Russian Genealogical Word List

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The Russian Genealogical Word List contains Russian words and their English translations for many words that are found in documents used to research Russian ancestors. If the word (or some form of it) you are looking for is not on this list, please consult Russian Word List or a Russian-English dictionary.

Alphabetical Order

Аа Бб Вв Гг Дд Ee Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй Kk Лл Mм Нн Oo Пр Pp Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ Ъъ Ьь Ээ Юю Яя

No words begin with the hard sign (Ъъ) or the soft sign (Ьь).

General Word List

This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources.  Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed.

A Russian English Б Russian English брак, бракосочетанние marriage В Russian English Г Russian English Государственном архиве "Gosudarstvennom arkhive" or State archives Д Russian English Е Russian English Еврейские "Yevreyskie" or Jewish Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть "Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast'" or Jewish Autonomous Oblast его him, his её her Ё Russian English Ж Russian English З Russian English И Russian English Й Russian English К Russian English кто who кем, кѣмъ by whom какимъ (by) which какое which, what Л Russian English М Russian English Н Russian English О Russian English o about о родившихся births (literally: about those who were born) о бракосочетавшихся marriages (literally: about those who were married) о разведшихся divorces (literally: about those who were divorced) о умершихъ deaths (literally: about those who died) П Russian English Р Russian English Ревизские сказки "Reviska Skazka" or Revision Lists С Russian English Смерти "Smerti" or death Т Russian English У Russian English Ф Russian English Х Russian English Ц Russian English Ч Russian English Ш Russian English Щ Russian English Э Russian English Ю Russian English Я Russian English