Re: OT naming customs
From: | Fabian <fabian@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, December 19, 2001, 5:49 |
From: "Nik Taylor"
> Fabian wrote:
> > Well, the tradition in my family is that the eldest son is named by
> > swapping the first and middle names of the father.
>
> So that in a line of firstborns, the exact same name is repeated every
> other generation? Interesting.
Actually, its a little more complex than that. The eldest child is named
by swapping the first and middle names of the same sex parent. That is the
official tradition. Its just that as far back as anyone can recall, the
firstborn has always been a son, at least going directly backwards from
myself.
--
Fabian
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