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*The second daughter after the father’s mother. | *The second daughter after the father’s mother. | ||
*The third daughter after the mother. | *The third daughter after the mother. | ||
According to "The Scottish Onomastic Child-naming Pattern" | |||
Sometimes when a child died, the next child of that gender born into the family was given the same name as the deceased child. Occasionally two or more living children in the family were given the same given name. When they were christened, children were usually given one or two given names. | Sometimes when a child died, the next child of that gender born into the family was given the same name as the deceased child. Occasionally two or more living children in the family were given the same given name. When they were christened, children were usually given one or two given names. | ||