Since I keep running across foreign words on tombstones, I thought it would be helpful if there were a short list of what those words meant in English. With the help of some generous people listed at the end of this page, and some dictionaries, here it is. I'm not fluent in all of these languages, so if you spot an error please let me know.
ENGLISH | GERMAN | BOHEMIAN | POLISH | DANISH | NORWEGIAN | SWEDISH | FRENCH |
| born | geb/gebornen | nar/narozen | urodzony | fodt | fodt | fodd | ne(e) |
| died | gestorben | um/zemrel | umarl | dod | dod | dott | decede |
| mother | mutter | matka | matka | moder | mor | moder | mere |
| father | vater | otek/ojciec | ojciec | fader | far | fader | pere |
| parents | eltern | rodice | rodzice | foraeldre | foreldre | foraldrar | pere et mere |
| husband | ehemann/mann | manzel/muz | mae onek | mand | ektemann/mann | make/man | epoux/mari |
| son | sohn | syn | syn/potomek | son | son/sonn | son | fils |
| wife | ehefrau/frau | zena/zona | zona | kone | kone/hustru | maka | epouse |
| daughter | tochter | dcera/dcerka | cora/corka | datter | datter | dotter | fille |
| child | kind/kinder | dite | dziecko | barn | barn | barn/unge | enfant |
| age | alter | stari/vek | wiek | alder | alder | alder | age |
| month | monat | mesic/mesice | miesiac | maaned | maander/mander | manad | mois |
| day | tag | dny/ze dne | dzien | dag | dag | dag | jour |
| year | jahr | rok | rok | ar | aar/ar | ar | an/annee |
Sources: Jackie Hufschmid, Norwegian language Travlang's Translating Dictionaries Czech months of the Year from: The Illuminator, a newsletter published by Zion Genealogical Society, Zion IL, Vol. 10 No. 2, 1994, page 6
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