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Dutch (like English and German), is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon. <br>
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Dutch (''Nederlands''), like English and German, is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon. Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, and Suriname.


Flemish, which is spoken in Belgium, is a major dialect (regional variation) of Dutch. It uses words similar to the words on this list. Afrikaans, a separate language spoken in South Africa, is descended from Dutch and preserves many older and dialect features of Dutch, but contains many German and English words as well.
Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium, the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, and Suriname. Flemish, which is spoken in Belgium, is a major dialect (regional variation) of Dutch. It uses words similar to the words on this list. Afrikaans, a separate language spoken in South Africa, is descended&nbsp; from Dutch and preserves many older and dialect features of Dutch, but contains many German and English words as well . <br>Frisian, which is spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland, is a different language from Dutch. <br>The "Additional Resources" section below will tell you how to use the FamilySearch Catalog to find dictionaries of the various dialects and related languages.  
 
Frisian, which is spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland, is a different language from Dutch.


In addition, Dutch is found in some early records of the United States (mostly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Iowa) and in South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Brazil and Taiwan.  
In addition, Dutch is found in some early records of the United States (mostly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Iowa) and in South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Brazil and Taiwan.  


It is very closely related to the dialects of northern Germany known as [[Low German Language in German Research|Low German]].  Indeed, the traditional dialects along the Dutch-German border are virtually the same.  You may want to read about the linguistic situation in the [[Languages in the Lower Rhine Area of Germany|lower Rhine]] area or about [[Spelling Variants in the Northern Rheinland|spelling variations]] there.
== Key Words ==
 
== Additional Resources  ==
 
*[https://script.byu.edu/dutch-handwriting/introduction BYU Script Dutch Tutorial]
 
==Key Words==


To find and use specific types of Dutch records, you will need to know some key words in Dutch. This section lists key genealogical terms in English and the Dutch words with the same or similar meanings.  
To find and use specific types of Dutch records, you will need to know some key words in Dutch. This section lists key genealogical terms in English and the Dutch words with the same or similar meanings.  
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For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Dutch words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Dutch records to indicate marriage.  
For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Dutch words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Dutch records to indicate marriage.  


{| class="wikitable plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" |Dutch
|-
|baptism/christening
|dopen, doop, gedoopt
|-
|-
|birth
| '''English'''
|geboorte, geboren
| '''Dutch'''
|-
|-
|burial
| baptism
|begraven, begraaf
| dopen, doop, gedoopt
|-
|-
|Catholic
| birth
|rooms katholiek
| geboren, geboorte
|-
|-
|census
| burial
|volkstelling, bevolking
| begraven, begraaf
|-
|-
|child, children
| Catholic
|kind, kinderen
| rooms katholiek, oud katholiek
|-
|-
|city
| census
|stad
| volkstelling, bevolking
|-
|-
|civil registration
| child, children
|burgerlijke stand
| kind, kinderen
|-
|-
|death
| christening (see baptism)
|overleden, overlijden, gestorven
| <br>
|-
|-
|father
| civil registry
|vader
| burgerlijke stand
|-
|-
|husband
| death
|man
| overleden, overlijden, gestorven
|-
|-
|index
| father
|tafel, klapper, fiche
| vader
|-
|-
|Jewish
| husband
|joods
| echtgenoot, man
|-
|-
|marriage(s)
| index
|huwelijk(en), trouwen, echt, gehuwden, getrouwd
| tafel, klapper, fiche
|-
|-
|military
| Jewish
|militaire, landweer, krijgsmacht
| joods
|-
|-
|month
| marriage(s)
|maand
| huwelijk(en), trouwen, echt, gehuwden, getrouwd
|-
|-
|mother
| military
|moeder
| militaire, landweer, krijgsmacht
|-
|-
|municipality
| month
|gemeente
| maand
|-
|-
|name, given
| mother
|voornaam, eerste naam
| moeder
|-
|-
|name, surname
| name, given
|achternaam, familienaam, bijnaam, toenaam
| voornaam, eerste naam
|-
|-
|parents
| name, surname
|ouders
| achternaam, familienaam, bijnaam, toenaam
|-
|-
|parish
| parents
|parochie, statie
| ouders
|-
|-
|Protestant
| parish
|protestant
| parochie, gemeente
|-
|-
|spouse, partner
| Protestant
|echtgenoot
| protestant
|-
|-
|supplement
| supplement  
|bijlage
| bijlage
|-
|-
|town, village
| town, village  
|dorp, buurtschaap
| stad, gemeente, dorp
|-
|-
|wife
| wife  
|huisvrouw, vrouw
| huisvrouw, vrouw, echtgenote
|-
|-
|year
| year  
|jaar
| jaar
|}
|}


==Numbers==
== Numbers ==


In some genealogical records, numbers are written out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Days of the month are written in ordinal form.  
In some genealogical records, numbers are written out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Days of the month are written in ordinal form.  


{| class="wikitable"
{|
|-
|-
|'''Cardinal'''
| '''Cardinal'''  
|
|  
|'''Ordinal'''
| '''Ordinal'''  
|
|  
|-
|-
|1
| 1  
|een
| een  
|1st
| 1st  
|eerste
| eerste
|-
|-
|2
| 2  
|twee
| twee  
|2nd
| 2nd  
|tweede
| tweede
|-
|-
|3
| 3  
|drie
| drie  
|3rd
| 3rd  
|derde
| derde
|-
|-
|4
| 4  
|vier
| vier  
|4th
| 4th  
|vierde
| vierde
|-
|-
|5
| 5  
|vijf
| vijf  
|5th
| 5th  
|vijfde
| vijfde
|-
|-
|6
| 6  
|zes
| zes  
|6th
| 6th  
|zesde
| zesde
|-
|-
|7
| 7  
|zeven
| zeven  
|7th
| 7th  
|zevende
| zevende
|-
|-
|8
| 8  
|acht
| acht  
|8th
| 8th  
|achtste
| achtste
|-
|-
|9
| 9  
|negen
| negen  
|9th
| 9th  
|negende
| negende
|-
|-
|10
| 10  
|tien
| tien  
|10th
| 10th  
|tiende
| tiende
|-
|-
|11
| 11  
|elf
| elf  
|11th
| 11th  
|elfde
| elfde
|-
|-
|12
| 12  
|twaalf
| twaalf  
|12th
| 12th  
|twaalfde
| twaalfde
|-
|-
|13
| 13  
|dertien
| dertien  
|13th
| 13th  
|dertiende
| dertiende
|-
|-
|14
| 14  
|veertien
| veertien  
|14th
| 14th  
|veertiende
| veertiende
|-
|-
|15
| 15  
|vijftien
| vijftien  
|15th
| 15th  
|vijftiende
| vijftiende
|-
|-
|16
| 16  
|zestien
| zestien  
|16th
| 16th  
|zestiende
| zestiende
|-
|-
|17
| 17  
|zeventien
| zeventien  
|17th
| 17th  
|zeventiende
| zeventiende
|-
|-
|18
| 18  
|achttien
| achttien  
|18th
| 18th  
|achttiende
| achttiende
|-
|-
|19
| 19  
|negentie
| negentie  
|19th
| 19th  
|negentiende
| negentiende
|-
|-
|20
| 20  
|twintig
| twintig  
|20th
| 20th  
|twintigste
| twintigste
|-
|-
|21
| 21  
|eenentwintig
| eenentwintig  
|21st
| 21st  
|eenentwintigste
| eenentwintigste
|-
|-
|22
| 22  
|tweeëntwintig
| tweeëntwintig  
|22th
| 22th  
|tweeëntwintigste
| tweeëntwintigste
|-
|-
|23
| 23  
|drieentwintig
| drieentwintig  
|23th
| 23th  
|drieentwintigste
| drieentwintigste
|-
|-
|24
| 24  
|vierentwintig
| vierentwintig  
|24th
| 24th  
|vierentwintigste
| vierentwintigste
|-
|-
|25
| 25  
|vijfentwintig
| vijfentwintig  
|25th
| 25th  
|vijfentwintigste
| vijfentwintigste
|-
|-
|26
| 26  
|zesentwintig
| zesentwintig  
|26th
| 26th  
|zesentwintigste
| zesentwintigste
|-
|-
|27
| 27  
|zevenentwintig
| zevenentwintig  
|27th
| 27th  
|zevenentwintigste
| zevenentwintigste
|-
|-
|28
| 28  
|achtentwintig
| achtentwintig  
|28th
| 28th  
|achtentwintigste
| achtentwintigste
|-
|-
|29
| 29  
|negenentwintig
| negenentwintig  
|29th
| 29th  
|negenentwintigste
| negenentwintigste
|-
|-
|30
| 30  
|dertig
| dertig  
|30th
| 30th  
|dertigste
| dertigste
|-
|-
|31
| 31  
|eenendertig
| eenendertig  
|31th
| 31th  
|eenendertigste
| eenendertigste
|-
|-
|40
| 40  
|veertig
| veertig  
|40th
| 40th  
|veertigste
| veertigste
|-
|-
|50
| 50  
|vijftig
| vijftig  
|50th
| 50th  
|vijftigste
| vijftigste
|-
|-
|60
| 60  
|zestig
| zestig  
|60th
| 60th  
|zestigste
| zestigste
|-
|-
|70
| 70  
|zeventig
| zeventig  
|70th
| 70th  
|zevenstigte
| zevenstigte
|-
|-
|80
| 80  
|tachtig
| tachtig  
|80th
| 80th  
|tachtigste
| tachtigste
|-
|-
|90
| 90  
|negentig
| negentig  
|90th
| 90th  
|negentigste
| negentigste
|-
|-
|100
| 100  
|honderd
| honderd  
|100th
| 100th  
|honderdste
| honderdste
|-
|-
|101
| 101  
|honderd(en)een
| honderd(en)een  
|101st
| 101st  
|honderd(en)eerste
| honderd(en)eerste
|-
|-
|200
| 200  
|tweehonderd
| tweehonderd  
|200th
| 200th  
|tweehonderdste
| tweehonderdste
|-
|-
|1000
| 1000  
|duizend
| duizend  
|1000th
| 1000th  
|duizendste
| duizendste
|}
|}


==Dates and Time==
== Dates and Time ==


In Dutch records, dates are often written out. For example:  
In Dutch records, dates are often written out. For example:  


Donderdag, drie en twintig maart in het jaar van onse heer een duizend acht hondert en zesendertig [Thursday, three and twenty March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six and thirty].  
Donderdag, drie en twintig maart in het jaar van onse heer een duizend acht hondert en zesendertig [Thursday, three and twenty March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six and thirty].  
The names of months and days of the week are never capitalized in Dutch. 


To understand Dutch dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.  
To understand Dutch dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.  


===Months===
=== Months ===


{| class="wikitable"
{|
|-
|-
! scope="col" |English
| '''English'''
! scope="col" |Dutch
| '''Dutch'''
! scope="col" |Archaic Form
| '''Archaic Form'''
! scope="col" |English Translation
|  
|-
|-
|January
| January  
|januari
| Januari
|louwmaand
| louwmaand  
|tanning month
| tanning month
|-
|-
|February
| February  
|februari
| Februari
|sprokkelmaand
| sprokkelmaand  
|wood-gathering month
| wood-gathering month
|-
|-
|March
| March  
|maart
| Maart
|lentemaand
| lentemaand  
|spring month
| spring month
|-
|-
|April
| April  
|april
| April
|grasmaand
| grasmaand  
|grass month
| grass month
|-
|-
|May
| May  
|mei
| Mei
|bloeimaand
| bloeimaand  
|blossom month
| blossom month
|-
|-
|June
| June  
|juni
| Juni
|zomermaand
| zomermaand  
|summer month
| summer month
|-
|-
|July
| July  
|juli
| Juli
|hooimaand
| hooimaand  
|hay month
| hay month
|-
|-
|August
| August  
|augustus
| Augustus
|oogstmaand
| oogstmaand  
|harvest month
| harvest month
|-
|-
|September
| September  
|september (7ber)
| September (7ber)  
|herfstmaand
| herfstmaand  
|autumn month
| autumn month
|-
|-
|October
| October  
|october (8ber)
| October (8ber)  
|wijnmaand
| wijnmaand  
|wine month
| wine month
|-
|-
|November
| November  
|november (9ber)
| November (9ber)  
|slachtmaand
| slachtmaand  
|slaughter month
| slaughter month
|-
|-
|December
| December  
|december (10ber)
| December (10ber)  
|wintermaand
| wintermaand  
|winter month
| winter month
|}
|}


===Days of the Week===
=== Days of the Week ===


{| class="wikitable"
{|
|-
|-
! scope="col" |English
| '''English'''
! scope="col" |Dutch
| '''Dutch'''
|-
|-
|Sunday
| Sunday  
|zondag
| Sondag
|-
|-
|Monday
| Monday  
|maandag
| Maandag
|-
|-
|Tuesday
| Tuesday  
|dinsdag
| Dinsdag
|-
|-
|Wednesday
| Wednesday  
|woensdag
| Woensdag
|-
|-
|Thursday
| Thursday  
|donderdag
| Donderdag
|-
|-
|Friday
| Friday  
|vrijdag
| Vrijdag
|-
|-
|Saturday
| Saturday  
|zaterdag
| Zaterdag
|}
|}


===Times of the Day===
=== Times of the Day ===


Dutch birth and death records often indicated the time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.  
Dutch birth and death records often indicated the time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.  


{| class="wikitable"
{|
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
| '''Dutch'''
! scope="col" |English
| '''English'''
|-
|-
|des avonds ('s avonds)
| des avonds ('s avonds)  
|in the evening
| in the evening
|-
|-
|des middags ('s middags)
| des middags ('s middags)  
|in the afternoon
| in the afternoon
|-
|-
|des morgens ('s morgens)
| des morgens ('s morgens)  
|in the morning
| in the morning
|-
|-
|des nachts ('s nachts)
| des nachts ('s nachts)  
|in the night
| in the night
|-
|-
|in de namiddag
| in de namiddag  
|in the mid-afternoon
| in the mid-afternoon
|-
|-
|in de voormiddag
| in de voormiddag  
|in the mid-morning
| in the mid-morning
|}
|}


