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German Study Group / German Words

German Word List | Learn | FamilySearch.org

German-English Genealogical Dictionary

A book by Ernest Thode.

Glossary

Online searchable glossary from the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana.

Glossary of Scottish terms of interest to genealogists

From the Scottish Archives Network.

Glossary of Terms used in past times

From the United Kingdom.

Glossary of Unusual Words Found in Wills etc.

Hungary Genealogical Word List | Learn | FamilySearch.org

Icelandic Word List | Learn | FamilySearch.org

Italian Genealogical Word List | Learn | FamilySearch.org

This list contains Italian words with their English translations. The words included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources.

Kentuckiana Genealogy - Genealogy Glossary

Land Records Glossary

From the Georgia Archives.

Latin Genealogical Word List | Learn | FamilySearch.org

Latin Genealogy Glossary

Latin in Parish Records

Article by Alison U. Ring.

Latin Words from Belgium Parish Registers Translations to Flemish/Dutch/Vlaams & English

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Ancestry.com Wiki

This article originally appeared in "Appendix A: Selected Abbreviations and Acronyms" in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy

Martin's Norwegian Genealogy Dictionary

This dictionary contains words related to genealogy. Most of the words are not likely to appear in a common dictionary. However, to be able to make a translation you will also need a common dictionary. Abbreviation NN means Nynorsk (one of Norway's two official languages).