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The full set of suffixes is not used in South Africa. The Afrikaans Equivalent is generally a similar term as the Road Name. When commonly used for street names, the ZA Usage Verified column will indicate that it is in use. | The full set of suffixes is not used in South Africa. The Afrikaans Equivalent is generally a similar term as the Road Name. When commonly used for street names, the ZA Usage Verified column will indicate that it is in use. | ||
| + | # Road Names should not be abbreviated, only suffixes, e.g. "Circle Rd", not "Cir Rd". | ||
# TTS = Text To Speech for supported countries. | # TTS = Text To Speech for supported countries. | ||
| + | # Not here or supported ? The "When in doubt, Spell it out" principle always apply. | ||
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Revision as of 05:46, 25 November 2012
Standard Abbreviations
This is a locally derived list. The Original list is at Suffix_Abbreviations. The full set of suffixes is not used in South Africa. The Afrikaans Equivalent is generally a similar term as the Road Name. When commonly used for street names, the ZA Usage Verified column will indicate that it is in use.
- Road Names should not be abbreviated, only suffixes, e.g. "Circle Rd", not "Cir Rd".
- TTS = Text To Speech for supported countries.
- Not here or supported ? The "When in doubt, Spell it out" principle always apply.
| Road Name | Afrikaans Equivalent | Abbreviation | TTS Compatibility | ZA Usage Verified |
| Alley | Steeg | Aly | Yes | Yes |
| Annex | Anneks | Anx | Yes | |
| Arcade | Arkade | Arc | Yes | |
| Avenue | Laan | Ave | Yes | Yes |
| Bayou | Byu | Yes | ||
| Beach | Kus | Bch | Yes | |
| Beach | Strand | Bch | Yes | |
| Bluff | Hang | Blf | Yes | |
| Bluffs | Hange | Blfs | ||
| Bottom | Bodem | Btm | Yes | |
| Bottom | Boom | Btm | Yes | |
| Boulevard | Rylaan | Blvd | Yes | Yes |
| Branch | Sypad | Br | Yes | |
| Branch | Tak | Br | Yes | |
| Bridge | Brug | Brg | Yes | |
| Broadway | Bdwy | Untested | ||
| Brook | Spruit | Brk | Yes | |
| Brooks | Spruite | Brks | Yes | |
| Burg | Dorp | Bg | Incompatible | |
| Burg | Stad | Bg | Incompatible | |
| Burgs | Dorpe / Stede | Bgs | Untested | |
| Bypass | Ompad | Byp | Yes | |
| Camp | Kamp | Cp | Yes | |
| Canyon | Kloof | Cyn | Yes | |
| Cape | Kaap | Cpe | Untested | |
| Causeway | Spoelbrug | Cswy | Yes | |
| Center | Middel | Ctr | Yes | |
| Center | Spil | Ctr | Yes | |
| Centers | Ctrs | Untested | ||
| Chase | Groef | Chse | ||
| Circle | Sirkel | Cir | Yes | Yes |
| Circles | Sirkels | Cirs | Untested | |
| Cliff | Krans | Clf | Untested | |
| Cliffs | Kranse | Clfs | Untested | |
| Close | Einde | Cl | Yes | |
| Close | Slot | Cl | Yes | |
| Club | Kierie | Clb | Yes | |
| Common | Dorpsgrond | Cmn | Untested | |
| Commons | Dorpsgronde | Cmns | ||
| Corner | Hoek | Cor | Untested | |
| Corners | Hoeke | Cors | Untested | |
| Course | Baan | Crse | Yes | |
| Court | Hof | Ct | Yes | |
| Courts | Howe | Cts | Untested | |
| Cove | Baai | Cv | Incompatible | |
| Cove | Inham | Cv | Incompatible | |
| Coves | Baaie / Inhamme | Cvs | Untested | |
