Common Latin Genealogy Terms (English to Latin)
You may find Latin terms used in records that are of genealogical interest. Latin is most likely to be found in Roman Catholic sacramental registers. In records from European parishes, you may find a mixture of Latin and
the vernacular. Many other pre-twentieth-century records were also kept in Latin, especially those associated with higher education or learning.
- April
- Aprilis
- August
- Augustus, Augustij
- before
- anti, ante
- birth
- genitus, nati, natus, natales, oriundus, ortus
- burial
- humantus, humantio, sepulti, sepulutus
- child
- proles
- child
- puer
- christening
- ablutus, baptismi, baptizatus, lautus, lustratio, plutus, purgatus, renatus
- daughter of
- filia
- day after tommorow
- perendi
- death
- decessit, decessus, defunctus, denatus, mors, mortis, mortutuus, obiit, obitus, peritus
- December
- December, Decembris, 10ber, Xber
- evening
- vespere
- father
- pater
- February
- Februarius, Februarij
- foreigner
- ambo
- Friday
- feria sexta, dies Verenis, verneris
- given name
- nomen
- godfather
- compater
- godmother
- commater, matrina
- godparent
- compater, commater, levantes, matrina, patrini, susceptores
- husband
- conjus, maritus, sponsus, vir
- in the year of our Year
- anno domini
- January
- Januarius, Januarij
- July
- Julius, Julij
- June
- Junius, Junij
- March
- Martius, Marcij
- marriage
- conjuncti, copulatio, copulati, intronizati, ligati, mariti, martimonium, nupti, sponsati
- marriage banns
- banni, denuntiationes, proclamationes
- May
- Maius, Maij
- Monday
- feria seconda, dies Lunae, lune
- morning
- mane
- mother
- mater
- name
- nomen, cognomen
- night
- nocte
- November
- November, Nouembris, 9ber, IXber
- October
- October, Octobris, 8ber, VIIIber
- parents
- parentes, genitores
- premature birth
- abortivus
- Saturday
- feria septima, sabbatum, dies sabbatinus, dies Satumi, sabbati
- September
- September, Septembris, 7ber, VIIber
- son of
- filius
- son of
- ifans
- stillborn daughter
- anonyma
- stillborn son
- anonymus
- Sunday
- dominica, dies dominuca, dominicus, dies Solis, feria prima
- surname
- cognomen
- Thursday
- feria qunta, dies Jovis, jovis
- today
- hodie
- tomorrow
- cras
- Tuesday
- feria tertia, dies Martis, martis
- Wednesday
- feria quarta, dies Mercurii, mercurii, mercurinus, mercoris
- widow
- relicta, vidua
- widower
- relictus, viduas
- wife
- conjux, consors, femina, marita, mulier, sponsa, uxor, vxor