==Occupations==
== Alphabetical Wordlist  ==


{| class="wikitable"
==== A  ====
|-
{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|akkerbouwer
|farmer
|-
|amanuensis
|amanuensis
|-
|apothekersbediende
|pharmacy clerk
|-
|arbeider
|worker
|-
|bakker
|baker
|-
|bakkersknecht
|baker's apprentice
|-
|banketbakker
|confectioner
|-
|barbier
|barber
|-
|bediende
|clerk
|-
|behanger
|paperhanger
|-
|besteller
|postman
|-
|beurtschipper
|skipper
|-
|bierbrouwer
|brewer
|-
|bierbrouwers knecht
|brewers servant
|-
|bleeker
|paler
|-
|blikslager
|tinsmith
|-
|boek drukkers gezel
|journeyman printers
|-
|boekbinder
|bookbinder
|-
|boekdrukker
|printer
|-
|boerenknecht
|farmhand
|-
|boschwachter
|woodranger
|-
|brievenbesteller
|postman
|-
|brievengaarder
|village postmaster
|-
|broodbakker
|baker
|-
|colporteur
|canvasser
|-
|conducteur
|conductor
|-
|-
|daghuurder
! scope="col" | Dutch
|days tenant
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|dagloner
| aan
|day laborer
| upon, to
|-
|-
|dekker
| aangenomen naam
|roofer
| named, alias, also known as, assumed name, accepted surname
|-
|-
|dienstbode
| aannemen
|servant
| to adopt (a child), to assume, to take on
|-
|-
|dienstmeid
| aanneming
|maid servant
| confirmation
|-
|-
|geneesheer
| aannemingsdag
|physician
| day of confirmation
|-
|-
|gepensioneerde
| aanstaande
|pensioner
| next, toward, following, expectant, future, impending
|-
|-
|gepensioneerd soldaat
| aanval
|retired soldier
| stroke, attack
|-
|-
|gerechtsdienaar
| aarde
|justiciary
| earth (buried in), ground
|-
|-
|goudsmid
| aardrijkskundig woordenboek
|goldsmith
| gazetteer
|-
|-
|gruster
| acht
| ??
| eight
|-
|-
|hoefsmid
| achtenswaardig
|blacksmith
| respectable, honorable
|-
|-
|horlogemaker
| achtentwintig
|watchmaker
| twenty-eight
|-
|-
|houtzager
| achtentwintigste
|sawyer
| twenty-eighth
|-
|-
|huisknecht
| achterkleindochter
|servant
| great-granddaughter
|-
|-
|kaasmaker
| achterkleinzoon
|cheese maker
| great-grandson
|-
|-
|kantoorbediende
| achternaam
|clerk
| surname, last name
|-
|-
|kassier
| achtste
|cashier
| eighth
|-
|-
|kastelein
| achttien
|landlord
| eighteen
|-
|-
|kastenmaker
| achttiende
|cabinet-maker
| eighteenth
|-
|-
|kleermaker/kleedermaker/kledermaker
| adel
|tailor
| nobility
|-
|-
|koetsier
| adellijk
|coachman
| noble, titled
|-
|-
|koperslager
| aderlating
|coppersmith
| bleeding, bloodletting
|-
|-
|kostschoolhouder
| adresboek
|container boarding
| directory
|-
|-
|kramer
| advocaat
|pedlar, hawker
| notary, lawyer
|-
|-
|kruidenier knecht
| afkondigen
|grocery servant
| to post banns
|-
|-
|kuiper
| afkondigingen
|cooper
| proclamations, banns
|-
|-
|kurken snijder
| afschrift(en)
|cork cutter
| extract, duplicate record, transcript, certified copy
|-
|-
|laagmolenaarsgezel
| afwezig
|low apprentice
| absent
|-
|-
|ladelmaker
| akte
|label maker ??
| certificate, deed, license
|-
|-
|landbouwer
| alhier
|farmer
| here, at this place, locally
|-
|-
|landeigenaar
| alle
|land owner
| all, every
|-
|-
|landmeter
| alleen
|surveyor
| alone, single, only
|-
|-
|leeraar
| altijd, steeds
|teacher
| always
|-
|-
|leerlooier
| ambt
|tanner
| office, function, post
|-
|-
|leestenmaker
| ambtelijk
| ??
| official, professional
|-
|-
|letterzetter
| ambtenaar
|compositor
| official, registrar, civil servant, clerk
|-
|-
|lijkbezorger
| ander(s)
|mortician
| other
|-
|-
|logementhouder
| anders genoemd
|innkeeper
| alias, also known as
|-
|-
|loodgieter
| angiften
|plumber
| intentions (marriage), declarations
|-
|-
|meubelmaker
| Apostolisch
|joiner
| Apostolic
|-
|-
|molenaar
| April, april
|miller
| April
|-
|-
|mutsenmaakster
| arbeider
|milliner
| laborer
|-
|-
|muziekonderwijzer
| archief
|music teacher
| archive
|-
|-
|muzikant
| archieven
|musician
| archives
|-
|-
|muzijkmeester
| Augustus, augustus
|??
| August
|-
|-
|naaister
| avond ('s avonds)
|seamstress
| evening, (in the evening)
|-
|-
|notaris
| Avondmaal
|notary
| communion, sacrament
|-
|onderwijzer
|teacher
|-
|oppermachtmeester
|supremacy master
|-
|opperwachtmeester
|sergeant major
|-
|oppasser
|keeper
|-
|opzigter
|overseer
|-
|pakhuisknecht
|warehouseman
|-
|papiermaker
|papermaker
|-
|particulier
|private
|-
|pettenmaker
|hat maker
|-
|postbode
|mailman
|-
|pottenbakker
|potter
|-
|procureur
|attorney
|-
|rietdekker
|thatcher
|-
|schaap
|
|-
|scharenslijper
|grinder
|-
|scheepsroeier
|ship's rower
|-
|scheepstimmerman
|shipwright
|-
|schilder
|painter
|-
|schoenmaker
|shoemaker
|-
|schrijnwerker
|joiner
|-
|shipper
|skipper
|-
|sjouwer
|porter
|-
|slager
|butcher
|-
|smid
|smith
|-
|spoorbeambte
|guard rail
|-
|spoorwegbeambte
|railway employee
|-
|stalhouder
|jobber,liveryman
|-
|steendrukker
|lithographer
|-
|steenfabriekant
|stone manufacturer side
|-
|steenhouwer
|stonemason
|-
|stoelenmaker
|chair maker
|-
|stratenmaker
|road worker
|-
|stroodekker
|straw decker
|-
|stukadoor
|plasterer
|-
|tabakshandelaar
|tobacco merchant
|-
|tabaksplanter
|tabacco farmer
|-
|timmerman
|carpenter
|-
|torenwachter
|watchman
|-
|touwslager
|rope-maker
|-
|turfdrager
|peat carrier
|-
|uitdrager
|broker
|-
|veearts
|veterinarian
|-
|veldwachter
|patrolman
|-
|verwer
|processing
|-
|visscher
|fisherman
|-
|voerman
|carter
|-
|voermandgezel
|food basket companion
|-
|voermansknecht
|carter servant
|-
|wagenmaker
|wagon maker or wheelwright
|-
|warmoezenier
|market
|-
|werkster aan den papiermolen
|worker at the paper mill
|-
|wethouder
|alderman
|-
|wijnhandelaar
|wine merchant
|-
|wijnkoopersgezel
|wine-merchant companion
|-
|wijnkoopersknecht
|wine-merchant's servant
|-
|winkelier
|shopkeeper (male)
|-
|winkelierster
|shopkeeper (female)
|-
|wisselwachter
|switchman
|-
|zadelmaker
|saddler
|-
|zilversmid
|silversmith
|}
|}


==Spelling and Grammar==
==== B ====
 
{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
===Grammar===
 
In Dutch, as in English, the forms of some words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. Who—whose—whom, or marry—marries—married are examples of words in English with variant forms. This word list gives the standard form of each Dutch word. As you read Dutch records, you will need to be aware that some words vary with usage.
 
The prefix '''''t''''' is equal to the Dutch word het, which means the. The prefix ''s-'' is a part of many place-names and means ''des ''(of the). All prefixes are disregarded in alphabetized lists, except in Flemish records.
 
The endings of words in a document may differ from what you find in this list. For example, the document may use the word ''jonger'', but you will find it in this word list as ''jong''. In addition, the suffixes ''-je, -tje,-tien'', or -''ke ''are often added to words to indicate "little." These suffixes can also indicate the feminine version of a name. Therefore, the word ''zoontje ''means "little" or "young (tje) son (zoon)." The ending -''sdr ''means "daughter of."
 
Plural forms of Dutch words usually add -''en ''or -''s ''to the singular word. Thus ''boer'' (farmer) becomes ''boeren'' (farmers), and ''tafel'' (table or index) becomes ''tafels'' (tables or indexes). Rarely, -''eren'' is added to form the plural. Examples: ''blad'' becomes ''bladeren'' (leaves [of a tree]), ''kind'' becomes ''kinderen'' (children).
 
In Dutch, many words are formed by joining two or more words. Very few of these compound words are included in this list. You will need to look up each part of the word separately. For example, ''geboortedag'' is a combination of two words, ''geboorte ''(birth) and ''dag'' (day).
 
===Alphabet===
 
IJ is equivalent to a Y. If a word whose first letter is to be capitalized starts with IJ, then both must be capitalized. Usually words beginning with IJ are alphabetized under Y, but not always.
 
When the Dutch alphabetize names of places or surnames, prefixes such as ''van der, de, ''or ''ter ''are not considered in the alphabetization.
 
'''Example:'''
 
ten '''B'''rock
 
van der '''G'''raf
 
's-'''G'''ravenhage
 
van '''H'''ijden
 
de '''J'''ong
 
van '''L'''eeuwen
 
ter '''P'''elkwijk
 
van '''IJ'''lst
 
't '''Z'''andt
 
===Spelling===
 
Most writers from before the 18th century would have found the idea of a single spelling for any particular word rather odd. If several possible spelling variants are available, why should one be limited to only one choice? Early writers certainly took advantage of the many possibilities available to them. After all, variety is the spice of life. In modern Dutch, the sound represented by the English word ‘I’ can be rendered by several letter sets, including ‘ij’ and ‘ei.’ Again, writers from previous centuries could and did use either of these in addition to several others that are not in common use today to render the ‘I’ sound.
 
:y, i, ij and j can all be interchanged for each other. Note that technically the letter y did not traditionally exist in Dutch.
 
:g used for ch
 
:d, dt and t can all be interchanged for each other.
 
:j and i used interchangeably
 
:s and z used interchangeably
 
:sch used for ss
 
:vowels (a,e,o,i,u) being repeated, and vice-versa
 
:Abbreviations being used such as 't for het, 's for des.
 
::'''Example:'''
 
::echt spelled as egt
 
::overlijden spelled as overlyden
 
::Arie spelled as Arij
 
::Marietje spelled as Marietie
 
::gekomen spelled as gekoomen
 
::zondag spelled as sondag
 
::Tussenbroek spelled as Tusschenbroek
 
In the vast majority of cases, the variant spellings represent the same pronunciation as the standard form. Some are simply antiquated; others are dialect forms. We will not consider personal names or words that have Latin endings, such as ‘Aprilis.’ We will, however, consider some place names.  The traditional dialect of northern Germany, [[Low German Language in German Research|Low German]], is very closely related to Dutch.
 
The researcher should not be alarmed, nor think the scribe ‘did not know how to spell,’ when he encounters these variants. Many of these variants will be found well into the 19th century. In some cases, it is impossible to tell whether the scribe wrote ‘ij’ or ‘y’. Although we list a few of these, to list every possible variation with this set would be superfluous.<ref>Juengling, Fritz. "Spelling Variants in Dutch Documents." Dutch-American Genealogy Spring 2015: 1-8.</ref><br><br>
 
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" |Standard Dutch
! scope="col" |Variant
|-
|aangenomen
|aen genoomen
|-
|acht
|agt
|-
|achttien
|agtien
|-
|avondmaal
|avondtmael, avontmael
|-
|ambtenaar
|ambtenaer
|-
|august
|oogst
|-
|Christelijke
|crijstelijcke
|-
|dag
|dagh, dach
|-
|dertien
|dartien
|-
|dertig
|dartig
|-
|dezes
|deses
|-
|Dinsdag
|Dingsdag
|-
|-
|dochter
! scope="col" | Dutch
|dogter
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|dochtertje
| bad(plaats)
|Dogtertje
| resort, spa, bath
|-
|-
|door
| baker
|dooir
| dry nurse
|-
|-
|duizend
| bakker
|duizent, duyzend
| baker
|-
|-
|een
| bedelaar
|ëen
| beggar
|-
|-
|februari
| bedrag
|feeberijuarij
| fee, amount (of money)
|-
|-
|geboren
| bedrijf
|gebooren
| trade, business, concern
|-
|-
|geboorte
| begraafplaats
|Gheboorte
| cemetery
|-
|-
|gebracht
| begrafenis
|gebragt
| funeral
|-
|-
|gekocht
| begraven
|gecogt
| to bury
|-
|-
|gekomen
| behoeftigden
|geekomen
| needy, indigent
|-
|-
|gedoopt
| behoren
|gedooipt
| to belong to
|-
|-
|gekomen
| beide
|gekoomen
| both
|-
|-
|genaamt
| bejaard
|genaemt, genaemd, genaempt
| aged
|-
|-
|geslacht
| bekende
|geslagt
| acquaintance
|-
|-
|gestorven
| belasting
|gestoruen
| taxation
|-
|-
|getuigen
| Belg(isch)
|getuygen, getuijgen
| Belgian
|-
|-
|gevluchte
| België
|gevlugte
| Belgium
|-
|-
|heden
| bemerking
|heeden
| remarks
|-
|-
|huisvrouw
| benadering
|huijsvrouw, huysvrouwe, huÿsvrouw
| approximation
|-
|-
|huwelijk
| berg
|houwelijk
| mountain
|-
|-
|jaar
| beroep
|jaer, jaere
| trade, occupation
|-
|-
|jaren
| beschrijving
|jaeren
| description
|-
|-
|januari
| beslagnemen
|January
| to seize
|-
|-
|juni
| besnijdenis
|Junij
| circumcision
|-
|-
|kerk
| bet-overgrootvader
|kerck
| second great-grandfather
|-
|-
|kind
| bet-bet-overgrootvader
|kindt, kinnd
| third great-grandfather
|-
|-
|kleermaker
| betrekking
|kledermaker
| in relation to, relatives
|-
|-
|knecht
| betuiging
|knegt
| declaration, expression
|-
|-
|laten
| bevolking
|laeten
| population
|-
|-
|ledematen
| bevolkingsregister
|leedematen,leede maten, leede maaet
| population register
|-
|-
|licht
| bewaarder
|ligt
| guardian, warden
|-
|-
|maand
| bewijs
|maend
| certificate, proof
|-
|-
|maandag
| bewijs van overlijden
|maendag
| proof of death, death certificate
|-
|-
|maart
| bewijs van trouwen
|maert, meert
| proof of marriage, marriage certificate
|-
|-
| -maker
| bidden
| -maacker
| to pray, to request
|-
|-
|mei
| bijlagen
|Maaij
| supplemental documents
|-
|-
|metselaar
| bijna
|metzelaar
| almost, nearly
|-
|-
|mochten
| bijnaam
|mogten
| surname, nickname
|-
|-
|naar
| bijzit
|naer
| mistress, concubine
|-
|-
|'s nachts
| binnenkant
|'s nachs
| inside
|-
|-
|namen (noun)
| biografie
|naemen
| biography
|-
|-
|negentig
| bisdom
|t'negentig
| diocese
|-
|-
|nemen
| bladzijde (blz.)
|neemen
| page
|-
|-
|november
| bloedverwant
|nohvembr
| blood relative
|-
|-
|onecht
| bloeimaand
|onegt
| blossoming month, May
|-
|-
|ontvangen
| boek
|ontfangen
| book
|-
|-
|Oostvlaanderen
| boer
|Oostvlaenderen
| farmer
|-
|-
|oud
| boerenarbeider
|oudt
| cottager, farmhand, worker
|-
|-
|paard
| boerenknecht
|peerd
| farm worker
|-
|-
|personen
| bos
|paersoone
| woods, forest
|-
|-
|plaats
| bosbaas
|plaets
| forester
|-
|-
|raad
| bosch
|raed, raedt
| woods, forest (old spelling of the word)
|-
|-
|rechter
| boswachter
|regter
| forester
|-
|-
|sedert
| boven
|zeedert
| above, over, upstairs
|-
|-
|soldaat
| bovengemelden
|zoldaat
| above-mentioned
|-
|-
|tachtig
| braaf
|tagtig
| honest, worthy, good
|-
|-
|tijd
| broeder, broer
|teyd
| brother
|-
|-
|tussen
| brouwer
|tuschen, tusschen
| brewer
|-
|-
|vader
| brug
|vaader
| bridge
|-
|-
|verklaard
| bruid
|verklaerd
| bride
|-
|-
|verstorven
| bruidegom
|verstoruen, uerstoruen, versturven, voorstoruen,
| bridegroom
voor storuen
|-
|-
|verzocht
| buiten(kant)
|verzogt
| outside
|-
|-
|vijftig
| buitenechtelijk
|vyftig
| illegitimate
|-
|-
|vleeschhouwer
| burgemeester
|vleeshouwer
| mayor
|-
|-
|volmacht
| burgelijke administralie
|volmagt
| civil administration
|-
|-
|vrijdag
| burger
|Vrydag
| citizen
|-
|-
|wezen
| burgerboek
|weezen
| citizenship book
|-
|-
|woonachtig
| burgerlijke ambtenaar
|wonagtig, woonachtigh
| civil registrar
|-
|-
|zaterdag
| burgerlijke stand
|Saterdag
| civil registration, civil administration
|-
|-
|zelven
| burgerschap
|selven
| citizenship
|-
|-
|zestig
| buurman
|tsestig
| neighbor
|-
|-
|zeven
| buurtschap
|seven, zeeven, seeven
| neighborhood
|-
|zeventien
|seventien
|-
|zich
|zig
|-
|zijn
|sijn, syn, zyn
|-
|zijne
|syne
|-
|zoon
|soon, sone, soone
|-
|zuster
|susther
|}
|}


===Additional Resources===
==== C ====
For further help, use a Dutch-English dictionary. Several Dutch-English dictionaries are available at the FamilySearch Library. These are in the European collection. Their call numbers begin with 439.31321.
{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
 
The following dictionary is available on microfilm for use in FamilySearch Centers:
 
''Dutch-English, English-Dutch Van Goor Dictionary''. 's-Gravenhage: G. B. Van Goor, 1938. (FS Library film 1183584 item 2.)
 
Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject search of the FamilySearch Catalog under DUTCH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES or in the Place search under NETHERLANDS - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. These include dictionaries of various dialects and time periods.
 
On the following Internet address [http://gtb.inl.nl/ Integrated Language Bank] you can find: a modern Dutch dictionary, old, early Middle Ages and later Middle Ages Dutch dictionaries and a Frisian dictionary.
 
The [[Image:German Gothic Handwriting Guide.pdf|Gothic Handwriting Guide|link=https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/File:German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf]]includes an example of the German (Gothic) alphabet in print and handwriting. Also go to [[Germany Handwriting]].
 
''See the FamilySearch Tutorials on ''[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/beginner-dutch-handwriting-quirks-dutch-names ''"Reading Dutch Written Records" '']
*[[Media:1-NL Civil Registration Birth Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Birth Records]]
*[[Media:1-NL Marriage Records in Paragraph Format-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Marriage Records]]
*[[Media:1-NL Civil Registration Death Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Death Records]]
 
''Cassell’s English–Dutch Dutch–English Dictionary.'' 36th ed. New York: Macmillan, 1981. (FS Library book 439.31321 Ca272.)
 
Stierp–Impink, A. C. ''Practisijns Woordenboekje, of Verzameling van Meest alle de Woorden in de Rechtskunde Gebruikelijk (Lawyer’s Dictionary, or List of Most Words Used in Legal Documents).'' Alkmaar: A. C. Stierp–Impink, 1985. (FS Library book 949.2 P26s.) This legal dictionary, originally created in 1785, identifies words found in court, land, notarial, and guardianship records.
 
Verdam, J. ''Middelnederlandsch Handwoordenboek (Middle Dutch Dictionary).'' ’s-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, 1964. (FS Library book 439.317 V582m; film 1045404 item 2.) This dictionary will help with most archaic words found in documents before 1811.
 
