I have 2 aunts that were given surnames as their middle name. They were ScotsIrish. They were the 2nd and 3rd born daughters. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill" <billmellsworth@comcast.net> To: <nykings@rootsweb.com>; "ME-Irish" <ME-Irish@rootsweb.com>; <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com>; <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 3:44 AM Subject: [BKLYN] naming traditions > I've seen the subject of given names addressed a number times. I wonder if > anyone is familiar with tradition of using surnames as a middle name among > the Irish, Scots and English. > > Bill > ___________________________________ > > The Bklyn Info Pages Website: > www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/ > > List Administrator: NancyL916@aol.com > > Post to List: nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com > ___________________________________ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >