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From: Jill McKenzie <>
Subject: Re: Name Traditions
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 20:12:38 +0000

In article <>, Eleanor Clouter
<> writes
>Were there any particular customs or traditions followed by people in
>Scotland when they named their children?
>
>The type of thing I'm thinking about would be something along the line
>of the first male child being named after the father's father. If so,
>what happens if two brothers each had a male child? Would both be given
>the same name?
>
>Curious,
>Eleanor, Canada
>Researching: BOWMAN, BRYCE, MCINNES, BROWN - Ayrshire
> HILL, HARLAND, DODD, SAWKELL - Dur/Nmb
> HARLAND, BOLTON, ELDERS - Yorkshire

The majority of my Scottish lines, whilst using 'family' names, didn't
stick rigidly to the 'naming tradition' I keep reading about. Despite
this, as you said, there are lots of cousins with the same name, which
makes for fun when researching!

Perhaps I'm just descended from a lot of contrary people?!

Jill McKenzie
Glasgow, Scotland

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