| Creek | Spruit | Crk | Untested | |
| Crescent | Singel | Cres | Yes | Yes |
| Crest | Kop | Crst | Yes | |
| Crest | Kruin | Crst | Yes | |
| Crossing | Kruising | Yes | ||
| Crossroad | Kruispad | Xrd | Yes | |
| Crossroads | Kruispaaie | Xrds | ||
| Curve | Kurwe | Curv | Yes | |
| Dale | Dal | Dl | Yes | |
| Dale | Kom | Dl | Yes | |
| Dam | Dam | Dam | Yes | |
| Divide | Skeiding | Dv | Incompatible | |
| Drive | Rylaan | Dr | Yes | |
| Drives | Rylane | Drs | Untested | |
| Estate | Landgoed | Est | Untested | |
| Estates | Ests | Untested | ||
| Expressway | Expy | Yes | ||
| Extension | Verlenging | Ext | Yes | |
| Extensions | Exts | Untested | ||
| Fall | Val | Fall | Untested | |
| Falls | Fls | Yes | ||
| Ferry | Pont | Fry | Untested | |
| Field | Land | Fld | Untested | |
| Field | Veld | Fld | Untested | |
| Fields | Lande / Velde | Flds | Untested | |
| Flat | Laagte | Flt | Yes | |
| Flats | Laagtes | Flts | Untested | |
| Ford | Drif | Frd | Untested | |
| Fords | Drifte | Frds | Untested | |
| Forest | Bos | Frst | Untested | |
| Forest | Woud | Frst | Untested | |
| Forge | Frg | Untested | ||
| Forges | Frgs | Untested | ||
| Fork | Vurk | Frk | Untested | |
| Forks | Vurke | Frks | Untested | |
| Fort | Fort | Ft | Yes | |
| Fort | Skans | Ft | Yes | |
| Freeway | Snelweg | Fwy | Yes | |
| Garden | Tuin | Gdn | Yes | |
| Gardens | Tuine | Gdns | Yes | |
| Gateway | Ingang | Gtwy | Yes | |
| Gateway | Poort | Gtwy | Yes | |
| Glen | Dal | Gln | Yes | |
| Glen | Vlei | Gln | Yes | |
| Glens | Dale / Vleie | Glns | Untested | |
| Green | Veld | Grn | Yes | |
| Greens | Velde | Grns | Untested | |
| Grove | Bos | Grv | Yes | |
| Groves | Bosse | Grvs | Untested | |
| Harbor | Hawe | Hbr | Yes | |
| Harbors | Hawens | Hbrs | Untested | |
| Haven | Toevlug | Hvn | Untested | |
| Heights | Hoogte | Hts | Yes | |
| Highway | Grootpad | Hwy | Yes | |
| Highway | Hoofweg | Hwy | Yes | |
| Hill | Heuwel | Hl | Yes | |
| Hill | Rant | Hl | Yes | |
| Hills | Heuwels / Rante | Hls | Yes | |
| Hollow | Holte | Holw | Yes | |
| Hollow | Laagte | Holw | Yes | |
| Inlet | Ingang | Inlt | Yes | |
| Island | Eiland | Is | Untested | |
| Islands | Eilande | Iss | Untested | |
| Isle | Eiland | Il | Yes | |
| Junction | Verbinding | Jctn | Yes | |
| Junctions | Verbindings | Jctns | Yes | |
| Key | Key | Yes | ||
| Keys | Keys | Yes | ||
| Knoll | Bultjie | Knl | Yes | |
| Knolls | Knls | Yes | ||
| Lake | Meer | Lk | Untested | |
| Lakes | Mere | Lks | Untested | |
| Land | Grond | Land | Untested | |
| Landing | Oorloop | Lndg | Yes | |
| Lane | Laan | Ln | Yes | Yes |
| Light | Lgt | Yes | ||
| Lights | Lgts | Yes | ||
| Loaf | Lf | Yes | ||
| Lock | Insluiting | Lck | Yes | |
| Locks | Lcks | Yes | ||
| Lodge | Ldg | Yes | ||
| Loop | Kring | Loop | Yes | |
| Mall | Sentrum | Mall | Yes | |
| Manor | Landgoed | Mnr | Yes | |
| Manors | Mnrs | Yes | ||
| Meadow | Weide | Mdw | Yes | |
| Meadows | Mdws | Yes | ||
| Mews | Stalle | Mews | Yes | |
| Mill | Meule | Ml | Untested | |
| Mills | Meulens | Mls | Untested | |
| Mission | Sending | Msn | Yes | |
| Motorway | Mtwy | Yes | ||
| Mount | Berg | Mount | Yes | |
