I've read that Scots Irish also had naming patterns. Does anyone know if they were similar to the German patterns? That might help me solve some mysteries. This site helps explain why my German great grandfather John Peter MOSSHAMMER and his brother John Matthew had the same first name, and how confusing that has been to genealogists in the family. (They settled in Indiana, not PA). Nancy Neuman Researching Gideon SMITH (1752-1841), William TEMPLETON (?1753-1818) early settlers of Bald Eagle, and their families. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JTracey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] German naming tradition > The link in Dot's email repeats the address a second time, it's a > duplicate > inside the carat marks (< >) so that is why it doesn't work. It didn't > work for me either until I deleted that last half. This is the link that > worked for me: > > http://www.kerchner.com/germname.htm > > Jan Tracey >