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The Dutch Family and Relatives

man vrouw huwelijk getrouwd hear (man; husband) (woman; wife) (marriage) (married) ouders vader moeder pappa mamma hear (parents) (father) (mother) (dad) (mom) grootouders grootvader grootmoeder opa oma voorouders hear (grandparents) (grandfather) (grandmother) ("grandpa") ("grandma") (ancestors) kind, kinderen zoon dochter hear (child,) (children) (son) (daughter) kleinkinderen kleinzoon kleindochter hear (grandchildren) (grandson) (granddaughter) oom tante neef nicht oomzegger hear (uncle) (aunt) (cousin (male); nephew) (cousin (female); niece) (niece or nephew) Dutch uses the words 'neef' (male) and 'nicht' (female) for both cousins, nephews and nieces; if necessary, a distinction can be made with 'oomzegger' ('uncle-sayer') - but nobody says 'tantezegger' ('aunt-sayer.') "Don't call me uncle!" schoonouders schoonvader schoonmoeder hear (parents-in-law) (father-in-law) (mother-in-law) schoonzoon schoondochter schoonzusje zwager hear (son-in-law) (daughter-in-law) (sister-in-law) (brother-in-law) achterkleinkind achter-achterkleinkind overgrootvader bet-overgrootmoeder hear (great-grandchild) (great-great-grandchild) (great-grandfather) (great-great-grandmother) stamboom >> de / het / 't hear (the - the definite article) (de) vader (de) moeder (de) zoon (de) dochter (de) broer (het) zusje hear (father) (mother) (son) (daughter) (brother) (sister) (het) gezin (de) familie (het) familielid hear (the basic family) (relatives, extended family) (relation) (de) man (de) vrouw (de) jongen (het) meisje (het) kind (de) baby (Engl.) hear (man) (woman) (boy) (girl) (child) (baby) (de) mensen (de) vriend iemand (de) persoon (de) groep zelf hear (people) (friend) (someone) (person) (group) (self)

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A beautiful website for searching Dutch last (and first) names is 'Het Meertens Instituut': English version - Dutch version, which has maps showing the distribution of names over the country, both for the 1947 census and for the 2007 national population registry.
Research your Dutch family history and find present relations in The Netherlands Phone Directory. It's all in Dutch. Click 'uitgebreid zoeken' below bold 'Zoek' ('search') for a countrywide search, choose the default ('Of heel Nederland'.)

Unusual Spelling in Family Names - Maps of Holland with names spoken
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