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===Two Lists of the Most Common Greek Words Used in Genealogy===
*One list includes words of the old Greek language ('''Kathareuousa'''). This old language was used on all documents until 1980, and is still in use today by the Greek Orthodox Church in Greece and in other countries.
**[[Media:Greek Word List.pdf|'''Greek Word List: Words Used in Old Records (Kathareuousa)''']] shows the most common genealogical words, with handwritten versions.
**For a more complete list of '''Greek genealogical words (Kathareuousa)''' visit the [[Reading Greek Old Handwriting Made Easy#Chapter 10 The LANGUAGE--Link|'''Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition Chapter 10 THE LANGUAGE p.135.''']]
*'''This list includes words of the modern Greek language ('''Demotic''')'''. This list of words of the modern language will help you when you want to read a letter or the writings behind photographs sent from Greece and for government documents since 1980..
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|noonós
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|noonós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Godmother
|Godmother
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|νονά
|νονά
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|nooná
|nooná
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Goddaughter
|Goddaughter
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|βαφτισιμιά/βαφτιστήρι
|βαφτισιμιά/βαφτιστήρι
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|vaftisimiá / vaftistíri
|vaftisimiá / vaftistíri
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Godson
|Godson
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|βαφτισιμιός/βαφτιστήρι
|βαφτισιμιός/βαφτιστήρι
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|vaftisimiós/ vaftistíri
|vaftisimiós/ vaftistíri
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Granddaughter
|Granddaughter
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|εγγονή
|εγγονή
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|eggoní
|eggoní
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Grandfather
|Grandfather
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|παππούς
|παππούς
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|pappoós
|pappoós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Grandmother
|Grandmother
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|γιαγιά
|γιαγιά
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|yiayiá
|yiayiá
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Grandson
|Grandson
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|εγγονός
|εγγονός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|eggonós
|eggonós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Great-grandfather
|Great-grandfather
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|προπαππούς
|προπαππούς
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|propappoós
|propappoós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Great-grandmother
|Great-grandmother
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|προγιαγιά
|προγιαγιά
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|proyiayiá
|proyiayiá
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Groom
|Groom
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|γαμβρός
|γαμβρός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|gambrós
|gambrós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Husband
|Husband
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|οσύζυγος
|οσύζυγος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|séezegos
|séezegos
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Illegitimate
|Illegitimate
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|νόθος
|νόθος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|vóthos
|vóthos
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Immigrant
|Immigrant
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|μετανάστης
|μετανάστης
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|metanástis
|metanástis
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Infant
|Infant
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|βρέφος
|βρέφος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|vréfos
|vréfos
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Legitimate child
|Legitimate child
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|φυσικό/νόμιμο τέκνο
|φυσικό/νόμιμο τέκνο
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|feesikó / nómimo tékno
|feesikó / nómimo tékno
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Male
|Male
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|άρρεν
|άρρεν
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|árren
|árren
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Male Register
|Male Register
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Μητρώον Αρρένων
|Μητρώον Αρρένων
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Mitróon Arrénon
|Mitróon Arrénon
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Marriage ceremony/wedding
|Marriage ceremony/wedding
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|γάμος
|γάμος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|gámos
|gámos
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Marriage certificate or record
|Marriage certificate or record
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|πιστοποιητικό γάμου
|πιστοποιητικό γάμου
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|pistopitikό gámoo
|pistopitikόgámoo
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Marriage license
|Marriage license
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|άδεια γάμου
|άδεια γάμου
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|ádeia gámoo
|ádeia gámoo
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Mother
|Mother
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|μητέρα
|μητέρα
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|mytéra
|mytéra
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Mother-in-law
|Mother-in-law
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|πενθερά
|πενθερά
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|pentherá
|pentherá
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Nephew
|Nephew
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|ανηψιός
|ανηψιός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|anipsiós
|anipsiós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Niece
|Niece
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|ανηψιά
|ανηψιά
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|anipsiá
|anipsiá
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Notary Records
|Notary Records
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Συμβολαιογραφικά Αρχεία
|Συμβολαιογραφικά Αρχεία
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|symbolaiografiká  archeía
|symbolaiografiká  archeía
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Orphan
|Orphan
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|ορφανός
|ορφανός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|orfanós
|orfanós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Parents
|Parents
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|γονείς
|γονείς
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|goneís
|goneís
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Registers
|Registers
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|μητρώα
|μητρώα
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|mitróa
|mitróa
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Relative
|Relative
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|συγγενής
|συγγενής
