| Code | Lang. | Cont. | French | English |
| [] | fr | gen | Inhumé | Buried |
| ° | fr | gen | Né | Born |
| † (+) | fr | gen | Décédé | Dead |
| 10bre | fr | reg | Décembre | December |
| 7bre | fr | reg | Septembre | September |
| 8bre | fr | reg | Octobre (octo veut dire huit en latin) | October |
| 9bre | fr | reg | Novembre | November |
| a | fr/en | src | Archives | Archives |
| a | fr | src | Annotation marginale | Marginal annotation (catholic record, after 1910) |
| AC | fr | src | Archives des colonies (France) | Colonies Archives (France) |
| AC | fr | src | Archives communales en France (ville, village) | Town archives in France |
| AD | fr | src | Archives départementales en France | Departemental Archives in France (region) |
| AD17 | fr | src | AD, département no 17 | AD, departement no. 17 |
| ADCM | fr | src | AD, Charente-Maritime | AD, Charente-Maritime (this is an example, all departements have those codes) |
| aft | en | gen | Après | After |
| AN | fr | src | Archives nationales (France) | National Archives, France |
| ANC | fr | src | Archives nationales du Canada (were APC) | National Archives of Canada (was PAC, now NAC) |
| ANQ | fr | src | Archives nationales du Québec | National Archives of Quebec (not related to NAC) |
| ANQM | fr | src | Archives nationales du Québec à Montréal | National Archives of Quebec in Montreal (there are other codes for other centers) |
| ap | fr | gen | Après | After |
| APC | fr | src | Archives publiques du Canada (now ANC) | Public Archives of Canada (now NAC) |
| Aug. | fr | gen | Auguste, Augustin | August, Augustine |
| av | fr | gen | Avant | Before |
| b | fr (qc) | gen | Baptisé | Baptized (mostly used in Quebec) |
| b | en | gen | Né | Born |
| bef | en | gen | Avant | Before |
| bet | en | gen | Entre (two dates) | Between (two dates) |
| bp | en | gen | Baptisé | Baptized |
| bur | en | gen | Sépulture | Buried |
| ca | gen | Vers, circa | Circa, about | |
| Cath. | fr | gen | Catherine | Catherine |
| cgi | en | int | Software generating a Web page in reel time (i.e. a request for a search tool in the Web) | |
| Ch. | fr | gen | Charles ou Charlotte | Charles or Charlotte |
| Chs | fr | gen | Charles | Charles |
| d | fr/en | gen | Décédé | Died |
| dit | fr | gen | Separator between a family name and an additional surname (like Jarret dit Beauregard). Explanation. | |
| DNCF | fr | src | Dictionnaire national des Canadiens-français | |
| Drouin | fr | src | See this link Drouin | |
| FAQ | en/fr | int | Frequently Asked Questions | |
| fo2 | en | int | Follow up (where a message will be forwarded if someone replies) | |
| frg | fr | int | Forum fr.rec.genealogie | Newsgroup fr.rec.genealogie |
| Frs | fr | gen | François | Francis |
| Frse | fr | gen | Françoise | (no direct translation) |
| ftp | en | int | In a Web page, a link to a file (ftp = file transfer protocol) | |
| GAAQ | fr | src | Le grand arrangement des Acadiens au Québec | |
| Gen. | fr/en | src | Généalogique | Genealogical |
| HGA | fr | src | Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens | |
| Hist. | fr/en | src | Historique | Historical |
| htm, html | en | int | Format of a document readable in the WWW (htm for DOS, html otherwise) | |
| http | en | int | In a Web page, a link to another Web page (http = hyper text transfer protocol) | |
| ICQ | en | int | "I seek you", a system for chatting | |
| IRC | en | int | Internet Relay Chat, a system for chatting | |
| Ja. | fr | gen | Jacques | James |
| Jetté | fr | src | See this link DGFQ | |
| Jn | fr | gen | Jean | John |
| Jne | fr | gen | Jeanne | Jane |
| Jos. | fr | gen | Joseph or Josephte/Josette/Josèphe | Joseph or Josephte/Josette/Josepha |
| lol | en | int | Lot of laughing | |
| Lse | fr | gen | Louise | Lois |
| m | fr (qc) | gen | Marié (Quebec) | Married |
| m | fr | gen | Mort (rare) | Dead (rare) |
| M. | fr | gen | Marie | Marie (French for Mary) |
| Mad., Magd. | fr | gen | Madeleine | Magdalein |
| Marg. | fr | gen | Marguerite | Marguerite |
| n | fr (qc) | gen | Né | Born |
| ng | en | int | Forum (newsgroup) | Newsgroup |
| o | fr | gen | Né | Born |
| Pi. | fr | gen | Pierre | Peter |
| s | fr (qc) | gen | Sépulture | Buried |
| sgf | en | int | Forum soc.genealogy.french | Newsgroup soc.genealogy.french |
| Soc. | fr (qc) | src | Société (de généalogie), cercle, association | (Genealogical) Society |
| Suz. | fr | gen | Suzanne | Susanne |
| Tanguay | fr | src | See this link Tanguay | |
| Th. | fr | gen | Thomas ou Thérèse | Thomas or Theresa |
| v | fr | gen | Vers | Circa, about |
| www, web | en | int | Worldwide Web | |
| x | fr | gen | Marié (France) | Married |
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