| Mountain | Berg | Mtn | Yes | |
| Mountains | Berge | Mtns | Yes | |
| Neck | Nek | Nck | Yes | |
| Neck | Pas | Nck | Yes | |
| Orchard | Boord | Orch | Yes | |
| Oval | Ovaal | Oval | Yes | |
| Overlook | Uitkyk | Ovlk | ||
| Overpass | Opas | Yes | ||
| Parade | Parade | Pde | Yes | Yes |
| Park | Park | Pk | Yes | |
| Parks | Parke | Pks | Yes | |
| Parkway | Pky | Yes | ||
| Parkways | Pkys | Yes | ||
| Pass | Pas | Pass | Yes | |
| Passage | Deurgang | Psge | Yes | |
| Path | Pad | Path | Yes | Yes |
| Pike | Piek | Pke | Yes | |
| Pine | Pne | Yes | ||
| Pines | Pnes | Yes | ||
| Place | Oord | Pl | Yes | Yes |
| Plain | Vlakte | Pln | Untested | |
| Plains | Vlaktes | Plns | Yes | |
| Plaza | Plein (Stadsplein) | Plz | Yes | |
| Point | Punt | Pt | Untested | |
| Pointe | Punt | Pte | ||
| Points | Punte | Pts | Yes | |
| Pond | Poel | Pond | ||
| Port | Hawe | Prt | Yes | |
| Ports | Hawens | Prts | Yes | |
| Prairie | Prêrie | Prr | Yes | |
| Radial | Straal | Radl | Yes | |
| Ramp | Helling | Ramp | Yes | |
| Ranch | Veeplaas | Rnch | Yes | |
| Rapid | Versnelling | Rpd | Incompatible | |
| Rapids | Versnellings | Rpds | Yes | |
| Rest | Rus | Rst | Untested | |
| Ridge | Rant | Rdge | Yes | |
| Ridges | Rante | Rdgs | Untested | |
| Rise | Hoogte | Rise | Untested | |
| River | Rivier | Riv | Yes | |
| Road | Weg | Rd | Yes | |
| Roads | Weë | Rds | Untested | |
| Route | Roete | Rte | Yes | |
| Row | Ry | Row | Yes | |
| Rue | Wynruit | Rue | Yes | |
| Run | Gang | Run | Yes | |
| Shoal | Skool | Shl | Yes | |
| Shoals | Sandbank | Shls | Yes | |
| Shore | Kus | Shr | Yes | |
| Shores | Kuste | Shrs | Yes | |
| Skyway | Skwy | Yes | ||
| Spring | Fontein | Spg | Yes | |
| Springs | Fonteine | Spgs | Yes | |
| Spur | Uitloper | Spur | Untested | |
| Spurs | Uitlopers | Spurs | ||
| Square | Plein | Sq | Yes | Yes |
| Square | Vierkant | Sq | Yes | |
| Squares | Pleine / Vierkante | Sqs | Yes | |
| Station | Stasie | Sta | Yes | |
| Stravenue | Stra | |||
| Stream | Stroom | Strm | Yes | |
| Street | Straat | St | Yes | |
| Streets | Strate | Sts | Yes | |
| Summit | Piek | Smt | Yes | |
| Terrace | Terras | Ter | Yes | |
| Throughway | Deurgang | Thwy | Yes | |
| Trace | Spoor | Trce | Yes | |
| Track | Baan | Trak | Yes | |
| Trafficway | Trfy | Yes | ||
| Trail | Spoor | Trl | Yes | |
| Trailer | Trlr | |||
| Tunnel | Tonnel | Tunl | Yes | |
| Turnpike | Draaihek | Tpk | Yes | |
| Turnpike | Tolhek | Tpk | Yes | |
| Underpass | Upas | Yes | ||
| Union | Unie | Un | Untested | |
| Unions | Unies | Uns | Yes | |
| Valley | Vallei | Vly | Yes | |
| Valleys | Valleie | Vlys | Yes | |
| Viaduct | Viaduk | Vdct | Yes | |
| View | Uitsig | Vw | Yes | |
| Views | Uitsigte | Vws | Yes | |
| Village | Dorp | Vlg | Yes | |
| Villages | Dorpe | Vlgs | Yes | |
| Ville | Vl | Untested | ||
| Vista | Uitsig | Vis | Yes | |
| Walk | Wandellaan | Walk | Yes | |
| Walks | Walks | |||
| Wall | Muur | Wall | Yes | |
| Waters | Waters | Wtr | Untested | |
| Way | Weg | Way | Yes | Yes |
| Ways | Wee | Ways | Yes | |
| Well | Put | Wl | Yes | |
| Wells | Putte | Wls | Yes | |
| Wharf | Kaai | Whf | ||
| Wharf | Werf | Whf |
