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*The third daughter after the mother. | *The third daughter after the mother. | ||
According to "The Scottish Onomastic Child-naming Pattern" | According to "The Scottish Onomastic Child-naming Pattern," by John Barrett Robb, another naming system called the "ancestral pattern," generally went as follows: | ||
*The first son was named for his father's father. | |||
*The second son was named for his mother's father. | |||
*The third son was named for his father's father's father. | |||
*The fourth son was named for his mother's mother's father. | |||
*The fifth son was named for his father's mother's father. | |||
*The sixth son was named for his mother's father's father. | |||
*The seventh through tenth sons were named for their father's four great-grandfathers. | |||
*The eleventh through fourteenth sons were named for their mother's four great-grandfathers. | |||
The first daughter was named for her mother's mother. | |||
The second daughter was named for her father's mother. | |||
The third daughter was named for her mother's father's mother. | |||
The fourth daughter was named for her father's father's mother. | |||
The fifth daughter was named for her mother's mother's mother. | |||
The sixth daughter was named for her father's mother's mother. | |||
The seventh through tenth daughters were named for their mother's four great-grandmothers. | |||
The eleventh through fourteenth daughters were named for their father's four great-grandmothers. | |||
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. | ||