7/17/2012
By S. Chris Anderson and Ernest Thode
This language translation chart will help you sort out the months in German genealogy records.
English
| German | Old-Style Abbreviation | New-Style Abbreviation |
| January | Januar | I | |
| February | Februar | II | |
| March | März | III | |
| April | April | IV | |
May
| Mai
| V
|
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June
| Juni
| VI
|
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July
| Juli
| VII
|
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August
| August
| VIII
|
|
September
| September
| 7ber, VIIber
| IX
|
October
| Oktober
| 8ber, VIIIber
| X
|
November
| November
| 9ber, IXber
| XI
|
December
| Dezember
| 10ber, Xber
| XII
|
From the September 2012 Family Tree Magazine