Dan, Thank you, that would be great. I am not familiar with that list. > ATTACHMENT part 7 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:41:44 -0700 > From: Dan Hogan <dhogan@porterville.k12.ca.us> > To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com > 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail