tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post5909300601729886053..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Breadcrumbs: What Are the Naming Patterns in Your Family?Marianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-79345018652188826952011-09-17T16:51:17.580-04:002011-09-17T16:51:17.580-04:00My son's given name is a variation of his fath...My son's given name is a variation of his father's middle name, and his middle name is his father's given name. <br /><br />My daughter's given name is a variation of my father's name, and her middle name is a variation of her father's middle name.<br /><br />Their father left the naming up to me. I never really thought when I named them of leaving breadcrumbs, but did feel a need to honor those who came before them.Nira Porter Chamblisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-20489691923254119622011-09-16T11:46:06.438-04:002011-09-16T11:46:06.438-04:00One of my favorite topics. I wrote about this last...One of my favorite topics. I wrote about this<a href="http://nolichuckyroots.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-one-to-be-named-later.html" rel="nofollow"> last month.</a>Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-24953873625658794192011-09-16T06:35:31.857-04:002011-09-16T06:35:31.857-04:00Interesting question! This has been a topic of dis...Interesting question! This has been a topic of discussion for our family many times. <br /><br />Our oldest child bears the only non-family name out of the four. A point he sometimes gives me grief over! His name was one that my husband and I loved so he became Jason. <br /><br />Next two sons we also wanted "J" names but added family middle names. Son two inherited his father's name, and son three my father's name. <br /><br />When our daughter was born my mother-in-law was in the final stages of cancer. To show our respect we chose her maiden name for our daughter's middle name. <br /><br />As she grew older our daughter decided she wanted everyone to call her this name. Thus she has become our Starr.Deb Ruthhttp://deb-adventuresingenealogy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-753336920506197682011-09-15T00:54:06.273-04:002011-09-15T00:54:06.273-04:00Although I have no children, this is something I&#...Although I have no children, this is something I've thought about quite a bit. I'm the fifth generation in my paternal line to bear a fairly unusual name. It's my grandfather's and great grandfather's first name, and my father's, great-great grandfather's, and my middle name. It also occurs quite frequently among relatives from both sides of our family, including another great-great grandfather and all three of his sons' middle names. I even have several female relatives with a feminine variant of the name. Both my siblings already used forms of the same name for their sons (the Spanish and Latin equivalents).<br /><br />Beyond that, I plan on reusing other frequently occurring family names, and the names of my grandparents as middle names.MNFamilyHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219791448054464725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-79620628127473655392011-09-14T19:52:21.767-04:002011-09-14T19:52:21.767-04:00A wonderful post (as usual)! My sisters and I act...A wonderful post (as usual)! My sisters and I actually weren't named after anyone. My mother named her first three daughters pretty common names but not the spellings. She stayed with the more French variants (although she is 100% Irish and my father 100% Lithuanian!). I'm Cherie, my sister Michele (one "L"), and my other sister Aimee. <br /><br />I suppose because they had all been named after family members she decided for a change. I'll have to ask that question. My husband and I have 2 sons and while we picked fairly common first names (Benjamin and Daniel) their middle names were for ancestors. Our oldest has the middle name of Romand after my husband's paternal grandfather and my youngest has a very common "Edward" for his middle name, but it was my uncle's, and several grandfathers (great and otherwise).Cherie Cayemberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748187506552981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-91011209310015742772011-09-14T19:03:15.996-04:002011-09-14T19:03:15.996-04:00I'm with Lisa. Although my oldest daughter ha...I'm with Lisa. Although my oldest daughter has the middle name of Rebecca which was only because I liked it. When we named her, both of my grandmother's said "my favorite grandmother was Rebecca" and I never gave that another thought. Until now that I've gotten into genealogy and have learned about these two women. And one of them even had a mother named Rebecca who died giving birth to her. So it turns out that it is a pretty special name after all.