Other Abbreviations
Prefixes, directional abbreviations and other (non-suffix) abbreviations should not be used, except for state/ territory abbreviations & country abbreviations; under ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.
1. Prefix abbreviations include: Mount (Mt.), and Saint (St.) Note: Mount (Mt.) is not the same as Mountain (Mtn.).
- Although they are common, can cause issues as variation and overlap exists between naming, usage, and prefix standards (I.e. What words to, and how to, abbreviate).
- Therefore a lake named "Lake Clair" would not be abbreviated, while if its documented name was "Clair Lake" it would be.
2. Directional abbreviations include: East (E), South West (SW), Central (CN), Upper (UP), and Lower (LR).
- In addition to not being abbreviated, directions should only be included when they are a part of the documented name, and not a suffix or prefix added at a later stage to describe location or orientation/ direction.
3. Other abbreviations include: Island (Is.), Quay (Qy), Reserve (Res) and Tunnel (Tunl).
- These are acceptable to be used when they are a suffix, but not acceptable when they are place names.
- Therefore "King-Tunnel Road" should have tunnel spelt in full, as it refers to a tunnel. While "Queen Tunnel-Road" could have tunnel abbreviated, as tunnel refers to the type of roadway, and is a part of the suffix.
- Likewise an Island named "Island Island" would be abbreviated to Island Is.
4. The exception to the above is abbreviations for states and or territories; and countries with their three character abbreviation. These contain correct punctuation. Other regions do not fall under this category.
- For example: California would be abbreviated to C.A. not CA and Victoria to VIC.
- Country abbreviations are done under "ISO 3166-1 alpha-3". Further information can be found on Wikipedia. (ISO 3166:)
- Other regions include that of Suburbs, Districts, Localities, Shires and special purpose areas. (I.e. Indigenous, Military and Airport areas.)
Standard Suffix Abbreviations
Notes:
1. Only abbreviate suffixes.
- "The Avenue", "The Green ", and etc. should not be abbreviated.
- "Circuit Avenue Road" would be abbreviated to Circuit Avenue Rd and not "Cct Ave Rd"
- A road named "Service way" should not be abbreviated, while "Pipeline Service way" should be.
2. Suffix abbreviations do not contain any punctuation, such as "." (Full-stops) or "-" (Hyphens).
3. In the event that the original suffix is a plural (I.e contains a "s" at the end) and only its singular form is present as an abbreviation, simply add an "s" to the end of the abbreviation.
Legend:
- TTS = Text To Speech for supported countries.
| Road Name | Abbreviation | TTS Compatibility |
| Alley | Aly | Yes |
| Annex | Anx | Yes |
| Arcade | Arc | Yes |
| Avenue | Ave | Yes |
| Bayoo | Byu | Yes |
| Beach | Bch | Yes |
| Bend | Bnd | Yes |
| Bluff | Blf | Yes |
| Bottom | Btm | Yes |
| Boulevard | Blvd | Yes |
| Branch | Br | Yes |
| Bridge | Brg | Yes |
| Broadway | Bdwy | Untested |
| Brook | Brk | Yes |
| Brooks | Brks | Yes |
| Burg | Bg | Incompatible |
| Burgs | Bgs | Untested |
| Bypass | Byp | Yes |
| Camp | Cp | Yes |
| Canyon | Cyn | Yes |
| Cape | Cpe | Untested |
| Causeway | Cswy | Yes |
| Center | Ctr | Yes |
| Centers | Ctrs | Untested |
| Circle | Cir | Yes |
| Circles | Cirs | Untested |
| Cliff | Clf | Untested |
| Cliffs | Clfs | Untested |
| Close | Cl | Yes |
| Club | Clb | Yes |
| Common | Cmn | Untested |
| Corner | Cor | Untested |
| Corners | Cors | Untested |
| Course | Crse | Yes |
| Court | Ct | Yes |
| Courts | Cts | Untested |
| Cove | Cv | Incompatible |
| Coves | Cvs | Untested |
| Creek | Crk | Untested |
| Crescent | Cres | Yes |
| Crest | Crst | Yes |
| Crossing | Yes | |
| Crossroad | Xrd | Yes |
| Curve | Curv | Yes |
| Dale | Dl | Yes |
| Dam | Dam | Yes |
| Divide | Dv | Incompatible |
| Drive | Dr | Yes |
| Drives | Drs | Untested |
| Estate | Est | Untested |
| Estates | Ests | Untested |
