theirself to "del", "del", "des", "dels", and "dels" in most cases.
Česky - Czech
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Ulice
Ul
no
yes
not yet
street
Třída
Tř
no
yes
not yet
avenue
Náměstí
Nám
no
yes
not yet
square
Svatého/Svaté/Svatých
Sv
no
yes
not yet
male saint/female saint/saints
Generála
Gen
no
yes
not yet
general
Armádního generála
Arm. gen
no
yes
not yet
army general
Doktora/Doktorky
Dr
no
yes
not yet
male doctor / female doctor
Inženýra/Inženýrky
Ing
no
yes
not yet
male engineer / female engineer
Majora
Mjr
no
yes
not yet
major
Profesora/Profesorky
Prof
no
yes
not yet
male professor / female professor
Plukovníka
Plk
no
yes
not yet
colonel
Podplukovníka
Pplk
no
yes
not yet
lieutenant colonel
Kapitána
Kpt
no
yes
not yet
captain
Poručíka
Por
no
yes
not yet
lieutenant
Podporučíka
Ppor
no
yes
not yet
second lieutenant
Sídliště
Sídl
no
yes
not yet
housing estate
Nábřeží
Nábř
no
yes
not yet
embankment
Dansk - Danish
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Prefix/Suffix
Notes
Borgmester
Borgm.
no
n/a
no
prefix
mayor
Christian
Chr.
yes
yes
no
a common name for Danish kings
Dronning
Dronn.
no
n/a
no
Prefix
queen
Doktor
Dr.
no
n/a
no
prefix
doctor
Frederik
Fr.
yes
yes
no
a common name for Danish kings.
gade
gd.
yes
yes
no
suffix
street
gammel/gamle
Gl.
no
n/a
no
Prefix
old
gymnasium
gymn.
no
n/a
no
suffix
a gymnasium is a Danish type of school similar to a British grammar school
kirke
Kr.
yes
yes
no
church
kommune, kommunal
komm.
yes
yes
no
suffix, prefix
municipality, municipal
kronprinsesse
Krps.
no
n/a
no
Prefix
crown princess
lille
Ll.
no
n/a
no
Prefix
little/small
nord
N
no
n/a
no
Suffix
north
nordvest
NV
no
n/a
no
Suffix
northwest
nordøst
NØ
no
n/a
no
Suffix
northeast
Nordre
Ndr.
no
n/a
no
Prefix
northern
nørre
Nr.
no
n/a
no
Prefix
northern
område
omr.
yes
yes
no
area
parkerings-
p-
yes
no
no
prefix
part of danish "parkeringsplads" (parking lot) and similar related features.
2 meanings: staircase (always prefix), steps (suffix, see next line)
…stiege
stg.
yes
no
not yet
suffix
Straße
Str.
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
Strasse
Str.
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
Swiss German writing variant
…straße
str.
yes
no
not yet
suffix
…strasse
str.
yes
no
not yet
suffix
Swiss German writing variant
südliche, südlicher, südliches
südl.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Unterer, Untere, Unteres
u., unt.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Unter…
U.
yes
yes
not yet
prefix
Teich
T.
yes
yes
not yet
suffix, full
Technische Universität
TU
no
n/a
not yet
prefix, full
Truppenübungsplatz
TÜPL, TÜPl
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Unfallkrankenhaus
UKH
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Universität
Uni
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
…universität
uni
yes
n/a
not yet
suffix, infix
verfallen
verf.
no
n/a
not yet
infix
usually in parentheses
von
v.
no
n/a
not yet
infix, prefix
Vordere, Vorderer, Vorderes
Vd., Vord.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Vorder…
Vd., Vord.
yes
yes
not yet
prefix
von der
v.d.
no
n/a
not yet
infix, prefix
vor der
v.d.
no
n/a
not yet
infix, prefix
Volksschule
VS
no
n/a
not yet
prefix, full
Wald
W.
yes
yes
not yet
suffix
Wasserfall
Wsf., Wssf.
no
no
not yet
suffix, full
Weg
W.
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
Abbreviation not in general use
…weg
w.
yes
yes
not yet
suffix
Abbreviation not in general use
westliche, westlicher, westliches
westl.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Wiener
Wr.
no
no
not yet
prefix
Wiese
Ws.
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
…wiese
ws.
yes
no
not yet
suffix
Wirtschaftsuniversität
WU
no
n/a
not yet
prefix, full
Wirtshaus
Wh.
yes
yes
not yet
prefix, full
zum
z.
no
n/a
not yet
infix, prefix
They're not abbreviations, but possibly worth mentioning are the many "Im Blah", "In der Blah", "Am Blah", "An der Blah", "Zum Blah" names. When working on weighting algorithms, you definitely don't want to weight things as similar just because they have "In der" or whatever in common.
German streetnames are built using '-' instead of a space for two and more word namings, i.e. 'St.-Hubertus-Straße' (grammatically not correct but sometimes seen are 'St. Hubertus Straße' or 'Sankt Hubertus Straße').
