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From: "CandROverson" <>
Subject: [LAN] Fw: Familial terminology: Grand Aunts etc
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:32:22 -0000


Sally

Sorry, just realised that I managed to give you the wrong name. Apologies,

Rhoda

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From: "CandROverson" <>
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [LAN] Familial terminology: Grand Aunts etc


> 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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