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ShaniFaye · 08-05-2004, 08:13 AM

(inspired by my last post in the married name thread)

As a genealogist naming patterns have always been a big interest of mine. They used to be a VERY precise thing,

1st son = father's father
1st daughter = mother's mother
2nd son = mother's father
2nd daughter = father's mother
3rd son = father
3rd daughter = mother
4th son = father's oldest brother
4th daughter = mother's oldest sister
5th son = father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother
5th daughter = mother's 2nd oldest sister or father's oldest sister
2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife, using her full name

It is also common to use:
the mother’s maiden name as a second name;
the surname of close friends as a second name;
give another child exactly the same name as a previous child who had died;
or give a child the name of a relative or friend who had recently died.

I was interested in any stories there might be behind your first or middle name (Im not asking you to tell us what your actual name is) I was thinking along the lines of family naming traditions besides the usual Sr, Jr, etc naming pattern. If YOURS isnt but your childs is lets hear that story too!!

our family tradition is that comes from my fathers side is that the oldest daughter has Faye for a middle name, its been that way for generations and I love it. Luckily I was the oldest daughter, and my only child is a girl so she gets to carry on the tradition too....she loves it so much (you dont meet many people here that go by Faye)...that shes trying to convince everybody to call her that now since her first name is so common. Her given name Amanda, but it wasnt given to her because it was popular, it was because at the time I was preggie with her I made an outstanding breakthru in my research concering her fathers 7th great grandmother and grandfather, if she had been a boy she would have been Elijah.

My own first name (Shannon) was given to me to go with Faye (because my mother wanted an Irish first name to go with my Irish middle name)

08-05-2004, 08:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	Does your real name have significance? (inspired by my last post in the married name thread) As a genealogist naming patterns have always been a big interest of mine. They used to be a VERY precise thing, 1st son = father's father 1st daughter = mother's mother 2nd son = mother's father 2nd daughter = father's mother 3rd son = father 3rd daughter = mother 4th son = father's oldest brother 4th daughter = mother's oldest sister 5th son = father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother 5th daughter = mother's 2nd oldest sister or father's oldest sister 2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife, using her full name It is also common to use: the mother’s maiden name as a second name; the surname of close friends as a second name; give another child exactly the same name as a previous child who had died; or give a child the name of a relative or friend who had recently died. I was interested in any stories there might be behind your first or middle name (Im not asking you to tell us what your actual name is) I was thinking along the lines of family naming traditions besides the usual Sr, Jr, etc naming pattern. If YOURS isnt but your childs is lets hear that story too!! our family tradition is that comes from my fathers side is that the oldest daughter has Faye for a middle name, its been that way for generations and I love it. Luckily I was the oldest daughter, and my only child is a girl so she gets to carry on the tradition too....she loves it so much (you dont meet many people here that go by Faye)...that shes trying to convince everybody to call her that now since her first name is so common. Her given name Amanda, but it wasnt given to her because it was popular, it was because at the time I was preggie with her I made an outstanding breakthru in my research concering her fathers 7th great grandmother and grandfather, if she had been a boy she would have been Elijah. My own first name (Shannon) was given to me to go with Faye (because my mother wanted an Irish first name to go with my Irish middle name) __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!* Last edited by ShaniFaye; 08-05-2004 at 08:24 AM..