This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections that follow this list.
In this list, optional versions of Dutch words or variable endings (such as some plural endings) are given in parentheses. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.
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| Dutch
|
English
|
| aan
|
upon, to
|
| aangenomen naam
|
named, alias, also known as, assumed name, accepted surname
|
| aangiften
|
intentions (marriage), declarations
|
| aannemen
|
to adopt (a child), to assume, to take on
|
| aanneming
|
confirmation
|
| aannemingsdag
|
day of confirmation
|
| aanstaande
|
next, toward, following, expectant, future, impending
|
| aanval
|
stroke, attack
|
| aarde
|
earth (buried in), ground
|
| aardrijkskundig woordenboek
|
gazetteer
|
| acht
|
eight
|
| achtenswaardig
|
respectable, honorable
|
| achtentwintig
|
twenty-eight
|
| achtentwintigste
|
twenty-eighth
|
| achterkleindochter
|
great-granddaughter
|
| achterkleinzoon
|
great-grandson
|
| achternaam
|
surname, last name
|
| achtste
|
eighth
|
| achttien
|
eighteen
|
| achttiende
|
eighteenth
|
| adel
|
nobility
|
| adellijk
|
noble, titled
|
| aderlating
|
bleeding, bloodletting
|
| adresboek
|
directory
|
| advocaat
|
notary, lawyer
|
| afkondigen
|
to post banns
|
| afkondigingen
|
proclamations, banns
|
| afschrift(en)
|
extract, duplicate record, transcript, certified copy
|
| akte
|
certificate, deed, license
|
| alhier
|
here, at this place, locally
|
| alle
|
all, every
|
| alleen
|
alone, single, only
|
| altijd, steeds
|
always
|
| ambt
|
office
|
| ambtenaar
|
official, registrar, civil servant, clerk
|
| ander(s)
|
other
|
| anders genoemd
|
alias, also known as
|
| apostolisch
|
Apostolic
|
| April
|
April
|
| arbeider
|
laborer
|
| archief
|
archive
|
| Augustus
|
August
|
| avond ('s avonds)
|
evening, (in the evening)
|
| Avondmaal
|
communion, sacrament
|
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