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From: "CandROverson" <>
Subject: Re: [LAN] Familial terminology: Grand Aunts etc
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:16:44 -0000
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Susan

Are you in the UK? I am, and I have never used, nor heard, the expression
'Grand' Aunt or 'Grand' Uncle. Rightly, or wrongly, 'Great' appears to be
the common usage in the UK.

Rhoda

----- Original Message -----
From: "sally roberts" <>
To: "englangeneral" <>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [LAN] Familial terminology


>
> Hi Joan,
>
> Thank you for the new word and whilst we're on the subject, I can mention
> something that never, ever used to bother me until I started this
> genealogy lark.
>
> We don't have Great Aunts or Great Uncles.
>
> My Great Auntie Doll (died at the fabulous age of 105) really should have
> been Grand Auntie Doll because she was my nan's sister. ie. Sibilings of
> Grandparents are Grand Aunts or Grand Uncles, siblings of Great
> Grandparents are Great Grand Aunts and Great Grand Uncles and so on back
> through the generations.
>
> Thank you for letting me get that off my chest, Joan :O)
>
> Merry Christmas to all listers everywhere!
>
> Regards,
> Sally
>
>
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>> From:
>> To:
>> Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:09:41 -0500
>> Subject: [LAN] Familial terminology
>>
>> For years I've wondered what would be the appropriate word to descibe
>> something "pertaining to an Aunt"-- as in paternal, maternal and
>> avuncular
>> etc.
>>
>> Well, I finally found it on a word list today.
>> Materteral (or materterine) means pertaining to an aunt - originally
>> latin
>> for a maternal aunt.
>>
>> Forgive me Lynn. I was bored and it is related to genealogy-haha
>>
>> Joan
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