Dutch Genealogical Word List

A

 * aan - upon, to
 * aangenomen naam - named, alias, also known as, assumed name, accepted surname
 * 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
 * afwezig absent
 * akte certificate, deed, license
 * alhier here, at this place, locally
 * alle all, every
 * alleen alone, single, only
 * altijd, steeds always
 * ambt office, function, post
 * ambtelijk official, professional
 * ambtenaar official, registrar, civil servant, clerk
 * ander(s) other
 * anders genoemd alias, also known as
 * angiften intentions (marriage), declarations
 * Apostolisch Apostolic
 * April, april April
 * arbeider laborer
 * archief archive
 * archieven archives
 * Augustus, augustus August
 * avond ('s avonds) evening, (in the evening)
 * Avondmaal communion, sacrament

B

 * bad(plaats) resort, spa, bath
 * baker dry nurse
 * bakker baker
 * bedelaar beggar
 * bedrag fee, amount (of money)
 * bedrijf trade, business, concern
 * begraafplaats cemetery
 * begrafenis funeral
 * begraven to bury
 * behoeftigden needy, indigent
 * behoren to belong to
 * beide both
 * bejaard aged
 * bekende acquaintance
 * belasting taxation
 * Belg(isch) Belgian
 * België Belgium
 * bemerking remarks
 * benadering approximation
 * berg mountain
 * beroep trade, occupation
 * beschrijving description
 * beslagnemen to seize
 * besnijdenis circumcision
 * bet-overgrootvader second great-grandfather
 * bet-bet-overgrootvader third great-grandfather
 * betrekking in relation to, relatives
 * betuiging declaration, expression
 * bevolking population
 * bevolkingsregister population register
 * bewaarder guardian, warden
 * bewijs certificate, proof
 * bewijs van overlijden proof of death, death certificate
 * bewijs van trouwen proof of marriage, marriage certificate
 * bidden to pray, to request
 * bijlagen supplemental documents
 * bijna almost, nearly
 * bijnaam surname, nickname
 * bijzit mistress, concubine
 * binnenkant inside
 * biografie biography
 * bisdom diocese
 * bladzijde (blz.) page
 * bloedverwant blood relative
 * bloeimaand blossoming month, May
 * boek book
 * boer farmer
 * boerenarbeider cottager, farmhand, worker
 * boerenknecht farm worker
 * bos woods, forest
 * bosbaas forester
 * bosch woods, forest (old spelling of the word)
 * boswachter forester
 * boven above, over, upstairs
 * bovengemelden above-mentioned
 * braaf honest, worthy, good
 * broeder, broer brother
 * brouwer brewer
 * brug bridge
 * bruid bride
 * bruidegom bridegroom
 * buiten(kant) outside
 * buitenechtelijk illegitimate
 * burgemeester mayor
 * burgelijke administralie civil administration
 * burger citizen
 * burgerboek citizenship book
 * burgerlijke ambtenaar civil registrar
 * burgerlijke stand civil registration, civil administration
 * burgerschap citizenship
 * buurman neighbor
 * buurtschap neighborhood

C

 * communicanten members, communicants
 * comparant one who appeared
 * compareerde appeared before
 * confirmatie confirmation

D

 * daar(heen) there
 * dag day
 * dag der begravenis day of the burial, burial day
 * dagelijks daily
 * dagloner day worker, day laborer
 * dagteekening document date
 * dal valley
 * dat that
 * datum date
 * de the
 * December, december December
 * deden done
 * deed did
 * deel volume, part of
 * Deen Dane
 * Deens Danish
 * degenen those
 * Denemarken Denmark
 * derde third
 * dertien thirteen
 * dertiende thirteenth
 * dertig thirty
 * dertigste thirtieth
 * des of the
 * dewelke of which, the which
 * deze this, these
 * diarree diarrhea
 * die those, that
 * dienst service, employment
 * dienstbode servant
 * dienstmeisje servant girl
 * dienstsmeid maid
 * dinsdag Tuesday
 * diocees diocese
 * dit this
 * dochter(tje) (little) daughter
 * doen to do
 * dominee minister
 * donderdag Thursday
 * dood dead
 * dood geboren stillborn
 * doodgraver sexton, grave digger
 * doop baptism, christening
 * doopdag day of baptism
 * doopregister baptismal register
 * Doopsgezinde Mennonite, Baptist
 * doopvader godfather, baptismal sponsor
 * door through, by
 * dopen to baptize
 * dorp village
 * drie three
 * drieëntwintig twenty-three
 * drieëntwintigste twenty-third
 * drupped gout
 * duits German (language)
 * duitser German (person)
 * Duitsland Germany
 * duizend thousand
 * duizendste thousandth
 * duplicaat duplicate
 * dysenterie dysentery

