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Subject: Fwd: SCOTCH NAMING PATTERNS
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 21:44:13 -0400 (EDT)

Got this from a list I belong to.

If this proves true then Archibald was first and James was second son.

Pat
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Date: 97-07-09 20:28:10 EDT

For those receiving email on more than one list please forgive me if
you receive multiple messages.
According to the book "In Search of Scottish Ancestry" the general naming
pattern in Scotland was to name:
The eldest son after the paternal grandfather.
The second son after the maternal grandfather.
The third after the father.
The oldest daughter after the maternal grandmother.
The second daughter after the paternal grandmother.
The third daughter after the mother.
One variation of above was for the eldest son to be named
after the mother's father and the eldest daughter after the father's
mother.
Since given names change over the years someone doing research on their line
would need to know the approximate time period when their ancestor was born
and in what country.

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