Dutch term – Geslacht

2 March 2015 by Leave a Comment

The word geslacht has two meanings:

  1. Gender/sex.
    • “Man” or “mannelijk” is male
    • “Vrouw” or “vrouwelijk” is female
    • “Beide” is both
    • “Onbekend” is unknown.
  2. Family/house (“Het geslacht Hoitink” = the house of Hoitink). This meaning of geslacht is slightly archaic, a more contemporary way to say this would be “De familie Hoitink” [the Hoitink family].
Old farm with a driveway

The Huitink farm near Winterswijk, cradle of the geslacht Hoitink. Photo by author

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Yvette Hoitink, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist in the Netherlands. She holds the Certified Genealogist credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists and has a post-graduate diploma in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee. She has been doing genealogy for over 30 years and helps people from across the world find their ancestors in the Netherlands. Read about Yvette's professional genealogy services.

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