2/10/2012
Parlez-vous francais? If non, you'll want to learn these French genealogical terms.
Unfamiliar words in French records can throw even the most savvy genealogist off track, so study this list of terms you'll frequently encounter in your research.
Numbers
| French |
English |
| un |
one |
| deux |
two |
| trois |
three |
| quatre |
four |
| cinq |
five |
| six |
six |
| sept |
seven |
| huit |
eight |
| neuf |
nine |
| dix |
ten |
| onze |
eleven |
| douze |
twelve |
| treize |
thirteen |
| quatorze |
fourteen |
| quinze |
fifteen |
| seize |
sixteen |
| dix-sept |
seventeen |
| dix-huit |
eighteen |
| dix-neuf |
nineteen |
| vingt |
twenty |
| trente |
thirty |
| quarante |
forty |
| quinze |
fifty |
| soixante |
sixty |
| soixante-dix |
seventy |
| quatre-vingts |
eighty |
| quatre-vingt-dix |
ninety |
| cent |
one hundred |
Dates
| French |
English |
| année |
year |
mois
|
month |
| jour |
day |
| janvier |
January |
| fevrier |
February |
| mars |
March |
| avril |
April |
| mai |
May |
| juin |
June |
| juillet |
July |
| août |
August |
| septembre |
September |
| octobre |
October |
| novembre |
November |
| décembre |
December |
Relationships
| French |
English |
| arrière grandpère |
great-grandfather |
| arrière grandmère |
great-grandmother |
| cadet |
youngest son |
| épouse |
wife |
| épousee |
bride |
| époux |
husband |
| famille |
family |
fille
|
daughter |
| fils |
son |
| frère |
brother |
| grandmère |
grandmother |
| grandpère |
grandfather |
| héritiers |
heirs |
| l'aine |
eldest son |
| mère |
mother |
| oncle |
uncle |
| orphelin |
orphan |
| père |
father |
| soeur |
sister |
| tante |
aunt |
| veuf |
widower |
| veuve |
widow |