Additional language aids, including dictionaries of various dialects and time periods, are listed in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
 
NETHERLANDS – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES
 
NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES
 
or in the "Subject Search" under:
 
DUTCH LANGUAGE – DICTIONARIES
 
==Alphabetical Word List==
 
====A====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch  
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|aan
| communicanten
|upon, to
| members, communicants
|-
|-
|aangenomen naam
| comparant
|named, alias, also known as, assumed name, accepted surname
| one who appeared
|-
|-
|aannemen
| compareerde
|to adopt (a child), to assume, to take on
| appeared before
|-
|-
|aanneming
| confirmatie
|confirmation
| confirmation
|-
|aannemingsdag
|day of confirmation
|-
|aanstaande
|next, toward, following, expectant, future, impending
|-
|aanval
|stroke, attack
|-
|aarde
|earth (buried in), ground
|-
|aardrijkskundig woordenboek
|gazetteer
|-
|acht
|eight
|-
|achtenswaardig
|respectable, honorable
|-
|achtentwintig
|twenty-eight
|-
|achtentwintigste
|twenty-eighth
|-
|achterkleindochter
|great-granddaughter
|-
|achterkleinzoon
|great-grandson
|-
|achternaam
|surname, last name
|-
|achtste
|eighth
|-
|achttien
|eighteen
|-
|achttiende
|eighteenth
|-
|adel
|nobility
|-
|adellijk
|noble, titled
|-
|aderlating
|bleeding, bloodletting
|-
|adresboek
|directory
|-
|advocaat
|notary, lawyer
|-
|afkondigen
|to post banns
|-
|afkondigingen
|proclamations, banns
|-
|afschrift(en)
|extract, duplicate record, transcript, certified copy
|-
|afwezig
|absent
|-
|akte
|certificate, deed, license
|-
|alhier
|here, at this place, locally
|-
|alle
|all, every
|-
|alleen
|alone, single, only
|-
|altijd, steeds
|always
|-
|ambt
|office, function, post
|-
|ambtelijk
|official, professional
|-
|ambtenaar
|official, registrar, civil servant, clerk
|-
|ander(s)
|other
|-
|anders genoemd
|alias, also known as
|-
|angiften
|intentions (marriage), declarations
|-
|Apostolisch
|Apostolic
|-
|April, april
|April
|-
|arbeider
|laborer
|-
|archief
|archive
|-
|archieven
|archives
|-
|Augustus, augustus
|August
|-
|avond ('s avonds)
|evening, (in the evening)
|-
|Avondmaal
|communion, sacrament
|}
 
{{CompactTOC8|name=Words starting with|center=no|side=yes|y=}}
 
====B====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|bad(plaats)
|resort, spa, bath
|-
|baker
|dry nurse
|-
|bakker
|baker
|-
|bedelaar
|beggar
|-
|bedrag
|fee, amount (of money)
|-
|bedrijf
|trade, business, concern
|-
|begraafplaats
|cemetery
|-
|begrafenis
|funeral
|-
|begraven
|to bury
|-
|behoeftigden
|needy, indigent
|-
|behoren
|to belong to
|-
|beide
|both
|-
|bejaard
|aged
|-
|bekende
|acquaintance
|-
|belasting
|taxation
|-
|Belg(isch)
|Belgian
|-
|België
|Belgium
|-
|bemerking
|remarks
|-
|benadering
|approximation
|-
|berg
|mountain
|-
|beroep
|trade, occupation
|-
|beschrijving
|description
|-
|beslagnemen
|to seize
|-
|besnijdenis
|circumcision
|-
|bestedelingenhuis
|poorhouse
|-
|bet-overgrootvader
|second great-grandfather
|-
|bet-bet-overgrootvader
|third great-grandfather
|-
|betrekking
|in relation to, relatives
|-
|betuiging
|declaration, expression
|-
|bevolking
|population
|-
|bevolkingsregister
|population register
|-
|bewaarder
|guardian, warden
|-
|bewijs
|certificate, proof
|-
|bewijs van overlijden
|proof of death, death certificate
|-
|bewijs van trouwen
|proof of marriage, marriage certificate
|-
|bidden
|to pray, to request
|-
|bijlagen
|supplemental documents
|-
|bijna
|almost, nearly
|-
|bijnaam
|surname, nickname
|-
|bijzit
|mistress, concubine
|-
|binnenkant
|inside
|-
|biografie
|biography
|-
|bisdom
|diocese
|-
|bladzijde (blz.)
|page
|-
|bloedverwant
|blood relative
|-
|bloeimaand
|blossoming month, May
|-
|boek
|book
|-
|boer
|farmer
|-
|boerenarbeider
|cottager, farmhand, worker
|-
|boerenknecht
|farm worker
|-
|bos
|woods, forest
|-
|bosbaas
|forester
|-
|bosch
|woods, forest (old spelling of the word)
|-
|boswachter
|forester
|-
|boven
|above, over, upstairs
|-
|bovengemelden
|above-mentioned
|-
|braaf
|honest, worthy, good
|-
|broeder, broer
|brother
|-
|brouwer
|brewer
|-
|brug
|bridge
|-
|bruid
|bride
|-
|bruidegom
|bridegroom
|-
|buiten
|without
|-
|buiten(kant)
|outside
|-
|buitenechtelijk
|illegitimate
|-
|burgemeester
|mayor
|-
|burgelijke administralie
|civil administration
|-
|burger
|citizen
|-
|burgerboek
|citizenship book
|-
|burgerlijke ambtenaar
|civil registrar
|-
|burgerlijke stand
|civil registration, civil administration
|-
|burgerschap
|citizenship
|-
|buurman
|neighbor
|-
|buurtschap
|neighborhood
|}
|}


{{CompactTOC8|name=Words starting with|center=no|side=yes|y=}}
==== D  ====
 
{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
====C====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch  
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|communicanten
| daar(heen)
|members, communicants
| there
|-
|-
|comparant
| dag
|one who appeared
| day
|-
|-
|compareerde
| dag der begravenis
|appeared before
| day of the burial, burial day
|-
|-
|confirmatie
| dagelijks
|confirmation
| daily
|}
 
{{CompactTOC8|name=Words starting with|center=no|side=yes|y=}}
 
====D====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
| dagloner
! scope="col" |English
| day worker, day laborer
|-
|-
|daar(heen)
| dagteekening
|there
| document date
|-
|-
|dag
| dal
|day
| valley
|-
|-
|dag der begravenis
| dat
|day of the burial, burial day
| that
|-
|-
|dagelijks
| datum
|daily
| date
|-
|-
|dagloner
| de
|day worker, day laborer
| the
|-
|-
|dagteekening
| December, december
|document date
| December
|-
|-
|dal
| deden
|valley
| done
|-
|-
|dat
| deed
|that
| did
|-
|-
|datum
| deel
|date
| volume, part of
|-
|-
|de
| Deen
|the
| Dane
|-
|-
|December, december
| Deens
|December
| Danish
|-
|-
|deden
| degenen
|done
| those
|-
|-
|deed
| Denemarken
|did
| Denmark
|-
|-
|deel
| derde
|volume, part of
| third
|-
|-
|Deen
| dertien
|Dane
| thirteen
|-
|-
|Deens
| dertiende
|Danish
| thirteenth
|-
|-
|degenen
| dertig
|those
| thirty
|-
|-
|Denemarken
| dertigste
|Denmark
| thirtieth
|-
|-
|derde
| des
|third
| of the
|-
|-
|dertien
| dewelke
|thirteen
| of which, the which
|-
|-
|dertiende
| deze
|thirteenth
| this, these
|-
|-
|dertig
| diarree
|thirty
| diarrhea
|-
|-
|dertigste
| die
|thirtieth
| those, that
|-
|-
|des
| dienst
|of the
| service, employment
|-
|-
|dewelke
| dienstbode
|of which, the which
| servant
|-
|-
|deze
| dienstmeisje
|this, these
| servant girl
|-
|-
|diarree
| dienstsmeid
|diarrhea
| maid
|-
|-
|die
| dinsdag
|those, that
| Tuesday
|-
|-
|dienst
| diocees
|service, employment
| diocese
|-
|-
|dienstbode
| dit
|servant
| this
|-
|-
|dienstmeisje
| dochter(tje)
|servant girl
| (little) daughter
|-
|-
|dienstsmeid
| doen
|maid
| to do
|-
|-
|dinsdag
| dominee
|Tuesday
| minister
|-
|-
|diocees
| donderdag
|diocese
| Thursday
|-
|-
|dit
| dood
|this
| dead
|-
|-
|dochter(tje)
| dood geboren
|(little) daughter
| stillborn
|-
|-
|doen
| doodgraver
|to do
| sexton, grave digger
|-
|-
|dominee
| doop
|minister
| baptism, christening
|-
|-
|donderdag
| doopdag
|Thursday
| day of baptism
|-
|-
|dood
| doopregister
|dead
| baptismal register
|-
|-
|dood geboren
| Doopsgezinde
|stillborn
| Mennonite, Baptist
|-
|-
|doodgraver
| doopvader
|sexton, grave digger
| godfather, baptismal sponsor
|-
|-
|doop
| door
|baptism, christening
| through, by
|-
|-
|doopdag
| dopen
|day of baptism
| to baptize
|-
|-
|doopregister
| dorp
|baptismal register
| village
|-
|-
|Doopsgezinde
| drie
|Mennonite, Baptist
| three
|-
|-
|doopvader
| drieëntwintig
|godfather, baptismal sponsor
| twenty-three
|-
|-
|door
| drieëntwintigste
|through, by
| twenty-third
|-
|-
|dopen
| drupped
|to baptize
| gout
|-
|-
|dorp
| duits
|village
| German (language)
|-
|-
|drie
| duitser
|three
| German (person)
|-
|-
|drieëntwintig
| Duitsland
|twenty-three
| Germany
|-
|-
|drieëntwintigste
| duizend
|twenty-third
| thousand
|-
|-
|drupped
| duizendste
|gout
| thousandth
|-
|-
|duits
| duplicaat
|German (language)
| duplicate
|-
|-
|duitser
| dysenterie
|German (person)
| dysentery
|-
|Duitsland
|Germany
|-
|duizend
|thousand
|-
|duizendste
|thousandth
|-
|duplicaat
|duplicate
|-
|dysenterie
|dysentery
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch  
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|echt
| echt  
|marriage
| marriage
|-
|-
|echtbreker
| echtbreker  
|adulterer
| adulterer
|-
|-
|echtelieden
| echtelieden  
|spouses
| spouses
|-
|-
|echtgenoot
| echtgenoot  
|husband
| husband
|-
|-
|echtgenote
| echtgenote  
|wife
| wife
|-
|-
|echtgenoten
| echtgenoten  
|husband and wife, spouses
| husband and wife, spouses
|-
|-
|echtscheiding
| echtscheiding  
|divorce
| divorce
|-
|-
|echtverbintenis
| echtverbintenis  
|marriage
| marriage
|-
|-
|edel(man)
| edel(man)  
|noble(man)
| noble(man)
|-
|-
|een
| een  
|a, an, one
| a, an, one
|-
|-
|eenendertig
| eenendertig  
|thirty-one
| thirty-one
|-
|-
|eenendertigste
| eenendertigste  
|thirty-first
| thirty-first
|-
|-
|eenentwintig
| eenentwintig  
|twenty-one
| twenty-one
|-
|-
|eenjarig
| eenjarig  
|annual, yearly
| annual, yearly
|-
|-
|eerder
| eerder  
|before, previously, earlier
| before, previously, earlier
|-
|-
|eergisteren
| eergisteren  
|day before yesterday
| day before yesterday
|-
|-
|eerlijk
| eerlijk  
|honest
| honest
|-
|-
|eertijds
| eertijds  
|formerly
| formerly
|-
|-
|eeuw
| eeuw  
|century
| century
|-
|-
|ehelieden
| ehelieden  
|spouses
| spouses
|-
|-
|eigenaar
| eigenaar  
|owner, proprietor
| owner, proprietor
|-
|-
|eigengeërfde
| eigengeërfde  
|yeoman, freeholder
| yeoman, freeholder
|-
|-
|eiland, eilant
| eiland, eilant  
|island
| island
|-
|-
|elf
| elf  
|eleven
| eleven
|-
|-
|elfde
| elfde  
|eleventh
| eleventh
|-
|-
|elk
| elk  
|each, every
| each, every
|-
|-
|emigrant
| emigrant  
|emigrant
| emigrant
|-
|-
|emigranten register
| emigranten register  
|emigration file
| emigration file
|-
|-
|emigratie papieren
| emigratie papieren  
|emigration records
| emigration records
|-
|-
|en
| en  
|and
| and
|-
|-
|enig
| enig  
|only, single
| only, single
|-
|-
|erfenis
| erfenis  
|inheritance
| inheritance
|-
|-
|erkennende
| erkennende  
|recognizing, acknowledging
| recognizing, acknowledging
|-
|-
|ervan
| ervan  
|of it
| of it
|-
|-
|ervoor
| ervoor  
|for it
| for it
|-
|-
|Evangelisch
| Evangelisch
|evangelical
| evangelical
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch  
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|fabriek
| fabriek  
|factory, mill
| factory, mill
|-
|-
|familie-geschiedenis
| familie-geschiedenis  
|family history
| family history
|-
|-
|familieleden
| familieleden
|family members,relatives
| family members,relatives
|-
|-
|familielijst
| familielijst  
|family list, group sheet
| family list, group sheet
|-
|-
|familienaam
| familienaam  
|family name, surname
| family name, surname
|-
|-
|familiewapen
| familiewapen  
|familycoat of arms
| familycoat of arms
|-
|-
|Februarij, februari
| Februarij, februari  
|February
| February
|-
|-
|feestdag
| feestdag  
|feast day, holiday
| feast day, holiday
|-
|-
|fiches
| fiches  
|index cards
| index cards
|-
|-
|florijn
| florijn  
|guilder
| guilder
|-
|-
|Frankrijk
| Frankrijk  
|France
| France
|-
|-
|frans
| frans  
|French
| French
|}
|}


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{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
====G====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch  
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|gangbaar
| gangbaar  
|current
| current
|-
|-
|geboorte
| geboorte  
|birth
| birth
|-
|-
|geboorteakte
| geboorteakte  
|birth certificate
| birth certificate
|-
|-
|geboortebewijs
| geboortebewijs  
|proof of birth,birth certificate
| proof of birth,birth certificate
|-
|-
|geboorteplaats
| geboorteplaats  
|place of birth
| place of birth
|-
|-
|geboortetijd
| geboortetijd
|time of birth
| time of birth
|-
|-
|geboortig
| geboortig  
|born at, native of
| born at, native of
|-
|-
|geboren
| geboren
|born, maiden name, née
| born, maiden name, née
|-
|-
|gebracht
| gebracht  
|brought, placed, charged, put, been
| brought, placed, charged, put, been
|-
|-
|gedelegeerden
| gedelegeerden  
|delegate, delegates, delegates to
| delegate, delegates, delegates to
|-
|-
|gedoopt
| gedoopt  
|baptized, christened
| baptized, christened
|-
|-
|geelzucht
| geelzucht  
|jaundice
| jaundice
|-
|-
|geen
| geen  
|no, none, without
| no, none, without
|-
|-
|geestelijke
| geestelijke  
|priest, clergyman
| priest, clergyman
|-
|-
|gegeven
| gegeven  
|given, gave
| given, gave
|-
|-
|gehucht
| gehucht  
|hamlet
| hamlet
|-
|-
|gehuwd
| gehuwd  
|married
| married
|-
|-
|geld
| geld  
|money
| money
|-
|-
|gelegitimeerd
| gelegitimeerd  
|legitimized
| legitimized
|-
|-
|gelijk
| gelijk  
|same, alike, similar
| same, alike, similar
|-
|-
|gemeenschap
| gemeenschap  
|community, township
| community, township
|-
|-
|gemeente
| gemeente  
|town, municipality, parish
| town, municipality, parish
|-
|-
|gemeenteraadslid
| gemeenteraadslid  
|councilman, town councilor
| councilman, town councilor
|-
|-
|genaamd
| genaamd  
|named
| named
|-
|-
|genaamt
| genaamt  
|named
| named
|-
|-
|genealogie
| genealogie  
|genealogy
| genealogy
|-
|-
|genoemden
| genoemden  
|named, mentioned
| named, mentioned
|-
|-
|gerechtelijk(e)
| gerechtelijk(e)  
|court, judicial
| court, judicial
|-
|-
|gerechtshof
| gerechtshof  
|judicial court
| judicial court
|-
|-
|Gereformeerd(e)
| Gereformeerd(e)
|Calvinist Reformed
| Calvinist Reformed
|-
|-
|gering
| gering
|small
| small
|-
|-
|gescheiden
| gescheiden  
|divorced
| divorced
|-
|-
|geschenk
| geschenk  
|deed, gift, present
| deed, gift, present
|-
|-
|geschiedenis
| geschiedenis  
|history
| history
|-
|-
|geslacht
| geslacht  
|sex, gender
| sex, gender
|-
|-
|geslachtsboom
| geslachtsboom  
|pedigree, family tree
| pedigree, family tree
|-
|-
|gestorven
| gestorven  
|died
| died
|-
|-
|gestorven zonder nageslacht
| gestorven zonder nageslacht  
|died without issue
| died without issue
|-
|-
|geteekend
| geteekend  
|signed, drew
| signed, drew
|-
|-
|getranscribeerd
| getranscribeerd  
|transcribed
| transcribed
|-
|-
|getrouwd
| getrouwd  
|married
| married
|-
|-
|getuigen
| getuigen  
|witnesses
| witnesses
|-
|-
|gewesen
| gewesen  
|former
| former
|-
|-
|gezegend
| gezegend  
|blessed, the deceased
| blessed, the deceased
|-
|-
|gezin
| gezin  
|immediate family
| immediate family
|-
|-
|gezindheid
| gezindheid  
|religious affiliation
| religious affiliation
|-
|-
|gezinslijst
| gezinslijst  
|family group sheet
| family group sheet
|-
|-
|gezwel, gezwollenheid
| gezwel, gezwollenheid  
|swelling, tumor
| swelling, tumor
|-
|-
|gezworene
| gezworene  
|juryman, person under oath
| juryman, person under oath
|-
|-
|gisteren
| gisteren  
|yesterday
| yesterday
|-
|-
|Godsbeschikking
| Godsbeschikking  
|dispensation, God's will
| dispensation, God's will
|-
|-
|godsdienst
| godsdienst  
|religion
| religion
|-
|-
|goed
| goed  
|good, right, correct
| good, right, correct
|-
|-
|graaf
| graaf  
|count, earl
| count, earl
|-
|-
|graafschap
| graafschap  
|county, shire
| county, shire
|-
|-
|graf
| graf  
|grave, tomb
| grave, tomb
|-
|-
|grasmaand
| grasmaand  
|gras month,April
| gras month,April
|-
|-
|grens
| grens  
|border (between countries)
| border (between countries)
|-
|-
|grensgebied
| grensgebied  
|border, region
| border, region
|-
|-
|groen
| groen  
|green
| green
|-
|-
|groet
| groet  
|greet, greeting
| greet, greeting
|-
|-
|grondeigenaren
| grondeigenaren  
|property owners
| property owners
|-
|-
|groot
| groot  
|large, big, great
| large, big, great
|-
|-
|groothandelaar
| groothandelaar  
|trader, merchant
| trader, merchant
|-
|-
|grootmoeder
| grootmoeder  
|grandmother
| grandmother
|-
|-
|grootvader
| grootvader  
|grandfather
| grandfather
|-
|-
|gulden
| gulden
|guilder (unit of money)
| guilder (unit of money)
|}
|}


