To reduce the frequency of duplicate searches for similar first names and common nicknames, the system uses a Nickname Table. This means you don't have to run separate searches for first names "Cathy" and "Kathy" or "Sidney" and "Sydney."
When a first name begins with the letters in column one of the Nickname Table, matches will include first names beginning with the letters in column two. (And vice versa: entries in column two match column one.)
For example, the Nickname Table has LAR = LAU and LAW. If you search for "SM=LARRY," the search output will include "SMITH LAURENCE" and "SMITH LAWRENCE." If you enter "SM=LAURENCE," the search output will include "SMITH LARRY."
The Kern nickname table contains the following entries:
|
This |
Matches This |
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ABE |
ABR |
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ABR |
ABE |
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AL |
ALA |
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ALA |
ALB |
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ALB |
ALE |
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ALF |
ALL |
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ALI |
ALY |
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ALL |
ALP |
|
ALP |
ALT |
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ALV |
AL |
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ANA |
ANN |
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ANN |
ANA |
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ANT |
TON |
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BEC |
REB |
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BET |
ELI |
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BIL |
WIL |
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BOB |
ROB |
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CAN |
DUL |
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CAR |
KAR |
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CAT |
KAT |
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CHA |
CHU |
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CHR |
CRI, KRI |
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CID |
CYD |
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CIN |
CYN |
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CUR |
KLTR |
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CYN |
CIN |
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DEL |
DOL |
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DIC |
RIC |
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DOL |
DEL |
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EAR |
ERN |
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ED |
EDD |
|
EDD |
EDG |
|
EDG |
DM |
|
EDM |
EDU |
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EDU |
EDW |
|
EDW |
ED |
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ELA |
ELL, ELI, ELE |
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ELI |
LIZ |
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EMI |
EMM |
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ENR |
HEN |
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ERM |
IRM |
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EUG |
GEN |
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EVE |
EVI, EVA |
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FRA |
KIK |
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GEN |
EUG |
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GEO |
JEF, JOR |
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GUA |
LUP |
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GER |
JER |
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HAL |
HAR |
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HAN |
HEN, ENR |
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HAR |
HAL |
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HOP |
ESP |
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IMA |
IMO, GEN, JEA, JEN |
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JAC |
JOH |
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JAM |
JIM |
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JAV |
XAV |
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JEF |
GEO |
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JER |
GER |
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JIM |
JAM |
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JOE |
JOS |
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JOH |
JON, JUA |
|
JON |
JOH, JUA |
|
JOS |
JOE |
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JUA |
JAC |
|
KAN |
DUL |
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KAR |
CAR |
|
KAT |
CAT |
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LAR |
LAU, LOR |
|
LAU |
LAW |
|
LAW |
LAR |
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LEE |
LER |
|
LER |
ROY |
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LEW |
LOU |
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LIZ |
BET |
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LLO |
LOY |
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LOI |
LUI |
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LOU |
LEW, LUI, LUL |
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LOY |
LLO |
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LUI |
LEW |
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LUP |
GUA |
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MAR |
PEG |
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MAY |
MAB, MAE |
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MIC |
MIG, MIK |
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NEA |
NEI |
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OSW |
OSB |
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PAU |
PAB |
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PED |
PET |
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PEG |
MAR |
|
PET |
PED |
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RAP |
RAL, RAF |
|
RAY |
RAM, REY |
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REU |
RUE, RUB |
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RIC |
DIC |
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ROB |
BETO, BOB |
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ROD |
ROG |
|
ROG |
ROD |
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ROY |
LEE |
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RUE |
REU |
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SID |
SYD |
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SOP |
SOF |
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STE |
STU |
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SUE |
SUS |
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SUS |
SUZ |
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SYD |
SID |
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TED |
TED, TER |
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THO |
TOM |
|
TOM |
ANT, THO |
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VI |
VIO |
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WIL |
BIL, GUI, WM |
|
WM |
BIL |