| Expressway | Expy | Yes |
| Extension | Ext | Yes |
| Extensions | Exts | Untested |
| Fall | Fall | Untested |
| Falls | Fls | Yes |
| Ferry | Fry | Untested |
| Field | Fld | Untested |
| Fields | Flds | Untested |
| Flat | Flt | Yes |
| Flats | Flts | Untested |
| Ford | Frd | Untested |
| Fords | Frds | Untested |
| Forest | Frst | Untested |
| Forge | Frg | Untested |
| Forges | Frgs | Untested |
| Fork | Frk | Untested |
| Forks | Frks | Untested |
| Fort | Ft | Yes |
| Freeway | Fwy | Yes |
| Garden | Gdn | Yes |
| Gardens | Gdns | Yes |
| Gateway | Gtwy | Yes |
| Glen | Gln | Yes |
| Glens | Glns | Untested |
| Green | Grn | Yes |
| Greens | Grns | Untested |
| Grove | Grv | Yes |
| Groves | Grvs | Untested |
| Harbor | Hbr | Yes |
| Harbors | Hbrs | Untested |
| Haven | Hvn | Untested |
| Heights | Hts | Yes |
| Highway | Hwy | Yes |
| Hill | Hl | Yes |
| Hills | Hls | Yes |
| Hollow | Holw | Yes |
| Inlet | Inlt | Yes |
| Island | Is | Untested |
| Islands | Iss | Untested |
| Isle | Il | Yes |
| Junction | Jctn | Yes |
| Junctions | Jctns | Yes |
| Key | Key | Yes |
| Keys | Keys | Yes |
| Knoll | Knl | Yes |
| Knolls | Knls | Yes |
| Lake | Lk | Untested |
| Lakes | Lks | Untested |
| Land | Land | Untested |
| Landing | Lndg | Yes |
| Lane | Ln | Yes |
| Light | Lgt | Yes |
| Lights | Lgts | Yes |
| Loaf | Lf | Yes |
| Lock | Lck | Yes |
| Locks | Lcks | Yes |
| Lodge | Ldg | Yes |
| Loop | Loop | Yes |
| Mall | Mall | Yes |
| Manor | Mnr | Yes |
| Manors | Mnrs | Yes |
| Meadow | Mdw | Yes |
| Meadows | Mdws | Yes |
| Mews | Mews | Yes |
| Mill | Ml | Untested |
| Mills | Mls | Untested |
| Mission | Msn | Yes |
| Motorway | Mtwy | Yes |
| Mount | Mount | Yes |
| Mountain | Mtn | Yes |
| Mountains | Mtns | Yes |
| Neck | Nck | Yes |
| Orchard | Orch | Yes |
| Oval | Oval | Yes |
| Overpass | Opas | Yes |
| Parade | Pde | Yes |
| Park | Pk | Yes |
| Parks | Pks | Yes |
| Parkway | Pky | Yes |
| Parkways | Pkys | Yes |
| Pass | Pass | Yes |
| Passage | Psge | Yes |
| Path | Path | Yes |
| Pike | Pke | Yes |
| Pine | Pne | Yes |
| Pines | Pnes | Yes |
| Place | Pl | Yes |
| Plain | Pln | Untested |
| Plains | Plns | Yes |
| Plaza | Plz | Yes |
| Point | Pt | Untested |
| Points | Pts | Yes |
| Port | Prt | Yes |
| Ports | Prts | Yes |
| Prairie | Prr | Yes |
| Radial | Radl | Yes |
| Ramp | Ramp | Yes |
| Ranch | Rnch | Yes |
| Rapid | Rpd | Incompatible |
| Rapids | Rpds | Yes |
| Rest | Rst | Untested |
| Ridge | Rdge | Yes |
| Ridges | Rdgs | Untested |
| Rise | Rise | Untested |
| River | Riv | Yes |
| Road | Rd | Yes |
| Roads | Rds | Untested |
| Route | Rte | Yes |
| Row | Row | Yes |
| Rue | Rue | Yes |
| Run | Run | Yes |
| Shoal | Shl | Yes |
| Shoals | Shls | Yes |
| Shore | Shr | Yes |
| Shores | Shrs | Yes |
| Skyway | Skwy | Yes |
| Spring | Spg | Yes |
| Springs | Spgs | Yes |
| Spur | Spur | Untested |
| Square | Sq | Yes |
| Squares | Sqs | Yes |
| Station | Sta | Yes |
| Stream | Strm | Yes |
| Street | St | Yes |
| Streets | Sts | Yes |
| Summit | Smt | Yes |
| Terrace | Ter | Yes |
| Throughwawy | Thwy | Yes |
| Trace | Trce | Yes |
| Track | Trak | Yes |
| Trafficway | Trfy | Yes |
| Trail | Trl | Yes |
| Tunnel | Tunl | Yes |
| Turnpike | Tpk | Yes |
| Underpass | Upas | Yes |
| Union | Un | Untested |
| Unions | Uns | Yes |
| Valley | Vly | Yes |
| Valleys | Vlys | Yes |
| Viaduct | Vdct | Yes |
| View | Vw | Yes |
| Views | Vws | Yes |
| Village | Vlg | Yes |
| Villages | Vlgs | Yes |
| Ville | Vl | Untested |
| Vista | Vis | Yes |
| Walk | Walk | Yes |
| Wall | Wall | Yes |
| Waters | Wtr | Untested |
| Way | Way | Yes |
| Ways | Ways | Yes |
| Well | Wl | Yes |
| Wells | Wls | Yes |
Further Reading
Forums
Please refer to the following Waze forum for a "Work in progress" list of abbreviations that are being tested, currently available, and proposed:
http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15178
Glossary
Refer to the Glossary page for definitions of many terms used in Waze.