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GENERAL WORD LIST


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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