Karen, The naming pattern you mentioned for Scotland was also followed in Norway. Also, they followed the naming pattern even if both people had the same name! It was not unusual to have children who were living named the same name. I have found a family who had 2 Ole Jensens, one born about 1786 and one born about 1795 both alive in the 1801 Norwegian census. In addition, if a spouse was widowed and remarried, the first child born to the new couple was named for the deceased spouse. Dana Christian OmahaMom@aol.com wrote: > Naming customs may depend on the ethnic group doing the naming. Some have > very specific patterns that are usually followed (there are always some that > don't follow tradition). > Just to give you an ethnic naming pattern, the one that was the typical > pattern in Scotland: > 1st son: dad's father > 2nd son: mom's father > 3rd son: dad, unless dad were named after his father. > 1st daughter: mom's mother > 2nd daughter: dad's mother > 3rd daughter: mom > > While it isn't a 100% guarantee, it often gives good solid clues about the > possible identity of the next generation back. Worth looking at--just in > case. > > Usually, but not always, a second child in the family with the same name as an > earlier child meant that the first child had died. > > Karen > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: > unsubscribe > To: > GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work!