| Possible abbreviation (not standarized) | Full Dutch word | English |
| aankondiging (van een huwelijk) | announcement, marriage intention | |
| achternaam, familienaam | surname | |
| afkomstig van, -uit | coming from, of ... origin, native of ... | |
| afstammeling(en) | descendant(s) | |
| afstammeling in rechte lijn | lineal descendant | |
| afstammingreeks afstammingreeks, matrilineair | ancestral line umbilical line | |
| akte | deed | |
| ald. | aldaar | at that (mentioned) place |
| ambt. | ambtenaar | civil servant |
| andersweer | second cousin: children of (first) cousin | |
| begraafplaats | cemetry, graveyard | |
| begraafboek | register of burials, cemetry registry book, records of the graveyard | |
| begr. | begraven | buried |
| belastingregisters | tax rolls an registers | |
| ber. | beroep | occupation, trade |
| bevolkingsregister | population register | |
| broer of zus | sibling | |
| broers en zussen | siblings, sibship | |
| bron | source | |
| bgm. | bruidegom | bridegroom |
| bijl. | bijlage | addendum, appendix, annex |
| brd. | bruid | bride |
| buitenechtelijk | (clandestine) extra-marital | |
| burgelijke stand | civil registration, registration service, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, State Registration | |
| ca. | circa | about |
| dg. | dag or plural:dagen | day(s) |
| doodgeboren | still-born | |
| doodsakte, akte van overlijden | death certificate | |
| doop | baptism, christening | |
| doopakte, ceel | certificate of baptism, christening | |
| doopboek, -register | baptismal register, parish register | |
| doopgetuige | sponsor | |
| doopheffer, -vader, doophefster, -moeder | godfather, godmother | |
| dopen, ten doop heffen | to christen, baptize | |
| doopkind | godchild | |
| d.t.b. | doop, trouw, begraaf | baptism. marriage, burial |
| d.t.b. registers | church records, parish records | |
| familie-wapen | coat of arms | |
| Fr.d.d. | Franse datum | French date. The date according to the French Republican Calender (1793-1805) |
| geb. | geboren | born |
| geboorte | birth | |
| geboorte-akte | birth certificate | |
| geb.dat. | geboortedatum | date of birth |
| gecr. | gecremeerd | cremated |
| ged. | gedoopt | baptized, christened |
| geh. or huw. | gehuwd (met) | married (to) |
| gem. | gemeente | 1.municipality 2.(civil) parish |
| genealogie (list) genealogie (graphical) | genealogy, pedigree, family tree tabular pedigree, drop-line, pedigree | |
| generatie | generation | |
| gepensioneerd | retired | |
| ger. / ned.ger. | (nederlands) gereformeerd (since 1892) | protestant (many denominations) |
| gesch. | gescheiden | divorced |
| gesl. | geslacht | gender, sex |
| gesn. | gesneuveld | be killed, fallen (in battle) |
| gest. | gestorven | died, deceased, passed away |
| get. | getuige | witness |
| gezinsblad | family group sheet | |
| g.h.o. | geboorte-, huwelijks en overlijdensregisters | birth-, marriage and deathregisters |
| gilde registers | guild records | |
| hsv | huisvrouw v an... | spouse of... |
| huishouding | household | |
| huw. | huwelijk uit dit huwelijk | marriage, wedding ; wedlock from this marriage |
| huwelijksaangifte | notification of (intended) marriage | |
| huwelijksafkondiging | marriage proclamation | |
| huwelijksakte | marriage certificate | |
| huwelijksbijlagen | marriage supplements | |
| ing. | ingenieur | civil engineer |
| j. or jr. | jaar and/or junior | year and/or junior |
| j.d | jonge dochter | daughter, unmarried maiden/woman |
| j.m | jonge man | young man, unmarried man |
| kath. r.k. | (rooms)katholiek | (roman) catholic |
| kadaster | land registry, register of real property | |
| kadastrale acte | cadastral records, registry of deeds, land commission records | |
| kerk | church | |
| kerkeraad | church-council | |
| kerkhof | churchyard, cemetry, graveyard | |
| kraambed | childbed, childbirth | |
| kraamvrouw | woman in childbed | |
| kraamvrouwenkoorts | puerperal fever | |
| kwartier | ancestor; quarter | |
| kwartierdrager, proband | proband | |
| kwartierherhaling, -verlies | pedigree collaps | |
| kwartierstaat (graphical) | pedigree chart, ahnentafel, total descent chart, family circle chart | |
| kwartierstaat (list) | ancestor table, total descent,l blood descent, birth brief | |
| leveriaatshuwelijk | marriage with the (mostly childless) widow of one's brother | |
| ldm. | lidmaat | (church)member |
| m. | mannelijk | male |
| mnd. | maand | month |
| meisje | maiden | |
| na | after | |
| nageslacht | posterity | |
| nakomeling(e) | descendant | |
| n.h. | nederlands hervormd | Litt.: Dutch Reformed. Protestant (many denominations) |
| N.N. | Nomen Nescio= naam onbekend | id. = name unknown |
| notariele protocollen | notarial records | |
| n.v.t. | niet van toepassing | irrelevant, doesn't apply |
| o. / onb. | onbekend | not known, unknown |
| otr. | ondertrouw | publication of the banns |
| ongeh. | ongehuwd | unmarried, not married |
| ongehuwde staat | single state | |
| overl. | overlijden (noun) overleden (participle) | death, decease died |
| overlijdensakte | death certificate | |
| parentatie | common descent | |
| parenteel | descendants in both male and female line | |
| parochie | parish | |
| patroniem (noun and adjective) | patronymic (noun and adjective) | |
| post. | postuum | born after death of the father |
| prot. | protestant | protestant, (Dutch)reformed |
| prov. | provincie | province |
| rechtsweer | (first) cousin: children of brother or sister | |
| register | register, index | |
| rel. | relatie | relation(ship) |
| sch. | scheiding | divorce |
| stamboom | family tree | |
| stamhouder | son and heir | |
| stamreeks | male line, line of descent | |
| te (geboren te Groningen) | in (born in Groningen) | |
| testament | (last) will (and testament) | |
| trouwakte | marriage certificate | |
| trouwboek | register of marriages | |
| tr. | trouwen/ trouwt | marriage, wedding / marries |
| verwanten | relatives | |
| naaste verwanten | next of kin | |
| gezamelijke verwanten | allied, cousinhood, -ship | |
| volkstelling | census | |
| vonnis | sentence (jur.) | |
| v. | vrouwelijk | female |
| volm. | volmacht | authorization |
| voor | before | |
| voornaam | given name, Christian name | |
| wdnr. | weduwnaar | widower |
| wed. | weduwe | widow |
| woonachtig te, wonende te | resident of, living in | |
| wk. | week, weken(plur.) | week(s) |
| woonpl. | woonplaats | dwelling-place, home, place of residence |
| zelfmoord | suicide | |
| zonder | without | |
Sources:
| CBG, Central Bureau for Genealogy, | |