My g-grandfather's name was Luke but his father was James. My g-g-grandfather named his first son after his father who was also James so now we have four James. His third son though was named John BAILEY Cranney. I know his mother's maiden name was Rose McMahon. Where could the BAILEY as a middle name come from? Also, my Luke named his first son Luke after himself but he had a cousin that was named Luke born just 8 months after my Luke. Someone in the family had to be named Luke. I have found five Lukes! Help, how can I trace the origin of Luke? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Ginger ----- Original Message ----- From: Maureen Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 6:54 PM To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] Re: Names The Irish frequently used mother's maiden names as first names, especially for the sons .... but also for daughters. Common first names today, like Kelly and Tracy, were mother's maiden surnames when they were originally given as first names or used in combinations such as Mary Kelly. But I think that was later .... and perhaps among those who had a significant maiden name to carry on. The peasants pretty much stayed with their saints' names until they got a little higher up the social ladder in the U.S. and could afford sentimentality. Maureen --- Norafitz@aol.com wrote: > In my husband's paternal family, a great uncle's middle > name was his paternal > grandmother's maiden name. The rest of his siblings had > his mother's maiden > name as a middle name including the girls. > > > > > > > > I've also seen several times a son's first or middle > name is his mother's > > maiden name. This can sometimes prove an invaluable > clue! > > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > Please keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and run > frequent scans! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ===== Researching: Costello, Lynch, Raftree/Raftery, Doran, Cotter, Shannon, Sullivan, Gansberg, Bove, Zeidt/Seitz, VonAlleman/Wollerman, Amacher, Giefer, Fischer, Marlot, Koch, Hense, Jackler, Alvine, Shook, Shelly, Prichard, Tye, Daly, Early, Greene, Callaghan, Fitzgerald, McGrath __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== Mark your calendar for the 11th annual Genealogy and Technology (GENTECH) conference - Digital Technology...The Ancestral Frontier - in Phoenix, Arizona on January 17-18, 2003. For the latest information, please visit the website regularly: http://www.gentech.org ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237