E

 * echt marriage
 * echtbreker adulterer
 * echtelieden spouses
 * echtgenoot husband
 * echtgenote wife
 * echtgenoten husband and wife, spouses
 * echtscheiding divorce
 * echtverbintenis marriage
 * edel(man) noble(man)
 * een a, an, one
 * eenendertig thirty-one
 * eenendertigste thirty-first
 * eenentwintig twenty-one
 * eenjarig annual, yearly
 * eerder before, previously, earlier
 * eergisteren day before yesterday
 * eerlijk honest
 *  eerste first
 * eertijds formerly
 * eeuw century
 * ehelieden spouses
 * eigenaar owner, proprietor
 * eigengeërfde yeoman, freeholder
 * eiland, eilant island
 * elf eleven
 * elfde eleventh
 * elk each, every
 * emigrant emigrant
 * emigranten register emigration file
 * emigratie papieren emigration records
 * en and
 * enig only, single
 * erfenis inheritance
 * erkennende recognizing, acknowledging
 * ervan of it
 * ervoor for it
 * Evangelisch evangelical 

F

 * fabriek factory, mill
 * familie-geschiedenis family history
 * familieleden family members,relatives
 * familielijst family list, group sheet
 * familienaam family name, surname
 * familiewapen familycoat of arms
 * Februarij, februari February
 * feestdag feast day, holiday
 * fiches index cards
 * florijn guilder
 * Frankrijk France
 * frans French

G

 * gangbaar current
 * geboorte birth
 * geboorteakte birth certificate
 * geboortebewijs proof of birth,birth certificate
 * geboorteplaats place of birth
 * geboortetijd time of birth
 * geboortig born at, native of
 * geboren born, maiden name, née
 * gebracht brought, placed, charged, put, been
 * gedelegeerden delegate, delegates, delegates to
 * gedoopt baptized, christened
 * geelzucht jaundice
 * geen no, none, without
 * geestelijke priest, clergyman
 * gegeven given, gave
 * gehucht hamlet
 * gehuwd married
 * geld money
 * gelegitimeerd legitimized
 * gelijk same, alike, similar
 * gemeenschap community, township
 * gemeente town, municipality, parish
 * gemeenteraadslid councilman, town councilor
 * genaamd named
 * genaamt named
 * genealogie genealogy
 * genoemden named, mentioned
 * gerechtelijk(e) court, judicial
 * gerechtshof judicial court
 * Gereformeerd(e) Calvinist Reformed
 * gering small
 * gescheiden divorced
 * geschenk deed, gift, present
 * geschiedenis history
 * geslacht sex, gender
 * geslachtsboom pedigree, family tree
 * gestorven died
 * gestorven zonder nageslacht died without issue
 * geteekend signed, drew
 * getranscribeerd transcribed
 * getrouwd married
 * getuigen witnesses
 * gewesen former
 * gezegend blessed, the deceased
 * gezin immediate family
 * gezindheid religious affiliation
 * gezinslijst family group sheet
 * gezwel, gezwollenheid swelling, tumor
 * gezworene juryman, person under oath
 * gisteren yesterday
 * Godsbeschikking dispensation, God's will
 * godsdienst religion
 * goed good, right, correct
 * graaf count, earl
 * graafschap county, shire
 * graf grave, tomb
 * grasmaand gras month,April
 * grens border (between countries)
 * grensgebied border, region
 * groen green
 * groet greet, greeting
 * grondeigenaren property owners
 * groot large, big, great
 * groothandelaar trader, merchant
 * grootmoeder grandmother
 * grootvader grandfather
 * gulden guilder (unit of money)