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====H====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch  
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|haar, hare
| haar, hare  
|hair, her, hers
| hair, her, hers
|-
|-
|had(den)
| had(den)  
|had
| had
|-
|-
|half
| half  
|half
| half
|-
|-
|halfbroeder
| halfbroeder
|half brother
| half brother
|-
|-
|halfzuster
| halfzuster  
|half sister
| half sister
|-
|-
|handel
| handel  
|trade, occupation
| trade, occupation
|-
|-
|handtekening
| handtekening  
|signature
| signature
|-
|-
|handwerksgezel
| handwerksgezel  
|journeyman
| journeyman
|-
|-
|hebben
| hebben  
|to have
| to have
|-
|-
|heden
| heden  
|today
| today
|-
|-
|heel
| heel
|all, whole, entire, complete
| all, whole, entire, complete
|-
|-
|heer
| heer  
|master, gentleman, Mr.
| master, gentleman, Mr.
|-
|-
|Heer
| Heer  
|the Lord
| the Lord
|-
|-
|heerschappen
| heerschappen
|gentry, lords
| gentry, lords
|-
|-
|hem
| hem  
|him
| him
|-
|-
|hen, hun
| hen, hun  
|them, their, theirs
| them, their, theirs
|-
|-
|herbergier
| herbergier  
|innkeeper
| innkeeper
|-
|-
|herder
| herder  
|shepherd
| shepherd
|-
|-
|herfst
| herfst  
|autumn, fall
| autumn, fall
|-
|-
|herfstmaand
| herfstmaand  
|fall month, September
| fall month, September
|-
|-
|Hernhutter
| Hernhutter  
|Moravian
| Moravian
|-
|-
|hertog
| hertog  
|duke
| duke
|-
|-
|hertogdom
| hertogdom  
|duchy
| duchy
|-
|-
|hertogin
| hertogin  
|duchess
| duchess
|-
|-
|Hervormd(e)
| Hervormd(e)  
|Dutch reformed
| Dutch reformed
|-
|-
|Hessisch
| Hessisch  
|Hessian
| Hessian
|-
|-
|het
| het  
|it, the
| it, the
|-
|-
|heuvel
| heuvel  
|hill
| hill
|-
|-
|hij
| hij  
|he
| he
|-
|-
|hoe
| hoe  
|how
| how
|-
|-
|hoer
| hoer  
|harlot, immoral woman
| harlot, immoral woman
|-
|-
|hoesten
| hoesten  
|cough
| cough
|-
|-
|hoger
| hoger  
|upper, higher
| upper, higher
|-
|-
|hollands
| hollands  
|Dutch
| Dutch
|-
|-
|honderd
| honderd  
|hundred
| hundred
|-
|-
|honderdste
| honderdste  
|hundredth
| hundredth
|-
|-
|hoofdplaats
| hoofdplaats
|capital
| capital
|-
|-
|hoog
| hoog  
|high
| high
|-
|-
|hooimaand
| hooimaand  
|hay month, July
| hay month, July
|-
|-
|houtvester
| houtvester  
|forester
| forester
|-
|-
|huidziekte
| huidziekte  
|measles
| measles
|-
|-
|huis
| huis  
|house
| house
|-
|-
|huisgezin
| huisgezin  
|immediate family
| immediate family
|-
|-
|huishoudster
| huishoudster  
|housekeeper
| housekeeper
|-
|-
|huisland
| huisland  
|home, native country, homeland
| home, native country, homeland
|-
|-
|huisvrouw
| huisvrouw  
|housewife
| housewife
|-
|-
|huizenkant
| huizenkant  
|inside, side of a house
| inside, side of a house
|-
|-
|hun
| hun  
|their
| their
|-
|-
|huwelijksaangiften
| huwelijksaangiften  
|marriage intention
| marriage intention
|-
|-
|huwelijk
| huwelijk  
|marriage
| marriage
|-
|-
|huwelijksaf(aan)-kondigingen
| huwelijksaf(aan)-kondigingen  
|marriage banns
| marriage banns
|-
|-
|huwelijksbijlagen
| huwelijksbijlagen  
|marriage supplements
| marriage supplements
|-
|-
|huwelijksdag
| huwelijksdag  
|day of marriage
| day of marriage  
|-
|-
|huwelijksfeest
| huwelijksfeest  
|wedding
| wedding
|-
|-
|huwen
| huwen
|to marry
| to marry
|}
|}


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====I====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|-
|immigrant
! scope="col" | Dutch
|immigrant
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|in
| immigrant
|in
| immigrant
|-
|-
|ingekomen
| in
|arrival, immigration
| in
|-
|-
|ingezetenen
| ingekomen
|citizen, occupants
| arrival, immigration
|-
|-
|inhoud
| ingezetenen
|contents
| citizen, occupants
|-
|-
|inschrijvingen
| inhoud
|registers
| contents
|-
|-
|inwoner
| inwoner  
|inhabitant, citizen
| inhabitant, citizen
|-  
|-  
|is
| is
|is
| is
|-
|-
|italiaans
| italiaans
|Italian
| Italian
|-
|-
|Italië
| Italië
|Italy
| Italy
|}
|}


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{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
====J====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|jaar, jaren
| jaar, jaren  
|year, years
| year, years
|-
|-
|jaarlijks
| jaarlijks  
|annual, yearly
| annual, yearly
|-
|-
|jager
| jager  
|hunter
| hunter
|-
|-
|Januarij, januari
| Januarij, januari  
|January
| January
|-
|-
|j.d. (jonge dochter)
| j.d. (jonge dochter)  
|unmarried daughter
| unmarried daughter
|-
|-
|j.g. (jong gezel)
| j.g. (jong gezel)  
|young man, bachelor
| young man, bachelor
|-
|-
|jicht
| jicht  
|gout
| gout
|-
|-
|j.m. (jonge man)
| j.m. (jonge man)  
|young man, bachelor
| young man, bachelor
|-
|-
|jong(e)
| jong(e)  
|young
| young
|-
|-
|jongeling
| jongeling  
|a youth, unmarried man
| a youth, unmarried man
|-
|-
|jongen
| jongen  
|boy
| boy
|-
|-
|Jood
| Jood  
|Jew
| Jew
|-
|-
|joods(e)
| joods(e)  
|Jewish
| Jewish
|-
|-
|juffrouw
| juffrouw  
|Miss, Madame
| Miss, Madame
|-
|-
|Julij, juli
| Julij, juli  
|July
| July
|-
|-
|Junij, juni
| Junij, juni  
|June
| June
|}
|}


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==== K ====
 
{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
====K====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|kamer
|room (in a house)
|-
|kan
|can
|-
|kanaal
|canal
|-
|kanker
|cancer
|-
|kantwerkster
|lacemaker
|-
|karman
|coachman
|-
|kasteel
|castle
|-
|Katholiek
|Catholic
|-
|keizerlijk
|imperial
|-
|keizerrijk
|empire
|-
|kerk
|church
|-
|kerkboek
|church book, parish register
|-
|kerkelijk(e)
|church (pertaining to church)
|-
|kerkelijk ambt
|parish office
|-
|kerkeraads-handelingen
|church minutes
|-
|kerkgenootschap
|religious affiliation
|-
|-
|kerk meester
! scope="col" | Dutch
|church warden
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|kerk voogt
| kamer
|church warden
| room (in a house)
|-
|-
|kil
| kan
|stream, brook
| can
|-
|-
|kind, kinderen
| kanaal
|child, children
| canal
|-
|-
|kinkhoest
| kanker
|whooping cough
| cancer
|-
|-
|klapper
| kantwerkster
|index
| lacemaker
|-
|-
|kledinghandelaar
| karman
|clothier
| coachman
|-
|-
|kleermaker
| kasteel
|tailor
| castle
|-
|-
|klein
| Katholiek
|little, small
| Catholic
|-
|-
|kleindochter
| keizerlijk
|granddaughter
| imperial
|-
|-
|kleiner
| keizerrijk
|smaller, lesser
| empire
|-
|-
|kleinzoon
| kerk
|grandson
| church
|-
|-
|klompenmaker
| kerkboek
|wooden shoemaker
| church book, parish register
|-
|-
|km.
| kerkelijk(e)
|kilometer
| church (pertaining to church)
|-
|-
|knecht
| kerkelijk ambt
|servant, laborer, journeyman
| parish office
|-
|-
|kohier(en)
| kerkeraads-handelingen
|register(s), ledger(s)
| church minutes
|-
|-
|koning
| kerkgenootschap
|king
| religious affiliation
|-
|-
|koningin
| kerk meester
|queen
| church warden
|-
|-
|koninklijk
| kerk voogt
|royal
| church warden
|-
|-
|koninkrijk
| kil
|kingdom
| stream, brook
|-
|-
|koopman
| kind, kinderen
|buyer, seller, vendor, trader, merchant
| child, children
|-
|-
|kopen
| kinkhoest
|to buy
| whooping cough
|-
|-
|koperslager
| klapper
|coppersmith
| index
|-
|-
|koster
| kledinghandelaar
|sexton
| clothier
|-
|-
|kraambed
| kleermaker
|childbed
| tailor
|-
|-
|kraambed gestorven
| klein
|died in childbirth
| little, small
|-
|-
|kraambedkoorts
| kleindochter
|puerperal fever, childbed fever
| granddaughter
|-
|-
|kramer
| kleiner
|seller, vendor, peddler
| smaller, lesser
|-
|-
|krampachtig
| kleinzoon
|convulsions
| grandson
|-
|-
|krampen
| klompenmaker
|cramps, convulsions
| wooden shoemaker
|-
|-
|krijgen
| km.
|to receive
| kilometer
|-
|-
|kuiper
| knecht
|cooper
| servant, laborer, journeyman
|-
|-
|kunnen
| kohier(en)
|could
| register(s), ledger(s)
|-
|-
|kwaal
| koning
|disease, complaint
| king
|-
|-
|kwaliteit
| koningin
|status, quality
| queen
|-
|-
|kwartierstaat
| koninklijk
|pedigree, family tree
| royal
|}
 
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====L====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
| koninkrijk
! scope="col" |English
| kingdom
|-
|-
|laat, laatste tijd
| koopman
|late (in the day), lately
| buyer, seller, vendor, trader, merchant
|-
|-
|laatste
| kopen
|latter, last
| to buy
|-
|-
|lakenvoller (-volder)
| koperslager
|clothier, fuller
| coppersmith
|-
|-
|land
| koster
|land, country
| sexton
|-
|-
|landbouwer
| kraambed
|farmer
| childbed
|-
|-
|landgoed, landbezit
| kraambed gestorven
|estate
| died in childbirth
|-
|-
|landkaart
| kraambedkoorts
|map
| puerperal fever, childbed fever
|-
|-
|landlieden
| kramer
|farmers
| seller, vendor, peddler
|-
|-
|landman
| krampachtig
|cottager, farmer
| convulsions
|-
|-
|land verlatend
| krampen
|emigrant
| cramps, convulsions
|-
|-
|laten
| krijgen
|to let, leave, allow
| to receive
|-
|-
|leeftijd
| kuiper
|age
| cooper
|-
|-
|leerjongen
| kunnen
|apprentice
| could
|-
|-
|leerling
| kwaal
|student, apprentice, pupil
| disease, complaint
|-
|-
|leerlooier
| kwaliteit
|tanner
| status, quality
|-
|-
|leggen
| kwartierstaat
|to place, put, impose, to lay
| pedigree, family tree
|-
|lente
|spring (season)
|-
|lentemaand
|spring month, March
|-
|leven
|to live
|-
|levend
|living
|-
|levenloos
|without life, stillborn
|-
|levens-beschrijving
|biography
|-
|lidmaten
|members, membership
|-
|linker hand
|left hand
|-
|links
|left (direction)
|-
|linnenwever
|linen weaver
|-
|logementhouder
|innkeeper
|-
|longontsteking
|pneumonia
|-
|longtering
|consumption, tuberculosis
|-
|looier
|tanner
|-
|louwmaand
|January
|-
|Lutheraan, Luthers
|Lutheran
|-
|lijk
|corpse
|-
|lijnslager
|rope maker
|}
|}


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==== L  ====
 
{| width="90%" class="wikitable"
====M====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" | Dutch  
! scope="col" |English
! scope="col" | English
|-
|-
|maagd
| laat, laatste tijd
|virgin, maid, servant girl
| late (in the day), lately
|-
|-
|maand
| laatste
|month
| latter, last
|-
|-
|maandag
| lakenvoller (-volder)
|Monday
| clothier, fuller
|-
|-
|maar
| land
|but
| land, country
|-
|-
|Maart
| landbouwer
|March
| farmer
|-
|-
|mag
| landgoed, landbezit
|may (might)
| estate
|-
|-
|makelaar registers
| landkaart
|real estate registers
| map
|-
|-
|man
| landlieden
|husband, man
| farmers
|-
|-
|mannelijk
| landman
|male
| cottager, farmer
|-
|-
|markt
| land verlatend
|market
| emigrant
|-
|-
|mazelen
| laten
|measles
| to let, leave, allow
|-
|-
|meer
| leeftijd
|lake, more
| age
|-
|-
|meerderjarige
| leerjongen
|of legal age
| apprentice
|-
|-
|Meij, mei
| leerling
|May
| student, apprentice, pupil
|-
|-
|meier
| leerlooier
|tenant farmer, bailiff
| tanner
|-
|-
|meisje
| leggen
|girl
| to place, put, impose, to lay
|-
|-
|melkerij
| lente
|milk factory, dairy
| spring (season)
|-
|-
|melkfabriek
| lentemaand
|milk factory, dairy
| spring month, March
|-
|-
|mengel (mingel)
| leven
|liquid measure, about one to two quarts
| to live
|-
|-
|met
| levend
|with
| living
|-
|-
|met name
| levenloos
|named, alias
| without life, stillborn
|-
|-
|metselaar
| levens-beschrijving
|mason, bricklayer
| biography
|-
|-
|meu
| lidmaten
|aunt
| members, membership
|-
|-
|meubelmaker
| linker hand
|furniture maker
| left hand
|-
|-
|middag ('s middags)
| links
|afternoon (in the afternoon)
| left (direction)
|-
|-
|middernacht
| linnenwever
|midnight
| linen weaver
|-
|-
|mijnheer
| logementhouder
|Mr.
| innkeeper
|-
|-
|mijnwerker
| longontsteking
|miner
| pneumonia
|-
|-
|militaire
| longtering
|military
| consumption, tuberculosis
|-
|-
|minderjarige
| looier
|minor, below legal age
| tanner
|-
|-
|misschien
| louwmaand
|maybe, perhaps
| January
|-
|-
|missen
| Lutheraan, Luthers
|to miss, lack
| Lutheran
|-
|-
|mocht
| lijk
|might
| corpse
|-
|-
|moeder
| lijnslager
|mother
| rope maker
|-
|moet(en)
|must
|-
|mogen
|may (might have), to allow
|-
|molen
|mill
|-
|mondig verklaring
|declaration of being of legal age
|-
|morgen
|unit of land area, about two acres
|-
|morgen ('s morgens)
|morning, tomorrow (in the morning)
|-
|mijl
|mile (varying lengths, up to 5.5 km.)
|}
|}