There are also the very common prefixes 'Alt-', 'Neu-', 'Nieder-', 'Unter-', 'Ober-', 'Groß-', 'Klein-', that are mostly concatenated, but not always (in the case of Alt at least). They mostly come in pairs with the "base name" not existing (e.g., there is "Unterschöbling" and "Oberschöbling", but no "Schöbling").
In German, ß can become "ss", äöü become "ae", "oe" and "ue" respectively.
There is a language rule that if a place/streetname ends on -er it will be written seperately, so "Berliner Straße" is correct, but "Berlinerstraße" is not. It would be great if for the name finder
"Berliner Str." equals "Berlinerstr." and "Berliner Straße".
Eesti - Estonian
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Maantee
mnt
no
no
not yet
Road
Puiestee
pst
no
no
not yet
Avenue
Raudtee
rdt
no
no
not yet
Railway
Raudteejaam
rdtj
no
no
not yet
Railway station
Tänav
tn
no
no
not yet
Street
A lot of legal information about Estonian place names, writing rules etc can be found from homepage of Place Names Board of Estonia
Supplement on existing English abbreviations for English abbreviations, used in places in the Philippines, that do not appear in the list above, that mostly apply in the US. Abbreviations used above are however, mostly punctuated in Philippine context (e.g. "St." for "St", "H.S." for "HS", "Univ." for "Univ", "Bldg." for "Bldg"), so Philippine variations for abbreviations above are included for convenience purposes.
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Prefix/Suffix
Notes
Apartment
Apt.
no
n/a
suffix
Avenue
Ave.
no
no
not yet
suffix
Barangay
Brgy.
not yet
prefix/affix
Barangay
Bgy.
no
n/a
prefix
Barrio
Bo.
not yet
prefix/affix
Block
Blk.
not yet
prefix/affix
Brother
Bro.
not yet
prefix
Building
Bldg.
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
Capitan
Capt.
yes
not yet
prefix
Disambiguate between the military rank (“captain”) and the political posts (i.e. capitan municipal, capitan del barrio etc) shorted as “Capitan”)
Captain
Capt.
yes
not yet
prefix
Disambiguate between the military rank (“captain”) and the political posts (i.e. capitan municipal, capitan del barrio etc) shorted as “Capitan”)
Captain
Cpt.
not yet
prefix
Chairman
Ch.
yes
not yet
prefix
Colonel
Col.
yes
not yet
prefix
Commission
Comm.
no
n/a
prefix/suffix
Usually used in names of government offices.
Compound
Cpd.
yes
not yet
affix
Compound
Cmpd.
no
n/a
suffix
Group of houses/residential area, usually a slum area. May have houses owned by one family ([Family name] Compound, or many families, for example, the Baseco Compound in Port Area, Manila.
Compound
Cpd.
no
n/a
suffix
Group of houses/residential area, usually a slum area. May have houses owned by one family ([Family name] Compound, or many families, for example, the Baseco Compound in Port Area, Manila.
Congressman
Cong.
yes
not yet
prefix
May also stand for “Congresswoman”, for females.
Cooperative
Coop.
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
Corporal
Cpl.
not yet
prefix
Department
Dept.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix/suffix
Department
Dep't
no
n/a
not yet
prefix/suffix
Doctor
Dr.
not yet
prefix
Doctora
Dra.
not yet
prefix
Drive
Dr.
not yet
suffix
Extension
Ext.
not yet
suffix
Father
Fr.
not yet
prefix
General
Gen.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix/affix
Prefix form: "Gen. Santos"="General Santos" Affix form: "Philippine Gen. Hospital"="Philippine General
Governor
Gov.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Used in names of places and roads named after former governors, for example,
Highway
Hiway.
not yet
Highway
Hwy.
not yet
Honorable
Hon.
not yet
suffix
Interior
Int.
not yet
Kagalang-galang
Kgg.
not yet
prefix
Kagawad
Kag.
not yet
prefix
Kapitan
Kap.
not yet
prefix
Kapitan
Kapt.
not yet
prefix
Lieutenant
Lt.
not yet
prefix
Major
Maj.
not yet
prefix
Maria
Ma.
not yet
prefix/affix
Mount
Mt.
not yet
prefix
Municipal
Mun.
not yet
prefix/affix
National
Nat'l
no
n/a
not yet
usually used in road names (e.g. Nat'l Road for National Road), but may be used as common abbreviation of "National" in other names,
National High School
NHS
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
including form with periods (i.e. N.H.S.)
