Hi- I have a question concerning Irish names. One obscure (and rarely believed) family story suggests my ancestor was orphaned as a child in Dublin. In looking at the names he and his wife later give their children (beginning in the 1840s), and comparing them to the names I've recently found for the wife's family, it appears they may have named them after HER parents, siblings, etc. My question then is, was the custom of naming their children after other BLOOD relatives strong enough back then that they would have rejected any names-out-of-a-hat, or names of significant non-family members in the husband's life? This may seem trivial, but depending on the significance of names, it could help me determine if he really was orphaned. Thanks for any musings, Tracie