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==== M  ====


====N====
*'''maagd '''virgin, maid, servant girl
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
*'''maand '''month
|-
*'''maandag '''Monday
! scope="col" |Dutch
*'''maar '''but
! scope="col" |English
*'''Maart '''March
|-
*'''mag '''may (might)
|na
*'''makelaar registers''' real estate registers
|after
*'''man '''husband, man
|-
*'''mannelijk '''male
|naaister
*'''markt '''market
|seamstress
*'''mazelen '''measles
|-
*'''meer '''lake, more
|naam
*'''meerderjarige '''of legal age
|name
*'''Meij, mei'''&nbsp;May
|-
*'''meier '''tenant farmer, bailiff
|naar
*'''meisje '''girl
|to, toward, for, according to
*'''melkerij '''milk factory, dairy
|-
*'''melkfabriek '''milk factory, dairy
|naar gelang van
*'''mengel (mingel)''' liquid measure, about one to two quarts
|to, after, according to
*'''met '''with
|-
*'''met name''' named, alias
|naast
*'''metselaar '''mason, bricklayer
|beside, following, next (to)
*'''meu''' aunt
|-
*'''meubelmaker '''furniture maker
|nabijkomen
*'''middag ('s middags)''' afternoon (in the afternoon)  
|approach, approximate
*'''middernacht '''midnight
|-
*'''mijnheer '''Mr.
|nabuur
*'''mijnwerker '''miner
|neighbor
*'''militaire '''military
|-
*'''minderjarige '''minor, below legal age
|nacht ('s nachts)
*'''misschien '''maybe, perhaps
|night (in the night)
*'''missen '''to miss, lack
|-
*'''mocht '''might
|namen
*'''moeder '''mother
|names
*'''moet(en)''' must
|-
*'''mogen '''may (might have), to allow
|namiddag, ('s namiddags)
*'''molen '''mill
|afternoon (in the afternoon)
*'''mondig verklaring''' declaration of being of legal age
|-
*'''morgen '''unit of land area, about two acres
|nanoen
*'''morgen ('s morgens)''' morning, tomorrow (in the morning)
|afternoon
*'''mijl '''mile (varying lengths, up to 5.5 km.) <br>
|-
|neder
|low, lower (directional)
|-
|Nederland
|the Netherlands
|-
|nederlands
|Dutch
|-
|neef
|nephew, male cousin
|-
|neefje
|nephew, young male cousin
|-
|neffens
|next, in addition to
|-
|negen
|nine
|-
|negende
|ninth
|-
|negenentwintig
|twenty-nine
|-
|negenentwintigste
|twenty-ninth
|-
|negentien
|nineteen
|-
|negentiende
|nineteenth
|-
|negentig
|ninety
|-
|negentigste
|ninetieth
|-
|neger
|Negro
|-
|nicht
|niece, female cousin
|-
|nichtje
|niece, young female cousin
|-
|niet(s)
|no, none, not
|-
|niets
|nothing
|-
|nieuw
|new
|-
|nimmer
|never
|-
|noemen
|to christen, call, name
|-
|nog
|still, yet, other
|-
|nog in leven
|still living, surviving
|-
|nommer, nummer
|number
|-
|nooit
|never
|-
|noor(s)
|Norwegian
|-
|noord
|north
|-
|Noorwegen
|Norway
|-
|notaris
|notary
|-
|november
|November
|}


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==== N  ====


====O====
*'''na '''after
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
*'''naaister '''seamstress
|-
*'''naam '''name
! scope="col" |Dutch
*'''naar '''to, toward, for, according to
! scope="col" |English
*'''naar gelang van''' to, after, according to
|-
*'''naast '''beside, following, next (to)
|october
*'''nabijkomen '''approach, approximate
|October
*'''nabuur '''neighbor
|-
*'''nacht ('s nachts)''' night (in the night)
|of
*'''namen '''names
|or
*'''namiddag, ('s namiddags)''' afternoon (in the afternoon)  
|-
*'''neder '''low, lower (directional)
|om
*'''Nederland''' the Netherlands
|for, because of, at, round
*'''nederlands '''Dutch
|-
*'''neef '''nephew, male cousin
|oma
*'''neefje '''nephew, young male cousin
|grandma
*'''negen '''nine
|-
*'''negende '''ninth
|omstreeks
*'''negenentwintig '''twenty-nine
|about, around
*'''negenentwintigste '''twenty-ninth
|-
*'''negentien '''nineteen
|on-
*'''negentiende '''nineteenth
|un- (prefix)
*'''negentig '''ninety
|-
*'''negentigste '''ninetieth
|onbekend
*'''neger '''Negro
|unknown
*'''nicht '''niece, female cousin
|-
*'''nichtje '''niece, young female cousin
|onder
*'''niet(s)''' no, none, not
|under
*'''niets '''nothing
|-
*'''nieuw '''new
|ondergetekende
*'''nimmer '''never
|the undersigned
*'''noemen '''to christen, call, name
|-
*'''nog '''still, yet, other
|ondertrouw
*'''nog in leven''' still living, surviving
|betrothal (already registered)
*'''nommer, nummer '''number
|-
*'''nooit '''never
|onderwijzer
*'''noor(s)''' Norwegian
|(school) teacher
*'''noord '''north
|-
*'''Noorwegen '''Norway
|onderwijzeres
*'''notaris '''notary
|female teacher
*'''november '''November <br>
|-
|onecht kind
|illegitimate child
|-
|ongehuwd
|unmarried
|-
|ongeleerdheid
|illiterate, unlearned
|-
|ongetrouwd
|single, unmarried
|-
|ongeveer
|almost, approximately
|-
|onkunde
|inability, incompetence, ignorance, ignorance of
|-
|onmiddellijk
|right away, immediately
|-
|onmondigen
|minor, under age
|-
|ons, onze
|us, our
|-
|ontvangen
|to receive, received
|-
|ontvanger
|tax collector
|-
|onwettig
|illegitimate, illegal
|-
|onze, ons
|us, our
|-
|opgesteld
|drafted
|-
|oogstmaand
|harvest month, August
|-
|ook
|also
|-
|oom
|uncle
|-
|oorkonden
|records, documents
|-
|oost
|east
|-
|op
|on, upon
|-
|opa
|grandpa
|-
|opgetreden
|appeared
|-
|op heden
|today, on this day
|-
|op hoge leeftijd
|at a great (old) age
|-
|opnemen
|to receive
|-
|opper
|upper
|-
|oprecht
|honest
|-
|optreden
|to appear
|-
|opziener
|overseer, inspector, guardian
|-
|organisatie
|organization, society
|-
|oud
|old (age)
|-
|ouder
|older, elder
|-
|ouderdom
|age
|-
|ouders
|parents
|-
|oudoom
|great-uncle
|-
|oudste
|eldest
|-
|oudtante
|great-aunt
|-
|over
|above, over, via
|-
|overeenkomst
|contract, agreement
|-
|overgrootmoeder
|great-grandmother
|-
|overgrootvader
|great-grandfather
|-
|overleden
|dead, deceased
|-
|overledene, de
|the deceased
|-
|overlevenden
|survivors
|-
|overlijden
|to die
|-
|overnemen
|to take over, adopt (an action)
|-
|overschrijven
|to extract
|}


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==== O  ====


====P====
*'''october '''October
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
*'''of '''or
|-
*'''om '''for, because of, at, round
! scope="col" |Dutch
*'''oma '''grandma
! scope="col" |English
*'''omstreeks '''about, around&nbsp;
|-
*'''on-''' un- (prefix)  
|pachter
*'''onbekend '''unknown
|tenant farmer, leaser, one who leases
*'''onder '''under
|-
*'''ondergetekende '''the undersigned
|pachter (van belastingen)
*'''ondertrouw '''betrothal (already registered)
|publican, tax collector
*'''ondertrouw '''betrothal (already registered)  
|-
*'''onderwijzer '''(school) teacher
|Palts, de
*'''onderwijzeres '''female teacher
|the Palatinate
*'''onecht kind''' illegitimate child
|-
*'''ongehuwd '''unmarried
|Paltsgraafschap
*'''ongeleerdheid''' illiterate, unlearned
|count palatine (the place)
*'''ongetrouwd '''single, unmarried
|-
*'''ongeveer '''almost, approximately
|paltsgrafelijk
*'''onkunde''' inability, incompetence, ignorance, ignorance of<br>
|(from the) palatinate
*'''onmiddellijk '''right away, immediately
|-
*'''onmondigen '''minor, under age
|parochie
*'''ons, onze''' us, our
|parish
*'''ontvangen '''to receive, received&nbsp;
|-
*'''ontvanger '''tax collector
|parochieregisters
*'''onwettig '''illegitimate, illegal
|parish registers
*'''onze, ons''' us, our
|-
*'''opgesteld''' drafted
|Pasen
*'''oogstmaand harv'''est month,August
|Easter, Passover
*'''ook '''also
|-
*'''oom '''uncle
|Pascha
*'''oorkonden '''records, documents
|Passover
*'''oost '''east
|-
*'''op '''on, upon
|pastoor
*'''opa '''grandpa
|pastor, priest (Roman Catholic church)
*'''opgetreden '''appeared
|-
*'''op heden''' today, on this day
|patroon
*'''op hoge leeftijd''' at a great (old) age
|manor lord, patron, employer
*'''opnemen '''to receive
|-
*'''opper '''upper
|peet
*'''oprecht '''honest
|godfather, godparent, sponsor
*'''optreden '''to appear
|-
*'''opziener '''overseer, inspector, guardian
|peetoom
*'''organisatie '''organization, society
|godfather
*'''oud '''old (age)
|-
*'''ouder '''older, elder
|peettante
*'''ouderdom '''age
|godmother
*'''ouders '''parents
|-
*'''oudoom '''great-uncle
|pensionering
*'''oudste '''eldest
|retirement
*'''oudtante '''great-aunt
|-
*'''over '''above, over, via
|pest
*'''overeenkomst '''contract, agreement
|plague, pestilence
*'''overgrootmoeder '''great-grandmother
|-
*'''overgrootvader '''great-grandfather
|petemoei
*'''overleden '''dead, deceased
|godmother
*'''overledene, de''' the deceased
|-
*'''overlevenden '''survivors
|peten
*'''overlijden '''to die
|godparents
*'''overnemen '''to take over, adopt (an action)  
|-
*'''overschrijven '''to extract <br>
|plaag
|plague, scourge
|-
|plaats
|place
|-
|planter
|planter, farmer
|-
|pokken
|smallpox
|-
|Polen
|Poland, Poles
|-
|pools
|Polish
|-
|poorter
|citizen, freeman
|-
|poortersboeken
|burgher registers
|-
|portugees
|Portuguese
|-
|predikant
|minister, clergyman (Protestant church)
|-
|prins
|prince
|-
|prinses
|princess
|-
|protestant
|protestant
|-
|protocol
|document, register
|-
|provinciaal
|provincial
|-
|provincie
|provinces
|-
|Pruis(isch)
|Prussian
|-
|Pruissen
|Prussia
|}


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==== P  ====


====Q====
*'''pachter '''tenant farmer, leaser, one who leases
*'''pachter (van belastingen)''' publican, tax collector
*'''Palts, de''' the Palatinate
*'''Paltsgraafschap '''count palatine (the place)
*'''paltsgrafelijk''' (from the) palatinate
*'''parochie '''parish
*'''parochieregisters '''parish registers
*'''Pasen '''Easter, Passover
*'''Pascha''' Paasover
*'''pastoor '''pastor,&nbsp;priest (Roman Catholic church)
*'''patroon '''manor lord, patron, employer
*'''peet '''godfather, godparent, sponsor
*'''peetoom '''godfather
*'''peettante '''godmother
*'''pensionering '''retirement
*'''pest '''plague, pestilence
*'''petemoei '''godmother
*'''peten '''godparents
*'''plaag '''plague, scourge
*'''plaats '''place
*'''planter '''planter, farmer
*'''pokken '''smallpox
*'''Polen&nbsp;'''Poland, Poles
*'''pools '''Polish
*'''poorter '''citizen, freeman
*'''poortersboeken '''burgher registers
*'''portugees '''Portuguese
*'''predikant '''minister, clergyman (Protestant church)
*'''prins '''prince
*'''prinses '''princess
*'''protestant '''protestant
*'''protocol '''document, register
*'''provinciaal '''provincial
*'''provincie '''provinces
*'''Pruis(isch)''' Prussian
*'''Pruissen '''Prussia <br>


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==== Q  ====


====R====
==== R ====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|raad
|council, counsel
|-
|recht
|right (correct), straight, law, justice
|-
|rechter
|judge, magistrate
|-
|rechter(zijde)
|right side
|-
|rechter hand
|right hand
|-
|rechterlijk
|legal, court (judicial)
|-
|rechtmatig
|rightful, right (correct)
|-
|rechts
|right (direction)
|-
|regering
|government, administration
|-
|rekeningen
|accounts, bills
|-
|rentenier
|retired tradesperson, man of means
|-
|rivier
|river
|-
|roede
|rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)
|-
|rond
|around, about
|-
|rood
|red
|-
|roodvonk
|scarlet fever
|-
|Rooms Katholiek
|Roman Catholic
|-
|ruim
|[ruim 80 = eighty plus years old] large, broad, wide, upwards of
|-
|Rus(sisch)
|Russian
|-
|Rusland
|Russia
|-
|rijk
|empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy
|-
|rijksarchief
|national and/or state archive, public record office
|}


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*'''raad '''council, counsel
*'''recht '''right (correct), straight, law, justice
*'''rechter '''judge, magistrate
*'''rechter(zijde)''' right side  
*'''rechter hand''' right hand
*'''rechterlijk '''legal, court (judicial)
*'''rechtmatig '''rightful, right (correct)
*'''rechts '''right (direction)
*'''regering '''government, administration
*'''rekeningen '''accounts, bills
*'''rentenier '''retired tradesperson, man of means
*'''rivier '''river
*'''roede '''rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)
*'''rond '''around, about
*'''rood '''red
*'''roodvonk '''scarlet fever
*'''Rooms Katholiek''' Roman Catholic
*'''ruim''' [ruim 80 = eighty plus years old] large, broad, wide, upwards of
*'''Rus(sisch)''' Russian
*'''Rusland '''Russia
*'''rijk '''empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy
*'''rijksarchief '''national and/orstate archive, public record office <br>


====S====
==== S ====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|s = des
|of the Sakser Saxon
|-
|samen
|together
|-
|schaapherder
|shepherd
|-
|scheeps
|of a ship (the ship's)
|-
|schenking
|donation, gift
|-
|schepen
|alderman, magistrate, ships
|-
|schepenakten
|city council records
|-
|schilder
|painter
|-
|schip
|ship
|-
|schipper
|barge man, boatman, skipper
|-
|schlepel
|unit of measure, about .7 to 1.3 bushels
|-
|schoenmaker
|shoemaker
|-
|school
|school
|-
|schoondochter
|daughter-in-law
|-
|schoonzoon
|son-in-law
|-
|schoonzuster
|sister-in-law
|-
|schriftgeleerde
|scribe
|-
|schrijnwerker
|cabinet maker, joiner
|-
|schrijver
|scribe, writer, author
|-
|schuit
|barge, boat
|-
|September
|September
|-
|sinds(dien)
|since
|-
|slachter, slager
|butcher
|-
|slachtmaand, slagtmaand
|slaughter month, November
|-
|slag
|hit, stroke, blow
|-
|slager, slachter
|butcher
|-
|slechts
|but, only, merely
|-
|sloot
|ditch
|-
|slot
|lock, castle
|-
|slotenmaker
|locksmith
|-
|smid
|(black)smith
|-
|soldaat
|soldier
|-
|soms
|sometimes, besides, in addition to
|-
|spaans
|Spanish
|-
|Spanjaard
|Spaniard
|-
|Spanje
|Spain
|-
|spoedig
|quickly, soon, speedy
|-
|sprokkelmaand
|wood gathering month, February
|-
|staat
|state
|-
|staats
|of the state
|-
|staatsburger
|citizen
|-
|stad
|city, town
|-
|stamboeken
|lineage books, genealogical register
|-
|stamboom
|pedigree
|-
|steeds
|always, still
|-
|steenbakker
|brick maker, stone mason
|-
|stellen
|to place, put, impose
|-
|sterven
|to die
|-
|stief-
|step-
|-
|straat
|street
|-
|stroom
|stream, river
|}


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*''''s = des''' of the


====T====
Sakser Saxon
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|t = het
|the
|-
|taal
|language
|-
|tachtig
|eighty
|-
|tachtigste
|eightieth
|-
|tafel
|index, table
|-
|tanden krijgen
|getting teeth, teething
|-
|tante
|aunt
|-
|te
|at, to
|-
|tegelijk
|together, at the same time
|-
|tegen(over)
|against, across
|-
|tegenwoordigheid
|presence, the presence of
|-
|te huis
|at home
|-
|teraardebestelling
|burial, interment
|-
|testament
|last will, testament
|-
|thuis
|at home
|-
|tien
|ten
|-
|tiende
|tithing
|-
|tiende
|tenth
|-
|tienjarige tafels
|ten-year (decennial) index
|-
|tiental
|decade
|-
|tiental dagen
|about ten days
|-
|tijd
|time
|-
|tijdelijk
|temporary
|-
|tijdschrift
|periodical
|-
|timmerman
|carpenter
|-
|toekomend
|future, next
|-
|toekomstig
|future, prostpective
|-
|toenaam
|surname
|-
|toestaan
|to let, grant, allow
|-
|toestemmen
|to consent
|-
|touwslager
|rope maker
|-
|trouwboek
|marriage book
|-
|trouwdag
|wedding day
|-
|trouwen
|to marry
|-
|tuberculose
|consumption, tuberculosis
|-
|tuin
|garden, yard
|-
|tuinman, tuinier
|gardener
|-
|tussen
|between
|-
|twaalf
|twelve
|-
|twaalfde
|twelfth
|-
|twee
|two
|-
|tweede
|second
|-
|tweeëntwintig
|twenty-two
|-
|tweeëntwintigste
|twenty-second
|-
|tweeling
|twins
|-
|twintig
|twenty
|-
|twintigste
|twentieth
|-
|tyfus
|typhoid fever
|-
|tyfuslijder
|typhoid patient
|}


