...and I'm my own granpa! just kidding, this could get very confusing, but I have learned something I did not know. Thank you Marcia Moore Collins http://www.angelfire.com/ks/windshipgenhelp/ -----Original Message----- From: D. Christian <daledana@flash.net> To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com <GenTips-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 9:47 AM Subject: Re: NAMES..AREA'S OR ERA? >Imagine living in an era of high mortality when people traditionally named children to honor relatives. In Norway, there >were some frequently used names such as Ole and Lars. Now if Ole Larsen married Anna Larsdatter, they could have 2 sons >named Lars Olsen , one to honor each grandfather. They would probably have a son named Ole Olsen, to honor the dad. If >Ole had a brother named Lars Larsen, they could have a son named Lars Olsen, to honor the uncle. If Ole died and Anna >married a man named Lars, they would have a son named Ole Larsen (to honor the dead first husband) and one name Lars >Larsen (to honor the father)! Anna's sons would be Lars Olsen, Lars Olsen, Ole Olsen, Ole Larsen and Lars Larsen!!! >(Worst case scenario). > >Dana > > > >==== GenTips Mailing List ==== >To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net > > > > >