H

 * haar, hare hair, her, hers
 * had(den) had
 * half half
 * halfbroeder half brother
 * halfzuster half sister
 * handel trade, occupation
 * handtekening signature
 * handwerksgezel journeyman
 * hebben to have
 * heden today
 * heel all, whole, entire, complete
 * heer master, gentleman, Mr.
 * Heer the Lord
 * heerschappen gentry, lords
 * hem him
 * hen, hun them, their, theirs
 * herbergier innkeeper
 * herder shepherd
 * herfst autumn, fall
 * herfstmaand fall month, September
 * Hernhutter Moravian
 * hertog duke
 * hertogdom duchy
 * hertogin duchess
 * Hervormd(e) Dutch reformed
 * Hessisch Hessian
 * het it, the
 * heuvel hill
 * hij he
 * hoe how
 * hoer harlot, immoral woman
 * hoesten cough
 * hoger upper, higher
 * hollands Dutch
 * honderd hundred
 * honderdste hundredth
 * hoofdplaats capital
 * hoog high
 * hooimaand hay month, July
 * houtvester forester
 * huidziekte measles
 * huis house
 * huisgezin immediate family
 * huishoudster housekeeper
 * huisland home, native country, homeland
 * huisvrouw housewife
 * huizenkant inside, side of a house
 * hun their
 * huwelijksaangiften marriage intention
 * huwelijk marriage
 * huwelijksaf(aan)-kondigingen marriage banns
 * huwelijksbijlagen marriage supplements
 * huwelijksdag day of marriage
 * huwelijksfeest wedding
 * huwen to marry

I

 * immigrant immigrant
 * in in
 * ingekomen arrival, immigration
 * ingezetenen citizen, occupants
 * inhoud contents
 * inwoner inhabitant, citizen
 * is is
 * italiaans Italian
 * Italië Italy

J

 * jaar, jaren year, years
 * jaarlijks annual, yearly
 * jager hunter
 * Januarij, januari January
 * j.d. (jonge dochter) unmarried daughter
 * j.g. (jong gezel) young man, bachelor
 * jicht gout
 * j.m. (jonge man) young man, bachelor
 * jong(e) young
 * jongeling a youth, unmarried man
 * jongen boy
 * Jood Jew
 * joods(e) Jewish
 * juffrouw Miss, Madame
 * Julij, juli July
 * Junij, juni June

K

 * kamer room (in a house)
 * kan can
 * kanaal canal
 * kanker cancer
 * kantwerkster lacemaker
 * karman coachman
 * kasteel castle
 * Katholiek Catholic
 * keizerlijk imperial
 * keizerrijk empire
 * kerk church
 * kerkboek church book,parish register
 * kerkelijk(e) church (pertaining to church)
 * kerkelijk ambt parish office
 * kerkeraads-handelingen church minutes
 * kerkgenootschap religious affiliation
 * kerk meester church warden
 * kerk voogt church warden
 * kil stream, brook
 * kind, kinderen child, children
 * kinkhoest whooping cough
 * klapper index
 * kledinghandelaar clothier
 * kleermaker tailor
 * klein little, small
 * kleindochter granddaughter
 * kleiner smaller, lesser
 * kleinzoon grandson
 * klompenmaker wooden shoemaker
 * km. kilometer
 * knecht servant, laborer, journeyman
 * kohier(en) register(s), ledger(s)
 * koning king
 * koningin queen
 * koninklijk royal
 * koninkrijk kingdom
 * koopman buyer, seller, vendor, trader, merchant
 * kopen to buy
 * koperslager coppersmith
 * koster sexton
 * kraambed childbed
 * kraambed gestorven died in childbirth
 * kraambedkoorts puerperal fever, childbed fever
 * kramer seller, vendor, peddler
 * krampachtig convulsions
 * krampen cramps, convulsions
 * krijgen to receive
 * kuiper cooper
 * kunnen could
 * kwaal disease, complaint
 * kwaliteit status, quality
 * kwartierstaat pedigree, family tree

L

 * laat, laatste tijd late (in the day), lately
 * laatste latter, last
 * lakenvoller (-volder) clothier, fuller
 * land land, country
 * landbouwer farmer
 * landgoed, landbezit estate
 * landkaart map
 * landlieden farmers
 * landman cottager, farmer
 * land verlatend emigrant
 * laten to let, leave, allow
 * leeftijd age
 * leerjongen apprentice
 * leerling student, apprentice, pupil
 * leerlooier tanner
 * leggen to place, put, impose, to lay
 * lente spring (season)
 * lentemaand spring month,March
 * leven to live
 * levend living
 * levenloos without life, stillborn
 * levens-beschrijving biography
 * lidmaten members, membership
 * linker hand left hand
 * links left (direction)
 * linnenwever linen weaver
 * logementhouder innkeeper
 * longontsteking pneumonia
 * longtering consumption, tuberculosis
 * looier tanner
 * louwmaand January
 * Lutheraan, Luthers Lutheran
 * lijk corpse
 * lijnslager rope maker

M

 * maagd virgin, maid, servant girl
 * maand month
 * maandag Monday
 * maar but
 * Maart March
 * mag may (might)
 * makelaar registers real estate registers
 * man husband, man
 * mannelijk male
 * markt market
 * mazelen measles
 * meer lake, more
 * meerderjarige of legal age
 * Meij, mei May
 * meier tenant farmer, bailiff
 * meisje girl
 * melkerij milk factory, dairy
 * melkfabriek milk factory, dairy
 * mengel (mingel) liquid measure, about one to two quarts
 * met with
 * met name named, alias
 * metselaar mason, bricklayer
 * meu aunt
 * meubelmaker furniture maker
 * middag ('s middags) afternoon (in the afternoon)
 * middernacht midnight
 * mijnheer Mr.
 * mijnwerker miner
 * militaire military
 * minderjarige minor, below legal age
 * misschien maybe, perhaps
 * missen to miss, lack
 * mocht might
 * moeder mother
 * moet(en) must
 * mogen may (might have), to allow
 * molen mill
 * mondig verklaring declaration of being of legal age
 * morgen unit of land area, about two acres
 * morgen ('s morgens) morning, tomorrow (in the morning)
 * mijl mile (varying lengths, up to 5.5 km.)

N

 * na after
 * naaister seamstress
 * naam name
 * naar to, toward, for, according to
 * naar gelang van to, after, according to
 * naast beside, following, next (to)
 * nabijkomen approach, approximate
 * nabuur neighbor
 * nacht ('s nachts) night (in the night)
 * namen names
 * namiddag, ('s namiddags) afternoon (in the afternoon)
 * neder low, lower (directional)
 * Nederland the Netherlands
 * nederlands Dutch
 * neef nephew, male cousin
 * neefje nephew, young male cousin
 * negen nine
 * negende ninth
 * negenentwintig twenty-nine
 * negenentwintigste twenty-ninth
 * negentien nineteen
 * negentiende nineteenth
 * negentig ninety
 * negentigste ninetieth
 * neger Negro
 * nicht niece, female cousin
 * nichtje niece, young female cousin
 * niet(s) no, none, not
 * niets nothing
 * nieuw new
 * nimmer never
 * noemen to christen, call, name
 * nog still, yet, other
 * nog in leven still living, surviving
 * nommer, nummer number
 * nooit never
 * noor(s) Norwegian
 * noord north
 * Noorwegen Norway
 * notaris notary
 * november November