Phase
Ph.
not yet
prefix/affix
Philippines
Phil.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Place
Pl.
not yet
Police Community Precinct
PCP
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
President
Pres.
not yet
prefix
Private
Pvt.
not yet
prefix/affix
Province
Prov.
no
not yet
prefix/suffix
Prefix form is followed with "of"
Provincial
Provl.
not yet
Purok
Prk.
not yet
Representative
Rep.
not yet
prefix
Road
Rd.
not yet
suffix
Saint
St.
not yet
prefix
San
Sn.
not yet
prefix
Santa
Sta.
not yet
prefix
Santo
Sto.
not yet
prefix
Scout
Sct.
not yet
prefix
Senator
Sen.
not yet
prefix
Senior High School
SHS
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
High schools for Grades 11 and 12 of the K-12 program of the Department of Education (DepED), fully implemented in 2016.
Señor
Snr.
not yet
prefix
Señor
Sr.
not yet
prefix
Señora
Sra.
not yet
prefix
Sergeant
Sgt.
not yet
prefix
Sister
Sr.
not yet
prefix
Sitio
So.
not yet
South
So.
not yet
Street
St.
not yet
suffix
Subdivision
Subd.
not yet
suffix/affix
Subdivision
Subd.
no
n/a
not yet
suffix
Term for privately owned and developed residential areas, usually a gated community.
Viuda
Vda.
not yet
prefix
Español - Spanish
Most of these abbreviations are the official classification of road types, according to the National Statistical Institute (INE) of Spain. Many of these types of ways (and their abbreviations) are not commonly used or their use is rare, but they are part of the official list.
Note: As a general rule the point (.) is always written behind the abbreviations, except in those cases where the point is replaced by a slash (i.e. C/).
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Prefix/Suffix
Notes
Acequia
Aceq.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Irrigation ditch
Alameda
Alam.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Boulevard with poplars. For extension any pedestrian walk with trees of any class which give shade to the walker.
Alquería
Alque.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Farmhouse
Andador
Andad.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
In orchads or irrigated areas used for cultivation, path outside cultivated zones where people walk. In Mexico, corridor between buildings.
Angosta
Angta.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix/suffix
Narrow passage
Apartamento
Apto.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Apartments
Apartamentos
Aptos.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Apartments
Apeadero
Apdro.
no
n/a
not yet
?
Halt
Arboleda
Arb.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Grove
Arrabal
Arral.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Suburb, slum quarter
Arroyo
Arry.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Stream
Asociación de Vecinos
A. VV.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Community Association
Asociación Vecinal
A. V.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Community Association
Autopista
Au.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Motorway
Autopista
Auto.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Motorway
Autovía
Autov.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
-
Avenida
Av
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
-
Avenida
Avd.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Avenue
Avenida
Avda.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Avenue
Balneario
Balnr.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Spa
Banda
B.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Side
Banda
Bda.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Side
Barranco
Branc.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Gully
Barranquil
Bqllo.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Small gully
Barriada
Barda.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Shantytown
Barrio
B.º
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Neighborhood
Barrio
Bo.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Neighborhood
Bloque
Blq.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Block
Bulevar
Blvr.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Boulevard
Bulevar
Bv.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Boulevard
Boulevard
Blvd.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Boulevard
Calle
C/
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Street
Calle
C.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Street
Calle
Cl.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Street
Calleja
Cllja.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Narrow street or passage
Callejón
Callej.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Alleyway
Callejón
Cjón.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Alleyway
Callejón
Cllón.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Alleyway
Callejuela
Cjla.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Small street, similar to Calleja
Callizo
Cllzo.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Alley
Calzada
Czada.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Road
Camino
Cno.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Way
Camino
Cmno.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Way
Camino hondo
C. H.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Deep Way
Camino nuevo
C. N.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
New Way
Camino viejo
C. V.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Old Way
Camping
Campg.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Camping
Cantera
Cantr.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Quarry
Cantina
Canti.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Canteen
Cantón
Cant.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Corner
Cañada
Cda.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Stream
Carrera
Cra.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Street that was before a way
Carrero
Cro.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Track or fingerprint that the people, the animals or the cars leave in the ways.
Carretera
Ctra.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Road
Carreterín
Ctrin.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Very very small road
Carretil
Crtil.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Way that is destined for the traffic of carts or of other carriages.
School for preschool and primary education (isced:level=0;1 in Spain)
Colegio Rural Agrupado
CRA
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Rural school in some parts of Spain
Colonia
Col.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Residential development (eg: working-class housing scheme)
Complejo
Compj.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Complex (eg: a industrial complex, a leisure complex, etc.)
Conjunto
Cjto.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Whole, group (eg: a residential complex, a gated community, etc.)
Continuación
Cont.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Street
Convento
Cnvto.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Convent
Cooperativa
Coop.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Cooperative
Corralillo
Crrlo.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Small corral
Corredor
Crrdo.
no
n/a
not yet
?
Corridor
Cortijo
Crtjo.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Country house
Costanilla
Cstan.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Short street with a larger gap than the nearby streets.
Costera
Coste.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Area in slope
Dehesa
Dhsa.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Not the same but similar to wood pasture.
