bjm10@CORNELL.EDU wrote:
> My middle name is John because my father's first name is John. His first
> name is John because his father's middle name is John. His middle name
> is John because his father's first name is John. His first name is John
> because his father's middle name is John.
This sounds like a slightly disguised patronymic pattern.
A friend of mine's family has been alternating "Joseph (ben) Hirsch" and
"Hirsch (ben) Joseph" for many generations.
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