O

 * october October
 * of or
 * om for, because of, at, round
 * oma grandma
 * omstreeks about, around
 * on- un- (prefix)
 * onbekend unknown
 * onder under
 * ondergetekende the undersigned
 * ondertrouw betrothal (already registered)
 * ondertrouw betrothal (already registered)
 * onderwijzer (school) teacher
 * onderwijzeres female teacher
 * onecht kind illegitimate child
 * ongehuwd unmarried
 * ongeleerdheid illiterate, unlearned
 * ongetrouwd single, unmarried
 * ongeveer almost, approximately
 * onkunde inability, incompetence, ignorance, ignorance of
 * onmiddellijk right away, immediately
 * onmondigen minor, under age
 * ons, onze us, our
 * ontvangen to receive, received
 * ontvanger tax collector
 * onwettig illegitimate, illegal
 * onze, ons us, our
 * opgesteld drafted
 * oogstmaand harvest month,August
 * ook also
 * oom uncle
 * oorkonden records, documents
 * oost east
 * op on, upon
 * opa grandpa
 * opgetreden appeared
 * op heden today, on this day
 * op hoge leeftijd at a great (old) age
 * opnemen to receive
 * opper upper
 * oprecht honest
 * optreden to appear
 * opziener overseer, inspector, guardian
 * organisatie organization, society
 * oud old (age)
 * ouder older, elder
 * ouderdom age
 * ouders parents
 * oudoom great-uncle
 * oudste eldest
 * oudtante great-aunt
 * over above, over, via
 * overeenkomst contract, agreement
 * overgrootmoeder great-grandmother
 * overgrootvader great-grandfather
 * overleden dead, deceased
 * overledene, de the deceased
 * overlevenden survivors
 * overlijden to die
 * overnemen to take over, adopt (an action)
 * overschrijven to extract

P

 * pachter tenant farmer, leaser, one who leases
 * pachter (van belastingen) publican, tax collector
 * Palts, de the Palatinate
 * Paltsgraafschap count palatine (the place)
 * paltsgrafelijk (from the) palatinate
 * parochie parish
 * parochieregisters parish registers
 * Pasen Easter, Passover
 * Pascha Paasover
 * pastoor pastor, priest (Roman Catholic church)
 * patroon manor lord, patron, employer
 * peet godfather, godparent, sponsor
 * peetoom godfather
 * peettante godmother
 * pensionering retirement
 * pest plague, pestilence
 * petemoei godmother
 * peten godparents
 * plaag plague, scourge
 * plaats place
 * planter planter, farmer
 * pokken smallpox
 * Polen Poland, Poles
 * pools Polish
 * poorter citizen, freeman
 * poortersboeken burgher registers
 * portugees Portuguese
 * predikant minister, clergyman (Protestant church)
 * prins prince
 * prinses princess
 * protestant protestant
 * protocol document, register
 * provinciaal provincial
 * provincie provinces
 * Pruis(isch) Prussian
 * Pruissen Prussia

R

 * raad council, counsel
 * recht right (correct), straight, law, justice
 * rechter judge, magistrate
 * rechter(zijde) right side
 * rechter hand right hand
 * rechterlijk legal, court (judicial)
 * rechtmatig rightful, right (correct)
 * rechts right (direction)
 * regering government, administration
 * rekeningen accounts, bills
 * rentenier retired tradesperson, man of means
 * rivier river
 * roede rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)
 * rond around, about
 * rood red
 * roodvonk scarlet fever
 * Rooms Katholiek Roman Catholic
 * ruim [ruim 80 = eighty plus years old] large, broad, wide, upwards of
 * Rus(sisch) Russian
 * Rusland Russia
 * rijk empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy
 * rijksarchief national and/orstate archive, public record office

S

 * 's = des of the

Sakser Saxon


 * samen together
 * schaapherder shepherd
 * scheeps of a ship (the ship's)
 * schenking donation, gift
 * schepen alderman, magistrate, ships
 * schepenakten city council records
 * schilder painter
 * schip ship
 * schipper barge man, boatman, skipper
 * schlepel unit of measure, about .7 to 1.3 bushels
 * schoenmaker shoemaker
 * school school
 * schoondochter daughter-in-law
 * schoonzoon son-in-law
 * schoonzuster sister-in-law
 * schriftgeleerde scribe
 * schrijnwerker cabinet maker, joiner
 * schrijver scribe, writer, author
 * schuit barge, boat
 * September September
 * sinds(dien) since
 * slachter, slager butcher
 * slachtmaand slaughter month,November
 * slag hit, stroke, blow
 * slager, slachter butcher
 * slechts but, only, merely
 * sloot ditch
 * slot lock, castle
 * slotenmaker locksmith
 * smid (black)smith
 * soldaat soldier
 * soms sometimes, besides, in addition to
 * spaans Spanish
 * Spanjaard Spaniard
 * Spanje Spain
 * spoedig quickly, soon, speedy
 * sprokkelmaand wood gathering month, February
 * staat state
 * staats of the state
 * staatsburger citizen
 * stad city, town
 * stamboeken lineage books, genealogical register
 * stamboom pedigree
 * steeds always, still
 * steenbakker brick maker, stone mason
 * stellen to place, put, impose
 * sterven to die
 * stief- step-
 * straat street
 * stroom stream, river