Demarcación
Demar.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Demarcation
Diagonal
Diag.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Diagonal street
Diseminado
Disem.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Dissemination (adverted to a dispersed settlement)
Doctor
Dr.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Male doctor (common in street names)
Doctora
Dra.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Female doctor
Edificio
Edif.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Building
Empresa
Empr.
no
n/a
not yet
?
Company
Entrada
Entd.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Entry
Escalera
Esca.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Straight
Escalinata
Escal.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Staircase
Espalda
Eslda.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Back
Estación
Estcn.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Station
Estación
Est.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Station
Estrada
Estda.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Way that proves to tread the land or to walk for it.
Explanada
Expla.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Explanade, area of level ground .
Extramuros
Extrm.
no
n/a
not yet
?
Outside the city, village o place (eg: Madrid extramuros => Outside of what were the ancient walls of the city of Madrid).
Extrarradio
Extrr.
no
n/a
not yet
?
Outskirts, suburbs
Fábrica
Fca.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Factory
Fábrica
Fbrca.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Factory
Ferrocarril
F. C.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Railroad
Ferrocarriles
FF. CC.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Railroad
Galería
Gale.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Corridor
Glorieta
Gta.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Circus, roundabout
Gran Vía
G. V.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix/standalone
Important avenues of cities created after processes of renewal and urban expansion since the late nineteenth to mid twentieth century (literally Great Way)
Hipódromo
Hipód.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Racecourse
Instituto de Educación Secundaria
IES
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
School for Secondary Education (isced:level=2 in Spain)
Jardín
Jdín.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Garden
Llanura
Llnra.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Plain
Lote
Lt.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Lot, address parcel
Malecón
Malec.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Jetty
Manzana
Mz.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Housing block
Mercado
Merc.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Market
Mirador
Mrdor.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Viewpoint
Monasterio
Mtrio.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Monastery
Nuestra Señora
N.ª S.ª
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Our Lady, in names for Virgin Mary and patron saints.
Nuestra Señora
Ntr.ª Sr.ª
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Our Lady, in names for Virgin Mary and patron saints.
Nuestra Señora
Ntra. Sra.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Our Lady, in names for Virgin Mary and patron saints.
Palacio
Palac.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Palace
Pantano
Pant.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Bog, swamp. Also used to refer to a reservoir.
Parque
Pque.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Park
Particular
Parti.
no
n/a
not yet
?
Private
Partida
Ptda.
no
n/a
not yet
?
District territory or from one jurisdiction or administration which is leading a head village.
Male saint (alternate form, only for specific names, e. g. Santo Tomás)
Santas
Stas.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Female saints
Santos
Stos.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Saints
Santuario
Santu.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Sanctuary
Sector
Sect.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Sector
Sendera
Sedra.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Path
Sendero
Send.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Path
Torrente
Trrnt.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Torrent
Tránsito
Tráns.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Transit
Transversal
Trval.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
A street crossing
Trasera
Tras.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Back
Travesía
Trva.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Side street
Urbanización
Urb.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Housing development
Vecindario
Vecin.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Neighbourhood
Viaducto
Vcto.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Viaduct
Viviendas
Vvdas.
no
n/a
not yet
prefix
Block of flats
It is ungrammatical to omit the preposition de (Spanish for "of") in names of ways and squares ("Calle de Espronceda", "Plaza de Colón", "Avenida de América", "Paseo de Gracia"). Nevertheless, de is commonly skipped when immediately after the street type, being considered in Spanish as a specifying apposition (Calle (de) Alcalá).
This preposition cannot occur if the name is an adjective, like "Calle Real" (Royal Street) or "Plaza Nueva" (New Square). In these cases, including it is ungrammatical.
The word de is commonly followed by either of el, la, los or las (all translate to the): Carretera de El Pardo, Calle de los Caídos de la División Azul, Calle de las Descalzas. Note that "de el" is contracted to "del" unless "el" is part of a proper name (like El Pardo).
Any of de, del, de la, de los, de las is commonly skipped after the street type, e.g.: Calle de los Caídos de la División Azul → C/ de los Caídos de la División Azul → C/ los Caídos de la División Azul → C/ Caídos de la División Azul. Skipping small words in the middle of the name (following the previous example, "C/ Caídos División Azul") is considered wrong, but it would be acceptable in very extreme cases.
These characteristics must be taken into account by search engines, considering all these prepositions as stop words.
Français - French
General rule: a point (.) is needed except if the last letter is also the last letter of the word.
Concatenation with Grand, Petit or Petite is possible
Not strictly about abbreviations, but: The definite form of feminine nouns can be expressed by two different suffixes: -en and -a. In place names, there is often no preference for one form. For instance, the Oslo quarter is sometimes named Majorstua, sometimes Majorstuen -- even on street signs. The name finder should be able to map between the two. This is especially true for "gaten" vs. "gata".
