This diagram shows you the Dutch terms for the most common family relationships.
In practice, we don’t use the more distant relationships than achterneef/achternicht; we just call them “verre neef” or “verre nicht” [distant cousin].
This diagram shows you the Dutch terms for the most common family relationships.
In practice, we don’t use the more distant relationships than achterneef/achternicht; we just call them “verre neef” or “verre nicht” [distant cousin].
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That is great to see! Thanks for posting this.
Cool. So neef/nicht are used for both cousin and for nephew/niece?
Yes, which can be very confusing! But at least we’ll know if it’s a male or female cousin 🙂
What could this mean? Found in a will, the handwriting seems to read: “Haar moij” in relation to a younger woman and older woman who don’t share the last name?
A moij is another word for aunt.