This list is in no way complete, and most people will have different needs and interests as far as subjects go. One person might be most interested by Scandinavian terms or traditions, while another might need to know Latin and Legal terms. Don’t assume that simply because it is not on this list, I felt it unimportant, these are merely the terms I’ve run across in my own Genealogical Pursuits.
I will be infrequently adding more, so if you have words you think I should add to this list, feel free to let me know.
Updated February 25, 2011
Ab - Aunt
Bachelor - Brit Milah
Cajun - Cymru
d’Aboville Numbers - DAR
Eire - Extract
Foster - Foundling
Galicia - Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar - Husband
Illegitimate - Issue
Julian Calendar
Kindred
Late - Luddite
Mac - Migration
Namesake - Nickname
Obituary - Orphan
Parent - Prussia
Quaker - Quitclaim
Scots-Irish - Surname
Toponym - Troubles, The
Uncle
Widow/Widower - Will
A Genealogist's Dictionary:
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Elf Flame
Friday, December 10, 2010
Labels: Genealogy Dictionary
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