Filipino - Filipino
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Prefix/suffix
Notes
Barangay
Brgy.
no
n/a
prefix
Barangay
Bgy.
no
n/a
prefix
Highway
Hiway
no
n/a
suffix
Lungsod
Lung.
no
n/a
prefix
city
Pamantasan
Pam.
no
n/a
prefix
college
San
Sn.
no
n/a
prefix
male saint
Santa
Sta.
no
n/a
prefix
female saint
Santo
Sto.
no
n/a
prefix
male saint
Sitio
So.
no
n/a
prefix
Hamlet
Polski – Polish
Note that in general dots may be skipped, even if that is not entirely correct.
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Aleja, Aleje, Alei, Alejach, Aleją
al.
no
yes
not yet
Alley
Ulica, Ulice, Ulicą, Ulicy
ul.
no
yes
not yet
Found at the start of the address, not the end, eg ul. Sowia, meaning Sowia Street. In OSM omitted from name tags.
Plac, Placu, Placem
pl.
no
yes
not yet
Square
Wybrzeże, Wybrzeża, Wybrzeżem
wyb.
no
yes
not yet
504350508504350508 Rarely appearing road type prefix
Bulwar
bulw.
no
yes
not yet
Rarely appearing road type prefix for pedestrian way along waterfront
Dolny, Dolna, Dolne
Dln
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Drugi, Druga, Drugie
2
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Drugi, Druga, Drugie
II
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Duży, Duża, Duże
Dz
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Duży, Duża, Duże
Dż
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Górny, Górna, Górne
Grn
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Kolonia
kol.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
koło, kolo
k.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Mały, Mała, Małe
Ml
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Mały, Mała, Małe
Mł
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Mazowiecka, Mazowiecki, Mazowieckie
maz.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Miasto
m.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in gmina names
Nowy, Nowa, Nowe
Nw
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Nowy, Nowa, Nowe
N.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Osiedle, Osiedlu
os.
no
yes
not yet
District
Pierwszy, Pierwsza, Pierwsze
1
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Pierwszy, Pierwsza, Pierwsze
I
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Szkoła Podstawowa
SP
no
yes
not yet
means "elementary school", frequent in school names
Stary, Stara, Stare
St.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Stary, Stara, Stare
Str
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Trzeci, Trzecia, Trzecie
III
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Trzeci, Trzecia, Trzecie
3
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Wielki, Wielka, Wielkie
Wlk
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Wielkopolski, Wielkopolska, Wielkopolskie
wlkp.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in locality names
Województwo, Województwie
woj.
no
yes
not yet
Administrative district
kardynała (kardynał)
kard.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in street names
pułkownika (pułkownik)
płk.
no
yes
not yet
Found in street names
marszałka (marszałek)
marsz.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in street names, means "marshall"
'blessed' - separate versions for male, female and group
księdza (ksiądz)
ks.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in street names, means "priest"
księcia (książe)
ks.
no
yes
not yet
Found in street names, means "prince"
doktora (doktor)
dr.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in street names
majora (major)
mjr. mjr
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in street names, note that "major" would be correctly shortened without dot (as last letter of shortcut is the same as last letter of the word)
biskupa (biskup)
bpa
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in street names, means "bishop"
biskupa (biskup)
bp.
no
yes
not yet
Frequently found in street names, means "bishop"
rotmistrza (rotmistrz)
rotm.
no
yes
not yet
Found in street names
profesora (profesor)
prof.
no
yes
not yet
Found in street names
hrabiego/hrabiny (hrabia/hrabina)
hr.
no
yes
not yet
Rarely found in street names
porucznika (porucznik)
por.
no
yes
not yet
Rarely found in street names
podpułkownika (podpułkownik)
ppłk. / ppułkownika
no
yes
not yet
Rarely found in street names
pułkownika (pułkownik)
płk.
no
yes
not yet
Rarely found in street names
podporucznika (podporucznik)
ppor. / pporucznika
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
porucznika (porucznik)
por.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
marszałka (marszałek)
marsz.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
chorążego (chorąży)
chor.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
szeregowego (szeregowego)
szer.
no
yes
not yet
Extremely rarely if ever found in street names (low level, unlikely to be used as honorific)
kaprala (kapral)
kpr.
no
yes
not yet
Extremely rarely if ever found in street names (low level, unlikely to be used as honorific)
plutonowego (plutonowy)
plut.
no
yes
not yet
Extremely rarely if ever found in street names (low level, unlikely to be used as honorific)
kapitana (kapitan)
kpt.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
admirała (admirał)
adm.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
wiceadmirała (wiceadmirał)
wadm.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
kontradmirała (kontradmirał)
kontradm.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
batalionów (bataliony)
bat.
no
yes
not yet
Very rarely found in street names
batalionu (batalion)
bat.
no
yes
not yet
Other posible expansion of "bat.", not sure whatever it is present anywhere.
