1st son=father's father
2nd son=mother's father
3rd son=father
4th son=father's eldest brother
5th son=mother's eldest brother
1st daughter=mother's mother
2nd daughter=father's mother
3rd daughter= mother
4th daughter =mother's eldest sister
5th daughter=father's eldest sister
If the father remarries after the death of his first wife the first daughter to the new union is often named for the first wife.
If a child dies young the name is often used for the next child of the same sex, thus honoring the child is named for.
The Irish used this pattern into the 20th century; especially those families who came over from the potato famine.
Dutch Naming Pattern
Van is Dutch Von is German
1st son= fathers father
2nd son= mother's father
3rd son= father
1st daughter= mother's mother
2nd daughter= father's mother
3rd daughter= mother
The Dutch sometimes named daughter's after grandfathers using feminine versions of a name.
Sometimes when a mother's family is more prominent mother's names would be used first.
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