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-82898426556128580302011-09-14T17:22:11.724-04:002011-09-14T17:22:11.724-04:00Son #1 is “the fourth”, so there’s no question abo...Son #1 is “the fourth”, so there’s no question about his line, since all of his names are the same as a whole bunch of his paternal ancestors. Son # 2 get his first and “first middle” names from one of his maternal great- great-grandfathers, while his “second middle” name is his mom’s maiden name. Granddaughter has her maternal grandma’s first name and maternal great-great grandma’s surname as her middle name, while Grandson got one of his paternal great-great grandpa’s first names and his maternal great- great grandma’s surname as a middle name. While it’s not a pattern, it’s an echo. <br /><br />Side-note: when Grandson was “on the way”, I was asked for list of “used” family first names; I sent ‘em an Excel spreadsheet with several hundred to try on… Names like “Othmar”, “Ordo” and “Theophilus” didn’t make the cut.Meldon J. Wolfgang IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425729470673688915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-9464095136712729092011-09-14T15:30:30.536-04:002011-09-14T15:30:30.536-04:00I broke the pattern when my own daughter was born....I broke the pattern when my own daughter was born. For the previous five generations all first born females were given the same name either as a first or second name. I decided I wanted my own daughter to be an individual and although she has a traditional name I didn't want her to feel stuck in a groove - she can always add the family name if she ever wants to. I've found it can sometimes get very complicated when doing Family History if so many people in a family have the same Christian nameAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083678593936010786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-78591597591860942702011-09-14T15:18:48.604-04:002011-09-14T15:18:48.604-04:00"Step-daughter" was named after me when ..."Step-daughter" was named after me when my ex remarried. (Kinky.)<br /><br />As far as I can see, due to lack of hindsight, no-one in the past 50 years has been named after anyone further out than grandparents. And, in most cases, not even that. If anyone's looking for breadcrumbs they'll need a magnifying glass.JLhttp://www.jgen.ws/jlog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-91097227705732998622011-09-14T13:53:48.735-04:002011-09-14T13:53:48.735-04:00All our children's middle names are family nam...All our children's middle names are family names, and they have my surname as a third name. My oldest son's middle name is after both his grandfathers and is a name that extends back through my paternal line. My daughter's middle name is my great great grandmother's - one I had started researching at the time, and is another common name on my father's side of the family. My youngest son's middle name is the same as his father's, and my maternal grandfather's.<br /><br />I actually changed my name slightly by deedpoll in my late 20s, and added in my maternal grandmother's maiden name as a third name. So, a few breadcrumbs for the generations to come! :DMaggiehttp://blog.iwikiwi.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-61848224292996967882011-09-14T13:14:40.407-04:002011-09-14T13:14:40.407-04:00Our oldest son carries the middle name of his gran...Our oldest son carries the middle name of his grandfather. Oldest daughter carries no connection that I am aware of. I read her name in a book and liked it, thought it was different...come kindergarten I found out different :( there were 3 others in her class, maybe I should have stuck with a family name. Our second daughter carries the middle name of her great grandmother and our youngest son...makes many folks happy :D he carries his fathers, grandfathers(my dad), his great uncles (his fathers uncle and actually a well used name in my husbands paternal line, his middle name is his great grandfathers middle name.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549508784917546610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-20029432486671448232011-09-14T12:44:27.824-04:002011-09-14T12:44:27.824-04:00My daughter's middle name is one that came fro...My daughter's middle name is one that came from my grandma, and goes back as a middle name in her line to at least 1810. It's an unusual name too, so it will serve nicely as a breadcrumb for future researchers.<br /><br />My son's middle name comes from my favorite ancestor (who is actually my great-great-grandfather's brother...so not so closely related, but he's still my favorite).Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-30039967760432090052011-09-14T12:17:14.290-04:002011-09-14T12:17:14.290-04:00Our first 3 children's names were what we like...Our first 3 children's names were what we liked. Our only son is named for his two grandfather's. Our twin daughters middle names are their two grandmother's names, although in my mother's case it's her middle name, but she always went by that one anyway. It's also my middle name, so I'm cursing this daughter with the fact that if she has a daughter, she must also carry this middle name.<br /><br />Same daughter was named for her Grandmother's dog (teasing). Actually, said grandmother named the dog for the daughter she was hoping to have some day, but didn't (had 3 boys, and the oldest daughter was named something else). So in actuality she carried on a name that never was, in our family.Wonderland Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255876297300114284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-83454012015828659882011-09-14T11:45:31.293-04:002011-09-14T11:45:31.293-04:00Uh oh! Future generations are in trouble. My chi...Uh oh! Future generations are in trouble. My children are not named for anyone. They have names we simply liked. Obviously pre-genealogy days.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686141155733545208noreply@blogger.com