It's not common to see the word "Rio" abbreviated in Brazil
Rua
R
no
n/a
not yet
Santa
Sta
no
n/a
Santa
Stª
no
n/a
Santo
St
no
n/a
not yet
Santo
Sto
no
n/a
not yet
Santo
Stº
no
n/a
not yet
São
S
no
n/a
not yet
Sargento
Sarg
no
n/a
Sem Número
S/n
no
n/a
Sem Número
Sn
no
n/a
Senhor
S
no
n/a
not yet
Senhor
Sr
no
n/a
not yet
Senhora
S
no
n/a
not yet
Senhora
Sª
no
n/a
not yet
Senhora
Srª
no
n/a
not yet
Senhora
Sr.ª
no
n/a
not yet
Senhora
S.ra
no
n/a
Senhora
Sra
no
n/a
not yet
Sobre-Loja
Slj
no
n/a
Sociedade
Soc
no
n/a
Sociedade Anónima
SA
no
n/a
Sociedade Anónima
S.A.
no
n/a
Sport Clube
SC
no
n/a
Sport Clube
S.C.
no
n/a
Sport Clube
S. C.
no
n/a
Sub-Cave
Scv
no
n/a
Superquadra
Sq
no
n/a
Tenente
Ten
no
n/a
Torre
Tr
no
n/a
Transversal
Transv
no
n/a
Travessa
Trav
no
n/a
not yet
Travessa
Trv
no
n/a
Travessa
Tv
no
n/a
not yet
Universidade
Univ
no
n/a
Urbanização
Urb
no
n/a
Vila
Vl
no
n/a
Visconde
Visc
no
n/a
Vivenda
Vv
no
n/a
Zona
Zn
no
n/a
Română - Romanian
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Aleea
ale.
no
no
no
Alley
Aleea
aleea.
no
no
no
Alley
Aleea
alea
no
no
no
Alley; this abbreviation is actually a common misspelling
Aleea
ale
no
no
no
Alley
Aleea
al
no
no
no
Alley; note this can be short for "Alexandu/Alexander", so should only be considered if "a" is lowercase
Bulevardul
bd.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bul.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bdul.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
blv.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
blvd.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
b-dul.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
b.dul.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bulev.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bulevard.
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bulevardu
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bulevard
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bulev
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
b-dul
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
b.dul
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
blvd
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
blv
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bdul
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bul
no
no
no
Boulevard
Bulevardul
bd
no
no
no
Boulevard
Calea
cal.
no
no
no
Way
Fundătura
fnd.
no
no
no
Close
Fundătura
fnd
no
no
no
Close
Fundacul
fdc.
no
no
no
Close (another variant)
Fundacul
fdc
no
no
no
Close (another variant)
Intrarea
int.
no
no
no
mot-a-mot translation: Entrance
Intrarea
intr.
no
no
no
mot-a-mot translation: Entrance
Intrarea
intrarea.
no
no
no
mot-a-mot translation: Entrance
Intrarea
intr
no
no
no
mot-a-mot translation: Entrance
Intrarea
int
no
no
no
mot-a-mot translation: Entrance
Piața
pta.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
pţa.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
pța.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
p-ta.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
p-ţa.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
p-ța.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piața.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piaţa.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piață.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piaţă.
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piaţă
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piată
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piaţa
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
piata
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
p-ta
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
p-ţa
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
p-ța
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
pta
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
pţa
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Piața
pța
no
no
no
Square / Plaza
Strada
strada.
no
no
no
Street
Strada
stra.
no
no
no
Street
Strada
str.
no
no
no
Street
Strada
str
no
no
no
Street
Stradela
str-la.
no
no
no
Small street
Stradela
sdla.
no
no
no
Small street
Stradela
str-la
no
no
no
Small street
Stradela
sdla
no
no
no
Small street
Șoseaua
sos.
no
no
no
Avenue
Șoseaua
soseaua.
no
no
no
Avenue
Șoseaua
sos
no
no
no
Avenue
Splaiul
sp.
no
no
no
Splaiul; this can be short for "Spitalul"=Hospital, so should be considered only if "s" is lowercase
Splaiul
splaiul.
no
no
no
Splaiul
Splaiul
spl
no
no
no
Splaiul
Vârful
vf.
no
no
no
Peak
Vârful
virful
no
no
no
Peak (written without diacritics and according to the pre-1993 spelling rules)
Vârful
vîrful
no
no
no
Peak (written according to the pre-1993 spelling rules)
Vârful
varful
no
no
no
Peak
Vârful
virf
no
no
no
Peak (written without diacritics and according to the pre-1993 spelling rules)
Vârful
varf
no
no
no
Peak
Vârful
vf
no
no
no
Peak
Muntele
m-tele.
no
no
no
Muntele
Muntele
m-te.
no
no
no
Muntele
Muntele
mnt.
no
no
no
Muntele
Muntele
mt.