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*'''samen '''together
*'''schaapherder '''shepherd
*'''scheeps '''of a ship (the ship's)
*'''schenking '''donation, gift
*'''schepen '''alderman, magistrate, ships
*'''schepenakten '''city council records
*'''schilder '''painter
*'''schip '''ship
*'''schipper '''barge man, boatman, skipper
*'''schlepel '''unit of measure, about .7 to 1.3 bushels
*'''schoenmaker '''shoemaker
*'''school '''school
*'''schoondochter '''daughter-in-law
*'''schoonzoon '''son-in-law
*'''schoonzuster '''sister-in-law
*'''schriftgeleerde '''scribe
*'''schrijnwerker '''cabinet maker, joiner
*'''schrijver '''scribe, writer, author
*'''schuit '''barge, boat
*'''September '''September
*'''sinds(dien)''' since
*'''slachter, slager''' butcher
*'''slachtmaand '''slaughter month,November
*'''slag '''hit, stroke, blow
*'''slager, slachter''' butcher
*'''slechts '''but, only, merely
*'''sloot '''ditch
*'''slot '''lock, castle
*'''slotenmaker '''locksmith
*'''smid '''(black)smith
*'''soldaat '''soldier
*'''soms '''sometimes, besides, in addition to&nbsp;
*'''spaans '''Spanish
*'''Spanjaard '''Spaniard
*'''Spanje '''Spain
*'''spoedig '''quickly, soon, speedy
*'''sprokkelmaand '''wood gathering month, February
*'''staat '''state
*'''staats '''of the state
*'''staatsburger '''citizen
*'''stad '''city, town
*'''stamboeken '''lineage books, genealogical register
*'''stamboom '''pedigree
*'''steeds '''always, still
*steenbakker brick maker, stone mason
*'''stellen '''to place, put, impose
*'''sterven '''to die
*'''stief-''' step-
*'''straat '''street
*'''stroom '''stream,'''&nbsp;'''river


====U====
==== T  ====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|uit
|out of, from
|-
|uiterlijk
|outward, external, appearance, at the latest
|-
|uitgeven
|to publish
|-
|uittrekken
|extract
|-
|uur
|hour, o'clock
|}


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*''''t = het''' the
*'''taal '''language
*'''tachtig '''eighty
*'''tachtigste '''eightieth
*'''tafel '''index, table
*'''tanden krijgen''' getting teeth, teething
*'''tante '''aunt
*'''te '''at, to
*'''tegelijk '''together, at the same time
*'''tegen(over)''' against, across
*'''tegenwoordigheid '''presence, the presence of
*'''te huis''' at home
*'''teraardebestelling '''burial, interment
*'''testament '''last will, testament
*'''thuis '''at home
*'''tien '''ten
*'''tiende '''tithing
*'''tiende '''tenth
*'''tienjarige tafels''' ten-year (decennial) index
*'''tiental''' [tiental dagen = about ten days] decade
*'''timmerman '''carpenter
*'''toekomend '''future, next
*'''toekomstig '''future, prostpective
*'''toenaam '''surname
*'''toestaan '''to let, grant, allow
*'''toestemmen '''to consent
*'''touwslager '''rope maker
*'''trouwboek '''marriage book
*'''trouwdag '''wedding day
*'''trouwen '''to marry
*'''tuberculose '''consumption, tuberculosis
*'''tuin '''garden, yard
*'''tuinman, tuinier''' gardener
*'''tussen '''between
*'''twaalf '''twelve
*'''twaalfde '''twelfth
*'''twee '''two
*'''tweede '''second
*'''tweeëntwintig '''twenty-two
*'''tweeëntwintigste '''twenty-second
*'''tweeling '''twins
*'''twintig '''twenty
*'''twintigste '''twentieth
*'''tyfus '''typhoid fever
*'''tyfuslijder '''typhoid patient
*'''tijd '''time
*'''tijdelijk '''temporary
*'''tijdschrift '''periodical <br>


====V====
==== U  ====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|vaak
|often
|-
|vader
|father
|-
|vallende ziekte
|epilepsy
|-
|van
|from, of
|-
|veehoeder
|herdsman
|-
|veertien
|fourteen
|-
|veertiende
|fourteenth
|-
|veertig
|forty
|-
|veertigste
|fortieth
|-
|veld
|field
|-
|veldwachter
|constable, policeman, patrolman, village policeman
|-
|verdrinking
|drowning
|-
|vergunning
|permission
|-
|verjaardag
|birthday
|-
|verklaard
|declared
|-
|verklaren
|to declare
|-
|verklaring
|declaration, affidavit, sworn statement
|-
|verkondigen
|publish (as in banns), proclaim
|-
|verlamming
|paralysis, stroke
|-
|verlaten
|to leave, left
|-
|verleden
|past
|-
|verlof
|leave (soldier's), permission
|-
|verloofd
|betrothed, engaged
|-
|verloofde(n)
|engaged person(s), fiancée, fiancé
|-
|verloving
|betrothal, engagement
|-
|verpandings-kohieren
|tax ledger
|-
|verscheiden
|to pass away or die, various, different
|-
|verschijnt
|appears
|-
|verstopping
|obstruction, blockage
|-
|vertering
|consumption, tuberculosis
|-
|vertrokken
|departed, moved, gone away
|-
|verver
|dyer, house painter
|-
|verwantschap
|relationship
|-
|verwijderen
|to remove, to withdraw
|-
|vestigen
|to settle, establish
|-
|vesting
|fortress
|-
|vier
|four
|-
|vierde
|fourth
|-
|vierentwintig
|twenty-four
|-
|vierentwintigste
|twenty-fourth
|-
|vijf
|five
|-
|vijfde
|fifth
|-
|vijfentwintig
|twenty-five
|-
|vijfentwintigste
|twenty-fifth
|-
|vijftien
|fifteen
|-
|vijftiende
|fifteenth
|-
|vijftig
|fifty
|-
|vijftigste
|fiftieth
|-
|visser
|fisherman
|-
|vleeshouwer
|butcher
|-
|vlij
|marsh, swamp
|-
|V.O.C.
|Dutch East Indies Company
|-
|voerman
|coachman
|-
|volbracht
|performed, completed, finished
|-
|volbrengen
|to finish, complete
|-
|volgend
|following, next
|-
|volgende dag
|(the) following day
|-
|volgens
|to, after, according to, follows
|-
|volkstelling
|census, population records
|-
|volmacht
|authorization
|-
|voltooien
|to finish, complete
|-
|voltrekkingen
|solemnization
|-
|vondeling
|foundling
|-
|voogd
|guardian
|-
|voor
|for, in front of, before
|-
|vooraf(gang)
|previous, preceding
|-
|voorafgaand
|former
|-
|voorafgaande dag
|the previous day
|-
|voorbij
|past, beyond, over
|-
|voorbij gaan
|gone by
|-
|voorgaand
|previous, preceding
|-
|voorheen
|previous, formerly, in former days
|-
|voorjaar
|spring (season)
|-
|voorlezing
|reading, reading aloud
|-
|voormeld
|before mentioned, said, stated
|-
|voormiddag
|morning, forenoon (in the morning)
|-
|voornaam
|given name
|-
|voornoemde
|above-mentioned, aforesaid
|-
|voorouder
|ancestor
|-
|voortekening
|over his signature
|-
|voorts
|furthermore, moreover, further, addition, also
|-
|voortgebracht
|produced, generated, produced in, brought forth, emitted
|-
|voorvader
|ancestor, forefather
|-
|vorig
|previous, preceding
|-
|vorige dag
|previous day
|-
|vormer
|framer, molder
|-
|vormsel
|Catholic confirmation
|-
|vorst
|monarch, sovereign, ruler
|-
|vorstendom
|principality
|-
|vreemd
|foreign, strange
|-
|vriend
|friend
|-
|vrijboer
|farmer owner
|-
|vrijdag
|Friday
|-
|vrijgezel
|bachelor
|-
|vroedmeester
|man who assists in childbirth
|-
|vroedvrouw
|midwife
|-
|vroeg(tijdig)
|early (a.m.), prematurely, untimely
|-
|vroeger
|formerly, earlier
|-
|vrouw
|woman, wife, Mrs.
|-
|vrouw(spersoon)
|wife, woman, female
|-
|vrouwelijk
|female
|-
|V.W.C.
|Dutch West Indies Company
|}


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*'''uit '''out of, from
*'''uiterlijk '''outward, external, appearance, at the latest
*'''uitgeven '''to publish
*'''uittrekken '''extract
*'''uur '''hour, o'clock <br>


====W====
==== V  ====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|waar
|where
|-
|waaraan
|which
|-
|waarheen
|where to
|-
|waarom
|why
|-
|wagenmaker
|cartwright, wagon builder, coach builder
|-
|wanneer
|when
|-
|wapen
|heraldic crest, coat of arms
|-
|waren
|were, goods
|-
|was
|was
|-
|wat
|what, how
|-
|waterzucht
|dropsy
|-
|weduwe
|widow
|-
|weduwnaar
|widower
|-
|week
|week
|-
|weeskamer
|orphan's court
|-
|weeskind
|orphan
|-
|wegens
|because of
|-
|weinig
|little, small, few
|-
|welk(e)
|which
|-
|wellicht
|maybe, perhaps
|-
|werkman
|laborer
|-
|west
|west
|-
|wet
|law
|-
|wethouder
|alderman
|-
|wettelijk
|legal
|-
|wettelijk kind
|legitimate child
|-
|wettig
|lawful, legal
|-
|wever
|weaver
|-
|wie
|who
|-
|wieldraaijer
|wheelwright
|-
|wij
|we
|-
|wijk
|district, area, section, ward
|-
|wijlen
|late (deceased), the late, blessed
|-
|wijnmaand
|wine month, October
|-
|wil
|will, desire, wish, consent
|-
|wilde(n)
|Indian(s) (in New York), savage(s)
|-
|willen
|to want to
|-
|winkelier(ster)
|shopkeeper male (female)
|-
|winter
|winter
|-
|wintermaand
|winter month, December
|-
|wit
|white
|-
|woensdag
|Wednesday
|-
|wonende
|residing
|-
|woonachtig
|resident, living at
|-
|woonplaats
|residence, domicile, dwelling place
|-
|woordenboek
|dictionary
|-
|worden
|to become, be
|-
|woud
|forest
|}


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*'''vaak '''often
*'''vader '''father
*'''vallende ziekte''' epilepsy
*'''van '''from, of
*'''veehoeder '''herdsman
*'''veertien '''fourteen
*'''veertiende '''fourteenth
*'''veertig '''forty
*'''veertigste '''fortieth
*'''veld '''field
*'''veldwachter''' constable, policeman, patrolman, village policeman
*'''verdrinking '''drowning
*'''vergunning '''permission
*'''verjaardag '''birthday
*'''verklaard '''declared
*'''verklaren '''to declare
*'''verklaring '''declaration, affidavit, sworn statement
*'''verkondigen '''publish (as in banns), proclaim
*'''verlamming '''paralysis, stroke
*'''verlaten '''to leave, left
*'''verleden '''past
*'''verlof '''leave (soldier's), permission
*'''verloofd '''betrothed, engaged
*'''verloofde(n)''' engaged person(s), fiancée, fiancé
*'''verloving '''betrothal, engagement
*'''verpandings-kohieren''' tax ledger
*'''verscheiden '''to pass away or die, various, different
*'''verschijnt '''appears
*'''verstopping '''obstruction, blockage
*'''vertering '''consumption, tuberculosis
*'''vertrokken '''departed, moved, gone away
*'''verver '''dyer, house painter
*'''verwantschap '''relationship
*'''verwijderen '''to remove, to withdraw
*'''vestigen '''to settle, establish
*'''vesting '''fortress
*'''vier '''four
*'''vierde '''fourth
*'''vierentwintig '''twenty-four
*'''vierentwintigste '''twenty-fourth
*'''visser '''fisherman
*'''vleeshouwer '''butcher
*'''vlij '''marsh, swamp
*'''V.O.C.''' Dutch East Indies Company
*'''voerman '''coachman
*'''volbracht '''performed, completed, finished
*'''volbrengen '''to finish, complete
*'''volgend '''following, next
*'''volgende dag''' (the) following day
*'''volgens '''to, after, according to, follows
*'''volkstelling '''census, population records
*'''volmacht '''authorization
*'''voltooien '''to finish, complete
*'''voltrekkingen '''solemnization
*'''vondeling '''foundling
*'''voogd '''guardian
*'''voor '''for, in front of, before
*'''vooraf(gang)''' previous, preceding
*'''voorafgaand '''former
*'''voorafgaande dag''' the previous day
*'''voorbij [voorbij gaan''' = gone by] past, beyond, over
*'''voorgaand '''previous, preceding
*'''voorheen '''previous, formerly, in former days&nbsp;
*'''voorjaar '''spring (season)
*'''voorlezing '''reading, reading aloud<br>
*'''voormeld&nbsp; '''before mentioned, said, stated
*'''voormiddag '''morning, forenoon (in the morning)
*'''voornaam '''given name  
*'''voornoemde''' above-mentioned, aforesaid<br>
*'''voorouder '''ancestor
*'''voortekening '''over his signature
*'''voorts'''&nbsp;furthermore, moreover, further, addition, also
*'''voortgebracht''' produced, generated, produced in, brought forth, emitted
*'''voorvader '''ancestor, forefather
*'''vorig '''previous, preceding
*'''vorige dag''' previous day
*'''vormer '''framer, molder
*'''vormsel '''Catholic confirmation
*'''vorst '''monarch, sovereign, ruler
*'''vorstendom '''principality
*'''vreemd''' foreign, strange
*'''vriend '''friend
*'''vrijboer&nbsp;'''farmer owner&nbsp;
*'''vrijdag '''Friday
*'''vrijgezel '''bachelor
*'''vroedmeester '''man who assists in childbirth
*'''vroedvrouw '''midwife
*'''vroeg(tijdig)''' early (a.m.), prematurely, untimely
*'''vroeger '''formerly, earlier
*'''vrouw '''woman''', '''wife, Mrs.
*'''vrouw(spersoon)''' wife, woman, female
*'''vrouwelijk '''female
*'''V.W.C.''' Dutch West Indies Company
*'''vijf '''five
*'''vijfde '''fifth
*'''vijfentwintig '''twenty-five
*'''vijfentwintigste '''twenty-fifth
*'''vijftien '''fifteen
*'''vijftiende '''fifteenth
*'''vijftig '''fifty
*'''vijftigste '''fiftieth <br>


====X====
==== W  ====


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*'''waar '''where
*'''waaraan''' which
*'''waarheen '''where to
*'''waarom '''why
*'''wagenmaker '''cartwright, wagon builder, coach builder
*'''wanneer '''when
*'''wapen '''heraldic crest, coat of arms
*'''waren '''were, goods
*'''was '''was
*'''wat '''what, how
*'''waterzucht '''dropsy
*'''weduwe '''widow
*'''weduwnaar '''widower
*'''week '''week
*'''weeskamer '''orphan's court
*'''weeskind '''orphan
*'''wegens '''because of
*'''weinig '''little, small, few&nbsp;
*'''welk(e)''' which
*'''wellicht '''maybe, perhaps
*'''werkman '''laborer
*'''west '''west
*'''wet '''law
*'''wethouder '''alderman
*'''wettelijk '''legal
*'''wettelijk kind''' legitimate child
*'''wettig '''lawful, legal
*'''wever '''weaver
*'''wie '''who
*'''wieldraaijer '''wheelwright
*'''wil '''will, desire, wish, consent
*'''wilde(n)''' Indian(s) (in New York), savage(s)
*'''willen '''to want to
*'''winkelier(ster)''' shopkeeper male (female)
*'''winter '''winter
*'''wintermaand '''winter month,December
*'''wit '''white
*'''woensdag '''Wednesday
*'''wonende '''residing
*'''woonachtig '''resident, living at
*'''woonplaats '''residence, domicile, dwelling place
*'''woordenboek '''dictionary
*'''worden '''to become, be
*'''woud '''forest
*'''wij '''we
*'''wijk '''district, area, section, ward
*'''wijlen '''late (deceased), the late, blessed
*'''wijnmaand '''wine month, October <br>


====Y====
==== X  ====


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==== Y  ====


====IJ====
==== IJ ====
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|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|ijs
|ice
|-
|IJsland
|Iceland
|-
|ijzer
|iron
|-
|ijzer smelterij
|iron foundry
|-
|ijzersmid
|smith, blacksmith
|-
|ijzerwaren
|hardware
|-
|ijzerwerker
|ironworker
|}


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*'''ijs''' ice
*I'''Jsland''' Iceland
*'''ijzer '''iron
*'''ijzer smelterij '''iron foundry
*'''ijzersmid '''smith, blacksmith
*'''ijzerwaren''' hardware
*'''ijzerwerker''' ironworder


