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From: Charles <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] PA Dutch people--naming customs
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:55:42 -0500
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Eric,

Since your question does not relate to DNA I will answer you privately
off list.

Charles Kerchner
http://www.kerchner.com/germname.htm

Eric Olson wrote:
> Charles,
> Have read your exposition on German naming traditions. In the case I am
> studying the firstborn girl was named after both grandmothers - paternal
> then maternal, and the firstborn son was named after both his grandfathers -
> again paternal then maternal. (First name then middle name.) Was this also
> a common German (PA Dutch) naming tradition? Or perhaps something else -
> say Dutch or Swiss? That is, is there a clue to geographical origin here?
>
> Eric

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