no
no
no
Muntele
Muntele
m-tele
no
no
no
Muntele
Muntele
m-te
no
no
no
Muntele
Muntele
mnt
no
no
no
Muntele
Muntele
mt
no
no
no
Muntele
Русский - Russian
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
аллея
ал.
no
n/a
not yet
alleya - alley
бульвар
бул.
no
n/a
not yet
bul'var - boulevard
набережная
наб.
no
n/a
not yet
naberezhnaya - quay
переулок
пер.
no
n/a
not yet
pereulok - lane
площадь
пл.
no
n/a
not yet
ploshchad' - square
проезд
пр.
no
n/a
not yet
proyezd - passage
проспект
просп.
no
n/a
not yet
prospekt - avenue
шоссе
ш.
no
n/a
not yet
shosse - highway
тупик
туп.
no
n/a
not yet
tupik - dead end street
улица
ул.
no
n/a
not yet
ulitsa - street
область
обл.
no
n/a
not yet
oblast - province
Sardu - Sardinian
No consensus in spelling, thus the redundancies, (I.G.M.) indicates military standard.
To avoid any unforeseen conflicts and to adhere to existing abbreviation standards the suffix "-eddu" is not listed on its own as a non separable concatenation yet.
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Bacu/Baccu
B.cu
no
n/a
not yet
Gorge (I.G.M.)
Badde
B.de
no
n/a
not yet
Valley (I.G.M.)
Baku/Bakku
B.ku
no
n/a
not yet
Gorge
Bruncu
Br.cu
no
n/a
not yet
Peak (I.G.M.)
Brunku
Br.ku
no
n/a
not yet
Peak
Cucureddu/Cuccureddu
Cuc.du
no
n/a
not yet
Summit (I.G.M.)
Cucuru/Cuccuru
Cuc.ru
no
n/a
not yet
Summit (I.G.M.)
Flumini
Fl.ni
no
n/a
not yet
River (I.G.M.)
Fruncu
Fr.cu
no
n/a
not yet
Peak (I.G.M.)
Frunku
Fr.ku
no
n/a
not yet
Peak
Furriadroxiu
Furr.xiu
no
n/a
not yet
Small group of houses, isolated farm (I.G.M.)
Genna
G.na
no
n/a
not yet
Mountain pass (I.G.M.)
Gutturu
Gut.ru
no
n/a
not yet
Gorge (I.G.M.)
Jenna
J.na
no
n/a
not yet
Mountain pass
Kukureddu/Kukkureddu
Kuk.du
no
n/a
not yet
Summit
Kukuru/Kukkuru
Kuk.ru
no
n/a
not yet
Summit
Kuɂuru
Kuɂ.ru
no
n/a
not yet
Summit
Manna
M.na
no
n/a
not yet
Large
Mannu
M.nu
no
n/a
not yet
Large (I.G.M.)
Mitza
M.za
no
n/a
not yet
Spring (I.G.M.)
Montigghiu
M.hiu
no
n/a
not yet
Hill (I.G.M.)
Montigiu
M.iu
no
n/a
not yet
Hill (I.G.M.)
Montrecu
M.cu
no
n/a
not yet
Hill (I.G.M.)
Montreku
M.ku
no
n/a
not yet
Hill
Montrigu
M.gu
no
n/a
not yet
Hill (I.G.M.)
Nuraghe
N.ghe
no
n/a
not yet
(I.G.M.)
Nuraxi
N.xi
no
n/a
not yet
Nuraghe
Punta
P.ta
no
n/a
not yet
Peak
Tanca
T.ca
no
n/a
not yet
Enclosed land (I.G.M.)
Tanka
T.ka
no
n/a
not yet
Enclosed land
Zenna
Z.na
no
n/a
not yet
Mountain pass
Slovenščina - Slovenian
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Cesta
C.
no
yes
not yet
Gasilski Dom
GD
no
yes
not yet
Osnovna šola
OŠ
no
yes
not yet
Prostovoljno Gasilsko Društvo
PGD
no
yes
not yet
Savinjski
Savinj.
no
yes
not yet
Slovenskih
Slov.
no
yes
not yet
Spodnja
Sp.
no
yes
not yet
Spodnje
Sp.
no
yes
not yet
Spodnji
Sp.
no
yes
not yet
Srednja
Sr.
no
yes
not yet
Srednje
Sr.
no
yes
not yet
Srednji
Sr.
no
yes
not yet
Sveta
Sv.
no
yes
not yet
Svete
Sv.
no
yes
not yet
Sveti
Sv.
no
yes
not yet
Svetega
Sv.
no
yes
not yet
Šent
Št.
no
yes
not yet
Ulica
Ul.
no
yes
not yet
Velika
V.
no
yes
not yet
Velike
V.
no
yes
not yet
Veliki
V.
no
yes
not yet
Veliko
V.
no
yes
not yet
Velikem
V.
no
yes
not yet
Velika
Vel.
no
yes
not yet
Velike
Vel.
no
yes
not yet
Veliki
Vel.
