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TRADITIONAL NAMING PATTERNS 


Irish Naming Patterns


First born son named after his father's father 
Second born son named after his mother's father 
Third born son named after his father 
Fourth born son named after his father's oldest brother 
Fifth born son named after his father's 2nd oldest brother
or his mother's oldest brother


First born daughter named after her mother's mother 
Second born daughter named after her father's mother 
Third born daughter named after her mother 
Fourth born daughter named after her mother's oldest sister 
Fifth born daughter named after her mother's 2nd oldest sister
or her father's oldest sister 








British Naming Patterns:


First Son                -    Father's father
First Daughter        -    Mother's mother
Second Son            -    Mother's father
Second Daughter     -   Father's mother
Third Son                -    Father
Third Daughter         -    Mother
Fourth Son              -    Father's oldest brother
Fourth Daughter      -    Mother's oldest sister








Scotland Naming Pattern:


First Son        -  Father's father
Second Son       -  Mother's father
Third Son        -  Father
Fourth Son       -  Father's eldest brother
Fifth Son        -  Father's 2nd oldest brother or
                    Mother's oldest brother
First Daughter   -  Mother's mother
Second Daughter  -  Father's mother
Third Daughter   -  Mother
Fourth Daughter  -  Mother's eldest sister
Fifth Daughter   -  Mother's 2nd oldest sister or
                    Father's oldest sister


In some cases you will find the naming order is
reversed with the first and second children, i.e. the First-born son being
named after the Mother's father
and the Second-born son named after the Father's
father. If this is the case then the daughters are
also usually reversed.






NORWEGIAN NAMING PATTERNS


DUTCH NAMING PATTERNS





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