====Z====
==== Z  ====
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
! scope="col" |Dutch
! scope="col" |English
|-
|zaken
|trade, business, case, affairs
|-
|zaterdag
|Saturday
|-
|ze
|they, she
|-
|zeeman
|sailor
|-
|zeepzieder
|soap maker
|-
|zelfde
|the same
|-
|zes
|six
|-
|zesde
|sixth
|-
|zesentwintig
|twenty-six
|-
|zesentwintigste
|twenty-sixth
|-
|zestien
|sixteen
|-
|zestiende
|sixteenth
|-
|zestig
|sixty
|-
|zestigste
|sixtieth
|-
|zetten
|to place, put, impose
|-
|zeven
|seven
|-
|zevende
|seventh
|-
|zevenentwintig
|twenty-seven
|-
|zevenentwintigste
|twenty-seventh
|-
|zevenstigte
|seventieth
|-
|zeventien
|seventeen
|-
|zeventiende
|seventeenth
|-
|zeventig
|seventy
|-
|zie
|see
|-
|ziekte
|disease, illness
|-
|zij
|she, they
|-
|zijn
|its, his, to be, are
|-
|zijrivier
|tributary, river, stream
|-
|zomer
|summer
|-
|zomermaand
|summer month, June
|-
|zondag
|Sunday
|-
|zonder
|without
|-
|zoon
|son
|-
|zoontje
|little son, small son
|-
|zou
|should
|-
|zuid
|south
|-
|zuigeling
|baby, suckling
|-
|zuivelboer
|dairy farmer
|-
|zuster
|sister
|-
|zwager
|brother-in-law
|-
|zwakheid
|weakness
|-
|zwakte
|weak
|-
|zwanger
|pregnant
|-
|zwart
|black
|-
|zwarten
|Negroes, blacks
|-
|Zweden
|Sweden
|-
|zweeds
|Swedish
|-
|zwelling
|swelling, tumor
|-
|Zwitserland
|Switzerland
|-
|zwitsers
|Swiss
|}
   
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==References==
*'''zaken '''trade, business, case, affairs
*'''zaterdag '''Saturday
*'''ze '''they, she
*'''zeeman '''sailor
*'''zeepzieder '''soap maker
*'''zelfde '''the same
*'''zes '''six
*'''zesde '''sixth
*'''zesentwintig '''twenty-six
*'''zesentwintigste '''twenty-sixth
*'''zestien '''sixteen
*'''zestiende '''sixteenth
*'''zestig '''sixty
*'''zestigste '''sixtieth
*'''zetten '''to place, put, impose
*'''zeven '''seven
*'''zevende '''seventh
*'''zevenentwintig '''twenty-seven
*'''zevenentwintigste '''twenty-seventh
*'''zevenstigte '''seventieth
*'''zeventien '''seventeen
*'''zeventiende '''seventeenth
*'''zeventig '''seventy
*'''zie '''see
*'''ziekte '''disease, illness
*'''zomer '''summer
*'''zomermaand '''summer month, June
*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277835331915_861" />'''zondag''' Sunday
*'''zonder '''without
*'''zoon '''son
*'''zoontje '''little son, small son
*'''zou '''should
*'''zuid '''south
*'''zuigeling '''baby, suckling
*'''zuivelboer '''dairy farmer
*'''zuster '''sister
*'''zwager '''brother-in-law
*'''zwakheid '''weakness
*'''zwakte '''weak
*'''zwanger '''pregnant
*'''zwart '''black
*'''zwarten '''Negroes, blacks
*'''Zweden '''Sweden
*'''zweeds '''Swedish
*'''zwelling '''swelling, tumor
*'''Zwitserland '''Switzerland
*'''zwitsers '''Swiss
*'''zij '''she, they
*'''zijn '''its, his, to be, are
*'''zijrivier '''tributary, river, stream <br>


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Dutch (like English and German), is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon.

Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium, the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, and Suriname. Flemish, which is spoken in Belgium, is a major dialect (regional variation) of Dutch. It uses words similar to the words on this list. Afrikaans, a separate language spoken in South Africa, is descended  from Dutch and preserves many older and dialect features of Dutch, but contains many German and English words as well .
Frisian, which is spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland, is a different language from Dutch.
The "Additional Resources" section below will tell you how to use the FamilySearch Catalog to find dictionaries of the various dialects and related languages.

In addition, Dutch is found in some early records of the United States (mostly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Iowa) and in South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Brazil and Taiwan.

Key Words[edit | edit source]

To find and use specific types of Dutch records, you will need to know some key words in Dutch. This section lists key genealogical terms in English and the Dutch words with the same or similar meanings.

For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Dutch words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Dutch records to indicate marriage.

English Dutch
baptism dopen, doop, gedoopt
birth geboren, geboorte
burial begraven, begraaf
Catholic rooms katholiek, oud katholiek
census volkstelling, bevolking
child, children kind, kinderen
christening (see baptism)
civil registry burgerlijke stand
death overleden, overlijden, gestorven
father vader
husband echtgenoot, man
index tafel, klapper, fiche
Jewish joods
marriage(s) huwelijk(en), trouwen, echt, gehuwden, getrouwd
military militaire, landweer, krijgsmacht
month maand
mother moeder
name, given voornaam, eerste naam
name, surname achternaam, familienaam, bijnaam, toenaam
parents ouders
parish parochie, gemeente
Protestant protestant
supplement bijlage
town, village stad, gemeente, dorp
wife huisvrouw, vrouw, echtgenote
year jaar

Numbers[edit | edit source]

In some genealogical records, numbers are written out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Days of the month are written in ordinal form.

Cardinal Ordinal
1 een 1st eerste
2 twee 2nd tweede
3 drie 3rd derde
4 vier 4th vierde
5 vijf 5th vijfde
6 zes 6th zesde
7 zeven 7th zevende
8 acht 8th achtste
9 negen 9th negende
10 tien 10th tiende
11 elf 11th elfde
12 twaalf 12th twaalfde
13 dertien 13th dertiende
14 veertien 14th veertiende
15 vijftien 15th vijftiende
16 zestien 16th zestiende
17 zeventien 17th zeventiende
18 achttien 18th achttiende
19 negentie 19th negentiende
20 twintig 20th twintigste
21 eenentwintig 21st eenentwintigste
22 tweeëntwintig 22th tweeëntwintigste
23 drieentwintig 23th drieentwintigste
24 vierentwintig 24th vierentwintigste
25 vijfentwintig 25th vijfentwintigste
26 zesentwintig 26th zesentwintigste
27 zevenentwintig 27th zevenentwintigste
28 achtentwintig 28th achtentwintigste
29 negenentwintig 29th negenentwintigste
30 dertig 30th dertigste
31 eenendertig 31th eenendertigste
40 veertig 40th veertigste
50 vijftig 50th vijftigste
60 zestig 60th zestigste
70 zeventig 70th zevenstigte
80 tachtig 80th tachtigste
90 negentig 90th negentigste
100 honderd 100th honderdste
101 honderd(en)een 101st honderd(en)eerste
200 tweehonderd 200th tweehonderdste
1000 duizend 1000th duizendste

Dates and Time[edit | edit source]

In Dutch records, dates are often written out. For example:

Donderdag, drie en twintig maart in het jaar van onse heer een duizend acht hondert en zesendertig [Thursday, three and twenty March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six and thirty].

To understand Dutch dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.

Months[edit | edit source]

English Dutch Archaic Form
January Januari louwmaand tanning month
February Februari sprokkelmaand wood-gathering month
March Maart lentemaand spring month
April April grasmaand grass month
May Mei bloeimaand blossom month
June Juni zomermaand summer month
July Juli hooimaand hay month
August Augustus oogstmaand harvest month
September September (7ber) herfstmaand autumn month
October October (8ber) wijnmaand wine month
November November (9ber) slachtmaand slaughter month
December December (10ber) wintermaand winter month

Days of the Week[edit | edit source]

English Dutch
Sunday Sondag
Monday Maandag
Tuesday Dinsdag
Wednesday Woensdag
Thursday Donderdag
Friday Vrijdag
Saturday Zaterdag

Times of the Day[edit | edit source]

Dutch birth and death records often indicated the time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.

Dutch English
des avonds ('s avonds) in the evening
des middags ('s middags) in the afternoon
des morgens ('s morgens) in the morning
des nachts ('s nachts) in the night
in de namiddag in the mid-afternoon
in de voormiddag in the mid-morning

Alphabetical Wordlist[edit | edit source]

A[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
aan upon, to
aangenomen naam named, alias, also known as, assumed name, accepted surname
aannemen to adopt (a child), to assume, to take on
aanneming confirmation
aannemingsdag day of confirmation
aanstaande next, toward, following, expectant, future, impending
aanval stroke, attack
aarde earth (buried in), ground
aardrijkskundig woordenboek gazetteer
acht eight
achtenswaardig respectable, honorable
achtentwintig twenty-eight
achtentwintigste twenty-eighth
achterkleindochter great-granddaughter
achterkleinzoon great-grandson
achternaam surname, last name
achtste eighth
achttien eighteen
achttiende eighteenth
adel nobility
adellijk noble, titled
aderlating bleeding, bloodletting
adresboek directory
advocaat notary, lawyer
afkondigen to post banns
afkondigingen proclamations, banns
afschrift(en) extract, duplicate record, transcript, certified copy
afwezig absent
akte certificate, deed, license
alhier here, at this place, locally
alle all, every
alleen alone, single, only
altijd, steeds always
ambt office, function, post
ambtelijk official, professional
ambtenaar official, registrar, civil servant, clerk
ander(s) other
anders genoemd alias, also known as
angiften intentions (marriage), declarations
Apostolisch Apostolic
April, april April
arbeider laborer
archief archive
archieven archives
Augustus, augustus August
avond ('s avonds) evening, (in the evening)
Avondmaal communion, sacrament

B[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
bad(plaats) resort, spa, bath
baker dry nurse
bakker baker
bedelaar beggar
bedrag fee, amount (of money)
bedrijf trade, business, concern
begraafplaats cemetery
begrafenis funeral
begraven to bury
behoeftigden needy, indigent
behoren to belong to
beide both
bejaard aged
bekende acquaintance
belasting taxation
Belg(isch) Belgian
België Belgium
bemerking remarks
benadering approximation
berg mountain
beroep trade, occupation
beschrijving description
beslagnemen to seize
besnijdenis circumcision
bet-overgrootvader second great-grandfather
bet-bet-overgrootvader third great-grandfather
betrekking in relation to, relatives
betuiging declaration, expression
bevolking population
bevolkingsregister population register
bewaarder guardian, warden
bewijs certificate, proof
bewijs van overlijden proof of death, death certificate
bewijs van trouwen proof of marriage, marriage certificate
bidden to pray, to request
bijlagen supplemental documents
bijna almost, nearly
bijnaam surname, nickname
bijzit mistress, concubine
binnenkant inside
biografie biography
bisdom diocese
bladzijde (blz.) page
bloedverwant blood relative
bloeimaand blossoming month, May
boek book
boer farmer
boerenarbeider cottager, farmhand, worker
boerenknecht farm worker
bos woods, forest
bosbaas forester
bosch woods, forest (old spelling of the word)
boswachter forester
boven above, over, upstairs
bovengemelden above-mentioned
braaf honest, worthy, good
broeder, broer brother
brouwer brewer
brug bridge
bruid bride
bruidegom bridegroom
buiten(kant) outside
buitenechtelijk illegitimate
burgemeester mayor
burgelijke administralie civil administration
burger citizen
burgerboek citizenship book
burgerlijke ambtenaar civil registrar
burgerlijke stand civil registration, civil administration
burgerschap citizenship
buurman neighbor
buurtschap neighborhood

C[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
communicanten members, communicants
comparant one who appeared
compareerde appeared before
confirmatie confirmation

D[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
daar(heen) there
dag day
dag der begravenis day of the burial, burial day
dagelijks daily
dagloner day worker, day laborer
dagteekening document date
dal valley
dat that
datum date
de the
December, december December
deden done
deed did
deel volume, part of
Deen Dane
Deens Danish
degenen those
Denemarken Denmark
derde third
dertien thirteen
dertiende thirteenth
dertig thirty
dertigste thirtieth
des of the
dewelke of which, the which
deze this, these
diarree diarrhea
die those, that
dienst service, employment
dienstbode servant
dienstmeisje servant girl
dienstsmeid maid
dinsdag Tuesday
diocees diocese
dit this
dochter(tje) (little) daughter
doen to do
dominee minister
donderdag Thursday
dood dead
dood geboren stillborn
doodgraver sexton, grave digger
doop baptism, christening
doopdag day of baptism
doopregister baptismal register
Doopsgezinde Mennonite, Baptist
doopvader godfather, baptismal sponsor
door through, by
dopen to baptize
dorp village
drie three
drieëntwintig twenty-three
drieëntwintigste twenty-third
drupped gout
duits German (language)
duitser German (person)
Duitsland Germany
duizend thousand
duizendste thousandth
duplicaat duplicate
dysenterie dysentery

E[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
echt marriage
echtbreker adulterer
echtelieden spouses
echtgenoot husband
echtgenote wife
echtgenoten husband and wife, spouses
echtscheiding divorce
echtverbintenis marriage
edel(man) noble(man)
een a, an, one
eenendertig thirty-one
eenendertigste thirty-first
eenentwintig twenty-one
eenjarig annual, yearly
eerder before, previously, earlier
eergisteren day before yesterday
eerlijk honest
eertijds formerly
eeuw century
ehelieden spouses
eigenaar owner, proprietor
eigengeërfde yeoman, freeholder
eiland, eilant island
elf eleven
elfde eleventh
elk each, every
emigrant emigrant
emigranten register emigration file
emigratie papieren emigration records
en and
enig only, single
erfenis inheritance
erkennende recognizing, acknowledging
ervan of it
ervoor for it
Evangelisch evangelical

F[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
fabriek factory, mill
familie-geschiedenis family history
familieleden family members,relatives
familielijst family list, group sheet
familienaam family name, surname
familiewapen familycoat of arms
Februarij, februari February
feestdag feast day, holiday
fiches index cards
florijn guilder
Frankrijk France
frans French

G[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
gangbaar current
geboorte birth
geboorteakte birth certificate
geboortebewijs proof of birth,birth certificate
geboorteplaats place of birth
geboortetijd time of birth
geboortig born at, native of
geboren born, maiden name, née
gebracht brought, placed, charged, put, been
gedelegeerden delegate, delegates, delegates to
gedoopt baptized, christened
geelzucht jaundice
geen no, none, without
geestelijke priest, clergyman
gegeven given, gave
gehucht hamlet
gehuwd married
geld money
gelegitimeerd legitimized
gelijk same, alike, similar
gemeenschap community, township
gemeente town, municipality, parish
gemeenteraadslid councilman, town councilor
genaamd named
genaamt named
genealogie genealogy
genoemden named, mentioned
gerechtelijk(e) court, judicial
gerechtshof judicial court
Gereformeerd(e) Calvinist Reformed
gering small
gescheiden divorced
geschenk deed, gift, present
geschiedenis history
geslacht sex, gender
geslachtsboom pedigree, family tree
gestorven died
gestorven zonder nageslacht died without issue
geteekend signed, drew
getranscribeerd transcribed
getrouwd married
getuigen witnesses
gewesen former
gezegend blessed, the deceased
gezin immediate family
gezindheid religious affiliation
gezinslijst family group sheet
gezwel, gezwollenheid swelling, tumor
gezworene juryman, person under oath
gisteren yesterday
Godsbeschikking dispensation, God's will
godsdienst religion
goed good, right, correct
graaf count, earl
graafschap county, shire
graf grave, tomb
grasmaand gras month,April
grens border (between countries)
grensgebied border, region
groen green
groet greet, greeting
grondeigenaren property owners
groot large, big, great
groothandelaar trader, merchant
grootmoeder grandmother
grootvader grandfather
gulden guilder (unit of money)

H[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
haar, hare hair, her, hers
had(den) had
half half
halfbroeder half brother
halfzuster half sister
handel trade, occupation
handtekening signature
handwerksgezel journeyman
hebben to have
heden today
heel all, whole, entire, complete
heer master, gentleman, Mr.
Heer the Lord
heerschappen gentry, lords
hem him
hen, hun them, their, theirs
herbergier innkeeper
herder shepherd
herfst autumn, fall
herfstmaand fall month, September
Hernhutter Moravian
hertog duke
hertogdom duchy
hertogin duchess
Hervormd(e) Dutch reformed
Hessisch Hessian
het it, the
heuvel hill
hij he
hoe how
hoer harlot, immoral woman
hoesten cough
hoger upper, higher
hollands Dutch
honderd hundred
honderdste hundredth
hoofdplaats capital
hoog high
hooimaand hay month, July
houtvester forester
huidziekte measles
huis house
huisgezin immediate family
huishoudster housekeeper
huisland home, native country, homeland
huisvrouw housewife
huizenkant inside, side of a house
hun their
huwelijksaangiften marriage intention
huwelijk marriage
huwelijksaf(aan)-kondigingen marriage banns
huwelijksbijlagen marriage supplements
huwelijksdag day of marriage
huwelijksfeest wedding
huwen to marry

I[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
immigrant immigrant
in in
ingekomen arrival, immigration
ingezetenen citizen, occupants
inhoud contents
inwoner inhabitant, citizen
is is
italiaans Italian
Italië Italy

J[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
jaar, jaren year, years
jaarlijks annual, yearly
jager hunter
Januarij, januari January
j.d. (jonge dochter) unmarried daughter
j.g. (jong gezel) young man, bachelor
jicht gout
j.m. (jonge man) young man, bachelor
jong(e) young
jongeling a youth, unmarried man
jongen boy
Jood Jew
joods(e) Jewish
juffrouw Miss, Madame
Julij, juli July
Junij, juni June