T

 * 't = het the
 * taal language
 * tachtig eighty
 * tachtigste eightieth
 * tafel index, table
 * tanden krijgen getting teeth, teething
 * tante aunt
 * te at, to
 * tegelijk together, at the same time
 * tegen(over) against, across
 * tegenwoordigheid presence, the presence of
 * te huis at home
 * teraardebestelling burial, interment
 * testament last will, testament
 * thuis at home
 * tien ten
 * tiende tithing
 * tiende tenth
 * tienjarige tafels ten-year (decennial) index
 * tiental [tiental dagen = about ten days] decade
 * timmerman carpenter
 * toekomend future, next
 * toekomstig future, prostpective
 * toenaam surname
 * toestaan to let, grant, allow
 * toestemmen to consent
 * touwslager rope maker
 * trouwboek marriage book
 * trouwdag wedding day
 * trouwen to marry
 * tuberculose consumption, tuberculosis
 * tuin garden, yard
 * tuinman, tuinier gardener
 * tussen between
 * twaalf twelve
 * twaalfde twelfth
 * twee two
 * tweede second
 * tweeëntwintig twenty-two
 * tweeëntwintigste twenty-second
 * tweeling twins
 * twintig twenty
 * twintigste twentieth
 * tyfus typhoid fever
 * tyfuslijder typhoid patient
 * tijd time
 * tijdelijk temporary
 * tijdschrift periodical

U

 * uit out of, from
 * uiterlijk outward, external, appearance, at the latest
 * uitgeven to publish
 * uittrekken extract
 * uur hour, o'clock

V

 * vaak often
 * vader father
 * vallende ziekte epilepsy
 * van from, of
 * veehoeder herdsman
 * veertien fourteen
 * veertiende fourteenth
 * veertig forty
 * veertigste fortieth
 * veld field
 * veldwachter constable, policeman, patrolman, village policeman
 * verdrinking drowning
 * vergunning permission
 * verjaardag birthday
 * verklaard declared
 * verklaren to declare
 * verklaring declaration, affidavit, sworn statement
 * verkondigen publish (as in banns), proclaim
 * verlamming paralysis, stroke
 * verlaten to leave, left
 * verleden past
 * verlof leave (soldier's), permission
 * verloofd betrothed, engaged
 * verloofde(n) engaged person(s), fiancée, fiancé
 * verloving betrothal, engagement
 * verpandings-kohieren tax ledger
 * verscheiden to pass away or die, various, different
 * verschijnt appears
 * verstopping obstruction, blockage
 * vertering consumption, tuberculosis
 * vertrokken departed, moved, gone away
 * verver dyer, house painter
 * verwantschap relationship
 * verwijderen to remove, to withdraw
 * vestigen to settle, establish
 * vesting fortress
 * vier four
 * vierde fourth
 * vierentwintig twenty-four
 * vierentwintigste twenty-fourth
 * visser fisherman
 * vleeshouwer butcher
 * vlij marsh, swamp
 * V.O.C. Dutch East Indies Company
 * voerman coachman
 * volbracht performed, completed, finished
 * volbrengen to finish, complete
 * volgend following, next
 * volgende dag (the) following day
 * volgens to, after, according to, follows
 * volkstelling census, population records
 * volmacht authorization
 * voltooien to finish, complete
 * voltrekkingen solemnization
 * vondeling foundling
 * voogd guardian
 * voor for, in front of, before
 * vooraf(gang) previous, preceding
 * voorafgaand former
 * voorafgaande dag the previous day
 * voorbij [voorbij gaan = gone by] past, beyond, over
 * voorgaand previous, preceding
 * voorheen previous, formerly, in former days
 * voorjaar spring (season)
 * voorlezing reading, reading aloud
 * voormeld before mentioned, said, stated
 * voormiddag morning, forenoon (in the morning)
 * voornaam given name
 * voornoemde above-mentioned, aforesaid
 * voorouder ancestor
 * voortekening over his signature
 * voorts furthermore, moreover, further, addition, also
 * voortgebracht produced, generated, produced in, brought forth, emitted
 * voorvader ancestor, forefather
 * vorig previous, preceding
 * vorige dag previous day
 * vormer framer, molder
 * vormsel Catholic confirmation
 * vorst monarch, sovereign, ruler
 * vorstendom principality
 * vreemd foreign, strange
 * vriend friend
 * vrijboer farmer owner
 * vrijdag Friday
 * vrijgezel bachelor
 * vroedmeester man who assists in childbirth
 * vroedvrouw midwife
 * vroeg(tijdig) early (a.m.), prematurely, untimely
 * vroeger formerly, earlier
 * vrouw woman, wife, Mrs.
 * vrouw(spersoon) wife, woman, female
 * vrouwelijk female
 * V.W.C. Dutch West Indies Company
 * vijf five
 * vijfde fifth
 * vijfentwintig twenty-five
 * vijfentwintigste twenty-fifth
 * vijftien fifteen
 * vijftiende fifteenth
 * vijftig fifty
 * vijftigste fiftieth

