-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Kathy Lenerz <lenerzk@worldnet.att.net> An: <TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Gesendet: Samstag, 18. September 1999 04:28 Betreff: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Naming conventions Can anyone tell me if naming children after > their godparent is still the practice in the Trier region? > > Thanks for your help, > Kathy Lenerz Hello Kathy, yes this habit is still to be found in the Trier-Eifel region. In general it is a Catholic tradition. Usually the godparents name is one of at least two names. The sequence as I know it is godparents name, given name, family name. Richard