Would some one be able to outline Scottish naming patterns for me please? Ian

Hi Ian, I expect you will already have been inundated with answers to your naming pattern querie but it goes like this: "First son for the father's father Second son for the mother's father Third son for the father First daughter for the mother's mother Second daughter for the father's mother Third daughter for the mother" This pattern was uniformly used across the whole of Scotland until the beginning of the 20th century. Additional children were named for brothers and sisters of the parents or uncles and aunts. Not necessarily in line of succession, though, I don't believe. Hope this helps. Cheers, Maureen > Would some one be able to outline Scottish naming patterns for me please? > > Ian > > ______________________________