English to Swedish Genealogical Words beginning with C
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| English | Swedish |
| called | benämd |
| called, named | kallad |
| came from | kommen ifrån |
| came, arrived | ankom |
| cancer | kräfta |
| cardiac arrest | hjärtslag |
| caretaker | vaktmästare |
| carpenter | snickare |
| carpenter, builder | timmerman |
| carried | bar |
| carried or held the child (at baptism font) | bar barnet |
| cartwright | vagnmakare |
| castle | slot |
| castle, fortress | borg |
| Catholic | katolsk |
| cause of death | dödsorsak |
| cause, reason | orsak |
| cavalryman | kavallerist |
| cavalryman | ryttare |
| cemetery | begravningsplats |
| century | sekel |
| century | århundrade |
| certificate | attest |
| certificate | betyg |
| certificate of being unhindered | hinderlöshetsbetyg |
| certificate of moving | flyttningsbetyg |
| certificate, proof, evidence | bevis |
| chapelry, dependent branch of a parish | kapellförsamling |
| charcoal burner | kolare |
| chest illness, pneumonia | bröstsjuka |
| chest pain | bröstvärk |
| chicken pox | vattenkoppor |
| child of both parents | bägges barn |
| child(ren) | barn |
| child(ren) a couple had together | makarnas gemensamma barn |
| childbirth | barnsbörd, barnsäng |
| childless | barnlös |
| cholera | kolera |
| christened, baptized | kristnad |
| christening | döpt, döpta, döpte, döpelse |
| christening witness, godparent | fadder |
| Christmas | jul |
| church | kyrka |
| church officer | kyrkovaktare |
| church or parish warden | kyrkovärd |
| churchyard, cemetery | kyrkogård |
| circuit court of appeal | hovrätt |
| citizen | medborgare |
| citizen, burgher | borgare |
| city | stad |
| city archives | stadsarkiv |
| city court | rådhusrätt |
| city court | rådstu(gu)rätt |
| city parish | stadsförsamling |
| civil district within a county | härad |
| civil registrar | civilregistret |
| clerical district | gäll (gäld) |
| clerical survey | församlingsbok |
| clerical survey, household examination | husförhör, husförhörslängd |
| coat of arms, weapon | vapen |
| cold (disease) | förkylning |
| colic | kolik |
| colic | magref |
| communion | nattvard |
| communion book | kommunionbok |
| communion record | katekismilängd |
| communion record | kommunionlängd |
| community | samhälle |
| conceived before marriage | otidigt sängelag |
| conduct, habits, way of life | vandel |
| confirmation | konfirmation |
| confirmation record | konfirmationslängd |
| conscript | beväring |
| constipation | förstoppning |
| consumption, tuberculosis | lungsot |
| contents | innehåll |
| continued | fortsättning (forts.) |
| contractor, builder | byggmästare |
| conversion | omvändelse |
| convulsions | kramp, konvulsioner |
| coppersmith | kopparslagare |
| corpse | lik |
| cottage, house | stuga |
| cough | hosta |
| councilman | rådman |
| count (title of nobility) | greve |
| countryside, region, area | bygd |
| county | län |
| court | ting |
| court record | dombok |
| court, right, correct | rätt |
| cousin | kusin |
| crippled | fördärvad |
| crofter, cottager | torpare |
| current | innevarande |
| current | löpande |
| customs official (archaic), visitor (modern) | besökare |
References[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch. Genealogical Word List, Swedish. Family History Department, Salt Lake City, 1997