Researching your Czech ancestry can be difficult, especially if you aren’t familiar with the language. Keep this glossary of common genealogy terms handy as you research to save both time and frustration.
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| English | Czech |
| baptism | krest, krestni |
| birth | narození, rodný |
| burial | pohreb |
| Catholic | katolický |
| child | dítě, děcko, dět’áko |
| church | církev |
| county | okres |
| daughter | dcera |
| death | úmrtí, smrt |
| farmer | hospodár, chlap |
| father | otec, táta |
| female | žena |
| first name | krestni jméno |
| godparent(s) | kmotri |
| husband | manžel, chot’, muž |
| Jew/Jewish | žid, židové/židovsky |
| male | mužký |
| marriage | snatek |
| mother | matka,máma |
| parents | rodice |
| registry/record | matrika |
| servant | sluha/služka |
| son | syn |
| surname | prîjmení |
| town | město |
| village | ves, vesnice |
| wife | manželka, chot’ |
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