W

 * waar where
 * waaraan which
 * waarheen where to
 * waarom why
 * wagenmaker cartwright, wagon builder, coach builder
 * wanneer when
 * wapen heraldic crest, coat of arms
 * waren were, goods
 * was was
 * wat what, how
 * waterzucht dropsy
 * weduwe widow
 * weduwnaar widower
 * week week
 * weeskamer orphan's court
 * weeskind orphan
 * wegens because of
 * weinig little, small, few
 * welk(e) which
 * wellicht maybe, perhaps
 * werkman laborer
 * west west
 * wet law
 * wethouder alderman
 * wettelijk legal
 * wettelijk kind legitimate child
 * wettig lawful, legal
 * wever weaver
 * wie who
 * wieldraaijer wheelwright
 * wil will, desire, wish, consent
 * wilde(n) Indian(s) (in New York), savage(s)
 * willen to want to
 * winkelier(ster) shopkeeper male (female)
 * winter winter
 * wintermaand winter month,December
 * wit white
 * woensdag Wednesday
 * wonende residing
 * woonachtig resident, living at
 * woonplaats residence, domicile, dwelling place
 * woordenboek dictionary
 * worden to become, be
 * woud forest
 * wij we
 * wijk district, area, section, ward
 * wijlen late (deceased), the late, blessed
 * wijnmaand wine month, October

IJ

 * ijs ice
 * IJsland Iceland
 * ijzer iron
 * ijzer smelterij iron foundry
 * ijzersmid smith, blacksmith
 * ijzerwaren hardware
 * ijzerwerker ironworder

Z

 * zaken trade, business, case, affairs
 * zaterdag Saturday
 * ze they, she
 * zeeman sailor
 * zeepzieder soap maker
 * zelfde the same
 * zes six
 * zesde sixth
 * zesentwintig twenty-six
 * zesentwintigste twenty-sixth
 * zestien sixteen
 * zestiende sixteenth
 * zestig sixty
 * zestigste sixtieth
 * zetten to place, put, impose
 * zeven seven
 * zevende seventh
 * zevenentwintig twenty-seven
 * zevenentwintigste twenty-seventh
 * zevenstigte seventieth
 * zeventien seventeen
 * zeventiende seventeenth
 * zeventig seventy
 * zie see
 * ziekte disease, illness
 * zomer summer
 * zomermaand summer month, June
 * zondag Sunday
 * zonder without
 * zoon son
 * zoontje little son, small son
 * zou should
 * zuid south
 * zuigeling baby, suckling
 * zuivelboer dairy farmer
 * zuster sister
 * zwager brother-in-law
 * zwakheid weakness
 * zwakte weak
 * zwanger pregnant
 * zwart black
 * zwarten Negroes, blacks
 * Zweden Sweden
 * zweeds Swedish
 * zwelling swelling, tumor
 * Zwitserland Switzerland
 * zwitsers Swiss
 * zij she, they
 * zijn its, his, to be, are
 * zijrivier tributary, river, stream