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Tuesday, 12 April 2005 |
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This page lists some Dutch words that appear frequently in genealogical records and publications.
| Dutch term | English translation |
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| Achternaam | Family name | | Begraven, begr. | Burried | | Beroep | Occupation (see the Occupations page for a list of Dutch occupations and their translations) | | Bevolkingsregister | Approx: Census record (although the 'bevolkingsregister' was kept up to date) | | Burgerlijke stand | Civil Registration | | Doodgeboren | Stillborn | | Doop, ged. | Baptized | | en | and | | Familienaam | Family name | | Geboorteakte | Birth record (civil registration) | | Geboren, geb. | Born | | Geen ... vermeld | No ... mentioned | | Gemeente | Municipality | | Huwelijk, huw. | Marriage | | Huwelijksakte | Marriage record (civil registratoin) | | Huwelijksbijlagen | Appendices to the marriage record | | Jaar, jaren | Years | | Leeftijd | Age | | Memorie van successie | Death duties files, estate tax | | naar (+town name) | to | | Nagelaten | Literally: "Left behind", meaning the other person died. For example: "nagelaten zoon van Jan Jansen" means "son left behind by Jan Jansen", the son of the late Jan Jansen. | | Ondertrouw, otr. | Publication of the banns, usually about 3 weeks before the actual marriage | | Overleden, ovl. | Died | | Overlijdensakte | Death record (civil registration) | | Plaats | Town | | Provincie | Province | | Register van naamsaanneming | Register of name taking | | te (+ town name) | in | | Trouwt, tr. | Marries | | Tussenvoegsel | Prefix (like "van", "de", etc.) | | van | of | | van (+ town name) | from | | Vondeling | Abandoned child | | Voornaam | First name | | Voorvoegsel | Prefix (like "van", "de", etc.) |
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