K[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
kamer room (in a house)
kan can
kanaal canal
kanker cancer
kantwerkster lacemaker
karman coachman
kasteel castle
Katholiek Catholic
keizerlijk imperial
keizerrijk empire
kerk church
kerkboek church book, parish register
kerkelijk(e) church (pertaining to church)
kerkelijk ambt parish office
kerkeraads-handelingen church minutes
kerkgenootschap religious affiliation
kerk meester church warden
kerk voogt church warden
kil stream, brook
kind, kinderen child, children
kinkhoest whooping cough
klapper index
kledinghandelaar clothier
kleermaker tailor
klein little, small
kleindochter granddaughter
kleiner smaller, lesser
kleinzoon grandson
klompenmaker wooden shoemaker
km. kilometer
knecht servant, laborer, journeyman
kohier(en) register(s), ledger(s)
koning king
koningin queen
koninklijk royal
koninkrijk kingdom
koopman buyer, seller, vendor, trader, merchant
kopen to buy
koperslager coppersmith
koster sexton
kraambed childbed
kraambed gestorven died in childbirth
kraambedkoorts puerperal fever, childbed fever
kramer seller, vendor, peddler
krampachtig convulsions
krampen cramps, convulsions
krijgen to receive
kuiper cooper
kunnen could
kwaal disease, complaint
kwaliteit status, quality
kwartierstaat pedigree, family tree

L[edit | edit source]

Dutch English
laat, laatste tijd late (in the day), lately
laatste latter, last
lakenvoller (-volder) clothier, fuller
land land, country
landbouwer farmer
landgoed, landbezit estate
landkaart map
landlieden farmers
landman cottager, farmer
land verlatend emigrant
laten to let, leave, allow
leeftijd age
leerjongen apprentice
leerling student, apprentice, pupil
leerlooier tanner
leggen to place, put, impose, to lay
lente spring (season)
lentemaand spring month, March
leven to live
levend living
levenloos without life, stillborn
levens-beschrijving biography
lidmaten members, membership
linker hand left hand
links left (direction)
linnenwever linen weaver
logementhouder innkeeper
longontsteking pneumonia
longtering consumption, tuberculosis
looier tanner
louwmaand January
Lutheraan, Luthers Lutheran
lijk corpse
lijnslager rope maker

M[edit | edit source]

  • maagd virgin, maid, servant girl
  • maand month
  • maandag Monday
  • maar but
  • Maart March
  • mag may (might)
  • makelaar registers real estate registers
  • man husband, man
  • mannelijk male
  • markt market
  • mazelen measles
  • meer lake, more
  • meerderjarige of legal age
  • Meij, mei May
  • meier tenant farmer, bailiff
  • meisje girl
  • melkerij milk factory, dairy
  • melkfabriek milk factory, dairy
  • mengel (mingel) liquid measure, about one to two quarts
  • met with
  • met name named, alias
  • metselaar mason, bricklayer
  • meu aunt
  • meubelmaker furniture maker
  • middag ('s middags) afternoon (in the afternoon)
  • middernacht midnight
  • mijnheer Mr.
  • mijnwerker miner
  • militaire military
  • minderjarige minor, below legal age
  • misschien maybe, perhaps
  • missen to miss, lack
  • mocht might
  • moeder mother
  • moet(en) must
  • mogen may (might have), to allow
  • molen mill
  • mondig verklaring declaration of being of legal age
  • morgen unit of land area, about two acres
  • morgen ('s morgens) morning, tomorrow (in the morning)
  • mijl mile (varying lengths, up to 5.5 km.)

N[edit | edit source]

  • na after
  • naaister seamstress
  • naam name
  • naar to, toward, for, according to
  • naar gelang van to, after, according to
  • naast beside, following, next (to)
  • nabijkomen approach, approximate
  • nabuur neighbor
  • nacht ('s nachts) night (in the night)
  • namen names
  • namiddag, ('s namiddags) afternoon (in the afternoon)
  • neder low, lower (directional)
  • Nederland the Netherlands
  • nederlands Dutch
  • neef nephew, male cousin
  • neefje nephew, young male cousin
  • negen nine
  • negende ninth
  • negenentwintig twenty-nine
  • negenentwintigste twenty-ninth
  • negentien nineteen
  • negentiende nineteenth
  • negentig ninety
  • negentigste ninetieth
  • neger Negro
  • nicht niece, female cousin
  • nichtje niece, young female cousin
  • niet(s) no, none, not
  • niets nothing
  • nieuw new
  • nimmer never
  • noemen to christen, call, name
  • nog still, yet, other
  • nog in leven still living, surviving
  • nommer, nummer number
  • nooit never
  • noor(s) Norwegian
  • noord north
  • Noorwegen Norway
  • notaris notary
  • november November

O[edit | edit source]

  • october October
  • of or
  • om for, because of, at, round
  • oma grandma
  • omstreeks about, around 
  • on- un- (prefix)
  • onbekend unknown
  • onder under
  • ondergetekende the undersigned
  • ondertrouw betrothal (already registered)
  • ondertrouw betrothal (already registered)
  • onderwijzer (school) teacher
  • onderwijzeres female teacher
  • onecht kind illegitimate child
  • ongehuwd unmarried
  • ongeleerdheid illiterate, unlearned
  • ongetrouwd single, unmarried
  • ongeveer almost, approximately
  • onkunde inability, incompetence, ignorance, ignorance of
  • onmiddellijk right away, immediately
  • onmondigen minor, under age
  • ons, onze us, our
  • ontvangen to receive, received 
  • ontvanger tax collector
  • onwettig illegitimate, illegal
  • onze, ons us, our
  • opgesteld drafted
  • oogstmaand harvest month,August
  • ook also
  • oom uncle
  • oorkonden records, documents
  • oost east
  • op on, upon
  • opa grandpa
  • opgetreden appeared
  • op heden today, on this day
  • op hoge leeftijd at a great (old) age
  • opnemen to receive
  • opper upper
  • oprecht honest
  • optreden to appear
  • opziener overseer, inspector, guardian
  • organisatie organization, society
  • oud old (age)
  • ouder older, elder
  • ouderdom age
  • ouders parents
  • oudoom great-uncle
  • oudste eldest
  • oudtante great-aunt
  • over above, over, via
  • overeenkomst contract, agreement
  • overgrootmoeder great-grandmother
  • overgrootvader great-grandfather
  • overleden dead, deceased
  • overledene, de the deceased
  • overlevenden survivors
  • overlijden to die
  • overnemen to take over, adopt (an action)
  • overschrijven to extract

P[edit | edit source]

  • pachter tenant farmer, leaser, one who leases
  • pachter (van belastingen) publican, tax collector
  • Palts, de the Palatinate
  • Paltsgraafschap count palatine (the place)
  • paltsgrafelijk (from the) palatinate
  • parochie parish
  • parochieregisters parish registers
  • Pasen Easter, Passover
  • Pascha Paasover
  • pastoor pastor, priest (Roman Catholic church)
  • patroon manor lord, patron, employer
  • peet godfather, godparent, sponsor
  • peetoom godfather
  • peettante godmother
  • pensionering retirement
  • pest plague, pestilence
  • petemoei godmother
  • peten godparents
  • plaag plague, scourge
  • plaats place
  • planter planter, farmer
  • pokken smallpox
  • Polen Poland, Poles
  • pools Polish
  • poorter citizen, freeman
  • poortersboeken burgher registers
  • portugees Portuguese
  • predikant minister, clergyman (Protestant church)
  • prins prince
  • prinses princess
  • protestant protestant
  • protocol document, register
  • provinciaal provincial
  • provincie provinces
  • Pruis(isch) Prussian
  • Pruissen Prussia

Q[edit | edit source]

R[edit | edit source]

  • raad council, counsel
  • recht right (correct), straight, law, justice
  • rechter judge, magistrate
  • rechter(zijde) right side
  • rechter hand right hand
  • rechterlijk legal, court (judicial)
  • rechtmatig rightful, right (correct)
  • rechts right (direction)
  • regering government, administration
  • rekeningen accounts, bills
  • rentenier retired tradesperson, man of means
  • rivier river
  • roede rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)
  • rond around, about
  • rood red
  • roodvonk scarlet fever
  • Rooms Katholiek Roman Catholic
  • ruim [ruim 80 = eighty plus years old] large, broad, wide, upwards of
  • Rus(sisch) Russian
  • Rusland Russia
  • rijk empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy
  • rijksarchief national and/orstate archive, public record office

S[edit | edit source]

  • 's = des of the

Sakser Saxon

  • samen together
  • schaapherder shepherd
  • scheeps of a ship (the ship's)
  • schenking donation, gift
  • schepen alderman, magistrate, ships
  • schepenakten city council records
  • schilder painter
  • schip ship
  • schipper barge man, boatman, skipper
  • schlepel unit of measure, about .7 to 1.3 bushels
  • schoenmaker shoemaker
  • school school
  • schoondochter daughter-in-law
  • schoonzoon son-in-law
  • schoonzuster sister-in-law
  • schriftgeleerde scribe
  • schrijnwerker cabinet maker, joiner
  • schrijver scribe, writer, author
  • schuit barge, boat
  • September September
  • sinds(dien) since
  • slachter, slager butcher
  • slachtmaand slaughter month,November
  • slag hit, stroke, blow
  • slager, slachter butcher
  • slechts but, only, merely
  • sloot ditch
  • slot lock, castle
  • slotenmaker locksmith
  • smid (black)smith
  • soldaat soldier
  • soms sometimes, besides, in addition to 
  • spaans Spanish
  • Spanjaard Spaniard
  • Spanje Spain
  • spoedig quickly, soon, speedy
  • sprokkelmaand wood gathering month, February
  • staat state
  • staats of the state
  • staatsburger citizen
  • stad city, town
  • stamboeken lineage books, genealogical register
  • stamboom pedigree
  • steeds always, still
  • steenbakker brick maker, stone mason
  • stellen to place, put, impose
  • sterven to die
  • stief- step-
  • straat street
  • stroom stream, river

T[edit | edit source]

  • 't = het the
  • taal language
  • tachtig eighty
  • tachtigste eightieth
  • tafel index, table
  • tanden krijgen getting teeth, teething
  • tante aunt
  • te at, to
  • tegelijk together, at the same time
  • tegen(over) against, across
  • tegenwoordigheid presence, the presence of
  • te huis at home
  • teraardebestelling burial, interment
  • testament last will, testament
  • thuis at home
  • tien ten
  • tiende tithing
  • tiende tenth
  • tienjarige tafels ten-year (decennial) index
  • tiental [tiental dagen = about ten days] decade
  • timmerman carpenter
  • toekomend future, next
  • toekomstig future, prostpective
  • toenaam surname
  • toestaan to let, grant, allow
  • toestemmen to consent
  • touwslager rope maker
  • trouwboek marriage book
  • trouwdag wedding day
  • trouwen to marry
  • tuberculose consumption, tuberculosis
  • tuin garden, yard
  • tuinman, tuinier gardener
  • tussen between
  • twaalf twelve
  • twaalfde twelfth
  • twee two
  • tweede second
  • tweeëntwintig twenty-two
  • tweeëntwintigste twenty-second
  • tweeling twins
  • twintig twenty
  • twintigste twentieth
  • tyfus typhoid fever
  • tyfuslijder typhoid patient
  • tijd time
  • tijdelijk temporary
  • tijdschrift periodical

U[edit | edit source]

  • uit out of, from
  • uiterlijk outward, external, appearance, at the latest
  • uitgeven to publish
  • uittrekken extract
  • uur hour, o'clock

V[edit | edit source]

  • vaak often
  • vader father
  • vallende ziekte epilepsy
  • van from, of
  • veehoeder herdsman
  • veertien fourteen
  • veertiende fourteenth
  • veertig forty
  • veertigste fortieth
  • veld field
  • veldwachter constable, policeman, patrolman, village policeman
  • verdrinking drowning
  • vergunning permission
  • verjaardag birthday
  • verklaard declared
  • verklaren to declare
  • verklaring declaration, affidavit, sworn statement
  • verkondigen publish (as in banns), proclaim
  • verlamming paralysis, stroke
  • verlaten to leave, left
  • verleden past
  • verlof leave (soldier's), permission
  • verloofd betrothed, engaged
  • verloofde(n) engaged person(s), fiancée, fiancé
  • verloving betrothal, engagement
  • verpandings-kohieren tax ledger
  • verscheiden to pass away or die, various, different
  • verschijnt appears
  • verstopping obstruction, blockage
  • vertering consumption, tuberculosis
  • vertrokken departed, moved, gone away
  • verver dyer, house painter
  • verwantschap relationship
  • verwijderen to remove, to withdraw
  • vestigen to settle, establish
  • vesting fortress
  • vier four
  • vierde fourth
  • vierentwintig twenty-four
  • vierentwintigste twenty-fourth
  • visser fisherman
  • vleeshouwer butcher
  • vlij marsh, swamp
  • V.O.C. Dutch East Indies Company
  • voerman coachman
  • volbracht performed, completed, finished
  • volbrengen to finish, complete
  • volgend following, next
  • volgende dag (the) following day
  • volgens to, after, according to, follows
  • volkstelling census, population records
  • volmacht authorization
  • voltooien to finish, complete
  • voltrekkingen solemnization
  • vondeling foundling
  • voogd guardian
  • voor for, in front of, before
  • vooraf(gang) previous, preceding
  • voorafgaand former
  • voorafgaande dag the previous day
  • voorbij [voorbij gaan = gone by] past, beyond, over
  • voorgaand previous, preceding
  • voorheen previous, formerly, in former days 
  • voorjaar spring (season)
  • voorlezing reading, reading aloud
  • voormeld  before mentioned, said, stated
  • voormiddag morning, forenoon (in the morning)
  • voornaam given name
  • voornoemde above-mentioned, aforesaid
  • voorouder ancestor
  • voortekening over his signature
  • voorts furthermore, moreover, further, addition, also
  • voortgebracht produced, generated, produced in, brought forth, emitted
  • voorvader ancestor, forefather
  • vorig previous, preceding
  • vorige dag previous day
  • vormer framer, molder
  • vormsel Catholic confirmation
  • vorst monarch, sovereign, ruler
  • vorstendom principality
  • vreemd foreign, strange
  • vriend friend
  • vrijboer farmer owner 
  • vrijdag Friday
  • vrijgezel bachelor
  • vroedmeester man who assists in childbirth
  • vroedvrouw midwife
  • vroeg(tijdig) early (a.m.), prematurely, untimely
  • vroeger formerly, earlier
  • vrouw woman, wife, Mrs.
  • vrouw(spersoon) wife, woman, female
  • vrouwelijk female
  • V.W.C. Dutch West Indies Company
  • vijf five
  • vijfde fifth
  • vijfentwintig twenty-five
  • vijfentwintigste twenty-fifth
  • vijftien fifteen
  • vijftiende fifteenth
  • vijftig fifty
  • vijftigste fiftieth

W[edit | edit source]

  • waar where
  • waaraan which
  • waarheen where to
  • waarom why
  • wagenmaker cartwright, wagon builder, coach builder
  • wanneer when
  • wapen heraldic crest, coat of arms
  • waren were, goods
  • was was
  • wat what, how
  • waterzucht dropsy
  • weduwe widow
  • weduwnaar widower
  • week week
  • weeskamer orphan's court
  • weeskind orphan
  • wegens because of
  • weinig little, small, few 
  • welk(e) which
  • wellicht maybe, perhaps
  • werkman laborer
  • west west
  • wet law
  • wethouder alderman
  • wettelijk legal
  • wettelijk kind legitimate child
  • wettig lawful, legal
  • wever weaver
  • wie who
  • wieldraaijer wheelwright
  • wil will, desire, wish, consent
  • wilde(n) Indian(s) (in New York), savage(s)
  • willen to want to
  • winkelier(ster) shopkeeper male (female)
  • winter winter
  • wintermaand winter month,December
  • wit white
  • woensdag Wednesday
  • wonende residing
  • woonachtig resident, living at
  • woonplaats residence, domicile, dwelling place
  • woordenboek dictionary
  • worden to become, be
  • woud forest
  • wij we
  • wijk district, area, section, ward
  • wijlen late (deceased), the late, blessed
  • wijnmaand wine month, October

X[edit | edit source]

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IJ[edit | edit source]

  • ijs ice
  • IJsland Iceland
  • ijzer iron
  • ijzer smelterij iron foundry
  • ijzersmid smith, blacksmith
  • ijzerwaren hardware
  • ijzerwerker ironworder

Z[edit | edit source]

  • zaken trade, business, case, affairs
  • zaterdag Saturday
  • ze they, she
  • zeeman sailor
  • zeepzieder soap maker
  • zelfde the same
  • zes six
  • zesde sixth
  • zesentwintig twenty-six
  • zesentwintigste twenty-sixth
  • zestien sixteen
  • zestiende sixteenth
  • zestig sixty
  • zestigste sixtieth
  • zetten to place, put, impose
  • zeven seven
  • zevende seventh
  • zevenentwintig twenty-seven
  • zevenentwintigste twenty-seventh
  • zevenstigte seventieth
  • zeventien seventeen
  • zeventiende seventeenth
  • zeventig seventy
  • zie see
  • ziekte disease, illness
  • zomer summer
  • zomermaand summer month, June
  • zondag Sunday
  • zonder without
  • zoon son
  • zoontje little son, small son
  • zou should
  • zuid south
  • zuigeling baby, suckling
  • zuivelboer dairy farmer
  • zuster sister
  • zwager brother-in-law
  • zwakheid weakness
  • zwakte weak
  • zwanger pregnant
  • zwart black
  • zwarten Negroes, blacks
  • Zweden Sweden
  • zweeds Swedish
  • zwelling swelling, tumor
  • Zwitserland Switzerland
  • zwitsers Swiss
  • zij she, they
  • zijn its, his, to be, are
  • zijrivier tributary, river, stream
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