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|seegenís
|seegenís
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Sister
|Sister
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|αδελφή
|αδελφή
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|adelfí
|adelfí
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Son
|Son
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|υιός
|υιός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|yiós
|yiós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Son-in-law
|Son-in-law
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|γαμπρός
|γαμπρός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|gambrós
|gambrós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Spouse’s brother
|Spouse’s brother
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|κουνιάδος
|κουνιάδος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|kouniádos
|kouniádos
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Spouse’s sister
|Spouse’s sister
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|κουνιάδα
|κουνιάδα
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|kouniáda
|kouniáda
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Stepbrother
|Stepbrother
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|ετεροθαλής αδερφός
|ετεροθαλής αδερφός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|eterothalís  adelfós
|eterothalís  adelfós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Stepchild
|Stepchild
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|θετό τέκνο
|θετό τέκνο
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|thetó tékno
|thetótékno
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Stepfather
|Stepfather
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|πατριός
|πατριός
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|patriós
|patriós
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Stepmother
|Stepmother
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|μητριά
|μητριά
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|mytría
|mytría
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Stepsister
|Stepsister
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|ετεροθαλής αδελφή
|ετεροθαλής αδελφή
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|eterothalís  adelfí
|eterothalís  adelfí
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Surname
|Surname
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|επώνυμο
|επώνυμο
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|epónymo
|epónymo
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Town Register
|Town Register
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|δημοτολόγιον
|δημοτολόγιον
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|dimotológion
|dimotológion
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Uncle
|Uncle
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|θείος
|θείος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|theíos
|theíos
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Vital Records
|Vital Records
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Ληξιαρχικές Πράξεις
|Ληξιαρχικές Πράξεις
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|lixiarhikés  práxeis
|lixiarhikés  práxeis
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Wedding
|Wedding
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|γάμος
|γάμος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|gámos
|gámos
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Widow
|Widow
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|χήρα
|χήρα
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|xíra
|xíra
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Widower
|Widower
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|χήρος
|χήρος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|xíros
|xíros
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|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|Wife
|Wife
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|ησύζυγος
|ησύζυγος
|style="border:solid 1px blue; padding-right:30px; padding-left:7px; font-size:16px"|séezegos
|séezegos
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[https://www.dropbox.com/s/58ybnyi89hypxg6/Greek%20Genealogy%20Word%20List.pdf?dl=0 Source: Greek Genealogy Word List, Compiled by Carol Kostakos Petranek & Gregory Kontos, September 2015]
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/58ybnyi89hypxg6/Greek%20Genealogy%20Word%20List.pdf?dl=0 Source: Greek Genealogy Word List, Compiled by Carol Kostakos Petranek & Gregory Kontos, September 2015]
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Greek Transliteration
Adopted υιοθετημἐνος yothetiménos
Ancestor πρόγονος prόgonos
Archives αρχεία archéia
Aunt θεία théia
Baptism βάπτιση váptisy
Baptism Certificate πιστοποιητικό βάπτισης pistopitikό váptisys
Baptism recorded καταγραφείσα βάπτιση katagrafésa váptisy
Best man κουμπάρος/παράνυμφος Koumbáros / paránymfos
Birth γέννηση génnisy
Born γεννημένος genniménos
Birth certificate πιστοποιητικό γέννησης pistopitikό génnisis
Birth record έγγραφο γέννησης éggrafo génnisis
Book of Records βιβλίο εγγράφων vivlίο eggráfon
Bride νύφη nífi
Brother αδελφός adelfόs
Burial ταφή tafí
Cemetery νεκροταφείο nekrotafeίo
Census record απογραφή apografί
Certificate πιστοποιητικό pistopitikό
Child παιδί pethí
Church εκκλησία eklisía
Contract συμβόλαιο symvόlaio
Cousin: male -female φαδερφός-ξαδερφή fadelfόs -xadelfί
Daughter Κόρη; θυγατέρα(dau of) Kόri; thigatera
Daughter-in-law νύφη nífi
Death θάνατος thánatos
Death certificate-record πιστοποιητικό θανάτου pistopitikό thanátou
Death recorded καταγραφείς θάνατος katagrafés thánatos
Died πέθανε/απεβίωσεν péthane / apevίosen
Divorced female -male χωρισμένη –χωρισμένος horisméni -horisménos
Dowry προίκα príka
Emigrated μετανάστευσε metanástevse
Engagement αρραβώνας arravónas
Family history oικογενειακή ιστορία eikogeniakí istoría
Father πατέρας patéras
Father-in-law πεθερός petherós
Female θήλυ thíli
Female Register Μητρώον Θηλέων Mitróon Thyléon
Funeral κηδεἰα kydeía
Genealogy γενεαλογία genealogía
Given name όνομα ónoma
Godfather νονός noonós
Godmother νονά nooná
Goddaughter βαφτισιμιά/βαφτιστήρι vaftisimiá / vaftistíri
Godson βαφτισιμιός/βαφτιστήρι vaftisimiós/ vaftistíri
Granddaughter εγγονή eggoní
Grandfather παππούς pappoós
Grandmother γιαγιά yiayiá
Grandson εγγονός eggonós
Great-grandfather προπαππούς propappoós
Great-grandmother προγιαγιά proyiayiá
Groom γαμβρός gambrós
Husband οσύζυγος séezegos
Illegitimate νόθος vóthos
Immigrant μετανάστης metanástis
Infant βρέφος vréfos
Legitimate child φυσικό/νόμιμο τέκνο feesikó / nómimo tékno
Male άρρεν árren
Male Register Μητρώον Αρρένων Mitróon Arrénon
Marriage ceremony/wedding γάμος gámos
Marriage certificate or record πιστοποιητικό γάμου pistopitikόgámoo
Marriage license άδεια γάμου ádeia gámoo
Mother μητέρα mytéra
Mother-in-law πενθερά pentherá
Nephew ανηψιός anipsiós
Niece ανηψιά anipsiá
Notary Records Συμβολαιογραφικά Αρχεία symbolaiografiká archeía
Orphan ορφανός orfanós
Parents γονείς goneís
Registers μητρώα mitróa
Relative συγγενής seegenís
Sister αδελφή adelfí
Son υιός yiós
Son-in-law γαμπρός gambrós
Spouse’s brother κουνιάδος kouniádos
Spouse’s sister κουνιάδα kouniáda
Stepbrother ετεροθαλής αδερφός eterothalís adelfós
Stepchild θετό τέκνο thetótékno
Stepfather πατριός patriós
Stepmother μητριά mytría
Stepsister ετεροθαλής αδελφή eterothalís adelfí
Surname επώνυμο epónymo
Town Register δημοτολόγιον dimotológion
Uncle θείος theíos
Vital Records Ληξιαρχικές Πράξεις lixiarhikés práxeis
Wedding γάμος gámos
Widow χήρα xíra
Widower χήρος xíros
Wife ησύζυγος séezegos

Source: Greek Genealogy Word List, Compiled by Carol Kostakos Petranek & Gregory Kontos, September 2015