This is very interesting. My name is Christine and my middle name is Finlayson. My grandmother was Christine Barr Finlayson; her mother was Christine Barr and so on it goes backwards. I can trace the first female child in each generation being Christine a long, long way back. It was mostly accompanied by the name of the previous grandmother as a middle name. All these Christine's were born in Paisley up to early 19th century and then in Edinburgh. This Christine was also born in Edinburgh but won't tell you when! Christine http://www.highlandhearts.com Please also pay a visit to our new web site http://www.p-o-s-h.co.uk Preserving Our Sutherland History -----Original Message----- From: Paul Kean [mailto:pauljkean@yahoo.com.au] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:23 PM To: SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [EDB] Scottish naming patterns G'day Ian, I've also found that in many cases girls were given a second name that was the maiden name of their maternal grandmother. My M-I-L's second name is Young and her mother's second name was Carnie. This is useful for tracing back the female side of the family. I think this was done this way as a method of carrying the family history through two generations. Most people would know their mother's maiden name but probably not their grandmother's. Hence the naming pattern. I don't know exactly how long this method existed, but my M-I-L was born in 1938 and her mother in 1914, both in Edinburgh. Paul Kean (Sunny?? Melbourne Australia) --- Ian Dunbar <ian_dunbar@bigpond.com> wrote: > Would some one be able to outline Scottish naming patterns for me > please? > > Ian > http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! - It's My Yahoo! Get your own! --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 1/2/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 1/2/2002