According to the Google search I just did, if you have GREAT grandparents in common, and you are the same level of descendent, then you are 2nd cousins.
From:
Ancestry.com
Quote:
What Is a Cousin
Let's begin with a definition. The Random House Webster's College Dictionary defines cousin as "the son or daughter of an aunt or uncle; one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor." In other words, a cousin is really a descendant of a parallel family line and you both descend from a common ancestor.
Two people who are the same number of generations distant from a common ancestor are same level cousins. Consider the following rule of thumb:
FIRST COUSINS share a grandparent in common.
SECOND COUSINS share a great-grandparent in common.
THIRD COUSINS share a great-great-grandparent in common.
And so on.
In other words, the first, second, third, etc., cousin designation tells you how many generations you have to go back in order to get to the generational level which shares parents.
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That relationship doesn't seem too close to me. At that point, there are 8 great-grandparents, with at least 4 different genetic lines of variation of descendants.
You only have 1/8th of your genes in common at that point. Not really a concern. Are you really that related and connected to your grandmother's brother's grandchildren? Meh.