Ancestry/Genealogy

wishstar

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12. My Italian ancestors used same names repeatedly and if a child died young, next child got same name

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 08:08 PM

Jun 2018

In my research of Italian records, I found not only cousins with same names but in several generations in my grandparents' families they gave two brothers the same name when one died at a very young age and next boy was given that name again.

They loved the name Maria so much that my Grandpa's 5 sisters all have the first name of Maria with a different middle name, and all of Grandpa's many female cousins were also named Maria. After they came to America, they all used their middle name rather than Maria.

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Please help me with this imponderable. [View all] no_hypocrisy May 2018 OP

Three different sets of parents liked the name? shraby May 2018 #1

Why would George Foreman name five of his sons, George? n/t hlthe2b May 2018 #2

Was there a local celebrity cyclonefence May 2018 #3

Maybe a stupid question but drray23 May 2018 #4

Two different sources show three different sets of parents. no_hypocrisy May 2018 #5

Because you mentioned it wasn't his Hebrew name catrose May 2018 #6

Orthodox Catholics, saidsimplesimon May 2018 #7

To clarify for me ... left-of-center2012 May 2018 #8

Kez is the last name. no_hypocrisy May 2018 #10

Often in 19th century Europe and before GeoWilliam750 May 2018 #9

One set of my great-great grandparents had 12 children dflprincess May 2018 #11

My Italian ancestors used same names repeatedly and if a child died young, next child got same name wishstar Jun 2018 #12