no
yes
not yet
Veliko
Vel.
no
yes
not yet
Velikem
Vel.
no
yes
not yet
Zdravstveni dom
ZD
no
yes
not yet
Zgornja
Zg.
no
yes
not yet
Zgornje
Zg.
no
yes
not yet
Zgornji
Zg.
no
yes
not yet
Slovensky - Slovak
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Ulica
Ul
no
yes
not yet
Námestie
Nám
no
yes
not yet
Svätého/Svätej
Sv
no
yes
not yet
Generála
Gen
no
yes
not yet
Armádneho generála
Arm. gen
no
yes
not yet
Doktora/Doktorky
Dr
no
yes
not yet
Inžiniera/Inžinierky
Ing
no
yes
not yet
Majora
Mjr
no
yes
not yet
Profesora/Profesorky
Prof
no
yes
not yet
Československej
Čsl
no
yes
not yet
Plukovníka
Plk
no
yes
not yet
Podplukovníka
Pplk
no
yes
not yet
Kapitána
Kpt
no
yes
not yet
Poručíka
Por
no
yes
not yet
Podporučíka
Ppor
no
yes
not yet
Sídlisko
Sídl
no
yes
not yet
Nábrežie
Nábr
no
yes
not yet
Suomi - Finnish
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
alue
al.
yes
yes
area
asema
as.
yes
yes
(railway) station
aukio
auk.
yes
yes
square
kaari
kri
yes
yes
arc, curve (used names of roads)
katu
k.
yes
yes
street
kirkko
kko
yes
yes
church
kirkonkylä
kk.
no
n/a
the village in which the church of the municipality is located
kuja
kj.
yes
yes
alley
kylä
kl.
yes
yes
village
penger
pgr
yes
yes
embankment
polku
p.
yes
yes
path (used in names of trails and short residential streets)
puistikko
pko
yes
yes
small park
puisto
ps.
yes
yes
park
raitti
r.
yes
yes
rautatieasema
ras.
no
n/a
railway station
ranta
rt.
yes
yes
beach, shore
rinne
rn.
yes
yes
hill, slope
taival
tvl
yes
yes
tie
t.
yes
yes
road
tienhaara
th, th.
yes
yes
crossroads (used mainly in names of bus stops, e.g. “Rantasalmi ras th E”)
tori
tr.
yes
yes
marketplace, market square
väylä
vlä
yes
yes
route (used mainly in names of some motorways or other major roads, e.g. Hämeenlinnanväylä)
Svenska - Swedish
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
väg, vägen
v.
yes
yes
"way"
gatan, gata
g.
yes
yes
"street"
gränd, gränden
gr.
yes
yes
"ally"
gamla
G:la
no
n/a
"old"
södra
s.
no
n/a
"south"
södra
s:a
no
n/a
"south"
norra
n.
no
n/a
"north"
norra
n:a
no
n/a
"north"
östra
ö.
no
n/a
"east"
östra
ö:a
no
n/a
"east"
västra
v.
no
n/a
"west"
västra
v:a
no
n/a
"west"
stig, stigen
st.
yes
yes
"path"
sankt
s:t
no
n/a
"saint"
sankta
s:ta
no
n/a
"saint" (female)
plats, platsen
pl.
yes
yes
"square"
lilla
l.
no
n/a
"little"
stora
st.
no
n/a
"grand"
Idrottsplats
ip, IP
no
n/a
"sports field"
Türkçe - Turkish
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Sokak
Sk
no
yes
not yet
Konur Sk.
Sokak
Sok
no
yes
not yet
Sokağı
Sk
no
yes
not yet
Susam Sk.
Sokağı
Sok
no
yes
not yet
Cadde
Cd
no
yes
not yet
Mostly with numbers, e.g. 3. Cadde
Caddesi
Cd
no
yes
not yet
İnonü Caddesi
Bulvar
Bl
no
yes
not yet
Atatürk Bulvarı
Bulvar
Blv
no
yes
not yet
Bulvarı
Bl
no
yes
not yet
Mahalle
Mh
no
yes
not yet
Orta Mahalle
Mahalle
Mah
no
yes
not yet
Tiếng Việt – Vietnamese
Each of these abbreviations may occasionally be followed by a period.
Full word
Abbreviation
Concatenated?(*)
Separable?(*)
Implemented?
Notes
Thành phố
TP
no
n/a
no
City
Thị xã
TX
no
n/a
no
Town, township
Thị trấn
TT
no
n/a
no
Town
Quận
Q
no
n/a
no
District
Phường
P
no
n/a
no
Ward
Phường
Ph
no
n/a
no
Ward
Quốc lộ
QL
yes
yes
no
National Road; can be concatenated with ref, e.g., QL1A
National Statistical Institute (INE) of Spain. Many of these types of ways (and their abbreviations) are not commonly used or their use is rare, but they are part of the official list.
504350508 Rarely appearing road type prefix
