With your permission, I will forward this to the Tipperary-L list, someone on that list would know the answer. Dan H. On Monday, August 30, 2004, at 12:32 PM, Greg Lamberson wrote: > > Hello, > > I am trying to determine if there are any naming > standards for Irish families as there are for other > ethnic groups, such as: > > First son - named after father's father > First daughter - named after mother's mother > ETC. > > Also, I am trying to confirm that the seventh son of a > seventh son of Irish descent was commonly given the > nickname "Doc." > > My ancestor is called "Doc," and he was no doctor. > Someone told me a long time ago that this was a > nickname for a seventh son of a seventh son. Can > anyone confirm this or give me ideas about how to > answer this question? > > Thanks, > > Greg Lamberson

Here are a few websites with information on Irish naming patterns: http://www.allaboutirish.com/library/gen/namingpatterns.shtm http://ahd.exis.net/monaghan/irish-names-naming.htm http://genealogy.about.com/od/naming_patterns/ http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cregan/patterns.htm http://ralphandsue.com/ChasingOurTales/chasingourtalescolumn/irish_naming_pa tterns.html http://www.janbren.freeserve.co.uk/naming_patterns.htm http://www.ballyd.com/results/namingpatterns.htm There are a whole bunch more, but I think they may all say pretty much the same thing. I just did a google search for "Irish naming patterns" and 85 sites came up. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Hogan" <dhogan@porterville.k12.ca.us> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Irish Naming Conventions and Nicknames > With your permission, I will forward this to the Tipperary-L list, > someone on that list would know the answer. > Dan H. > On Monday, August 30, 2004, at 12:32 PM, Greg Lamberson wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > I am trying to determine if there are any naming > > standards for Irish families as there are for other > > ethnic groups, such as: > > > > First son - named after father's father > > First daughter - named after mother's mother > > ETC. > > > > Also, I am trying to confirm that the seventh son of a > > seventh son of Irish descent was commonly given the > > nickname "Doc." > > > > My ancestor is called "Doc," and he was no doctor. > > Someone told me a long time ago that this was a > > nickname for a seventh son of a seventh son. Can > > anyone confirm this or give me ideas about how to > > answer this question? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Greg Lamberson > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. > > >