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When they were christened, children usually received one or two given names. Some were named after parents or other relatives.
When they were christened, children usually received one or two given names. Some were named after parents or other relatives.
===Naming Pattern===
'''Families often used the following pattern for naming children:'''
{|
|-
!Son's Name
!Daughter's Name
|-
|1st father's father
|1st mother's mother
|-
|2nd mother's father
|2nd father's mother
|-
|3rd father
|
3rd mother
|-
|4th father's father's father
|4th father's father's mother
|-
|5th mother's father's father
|5th mother's father's mother
|-
|6th father's mother's father
|6th father's  mother's mother
|-
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7th mother's mother's father
|7th mother's mother's mother
|}
===Latin Names===
===Latin Names===
Many names in pre-1700 records are in Latin. ''The Record Interpreter'' (1892)<ref>Charles Trice Martin, ''The Record Interpreter'' (London: Reeves and Turner, 1892). Digitised by [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ln4KAAAAIAAJ Google Books] - free.</ref> identifies:  
Many names in pre-1700 records are in Latin. ''The Record Interpreter'' (1892)<ref>Charles Trice Martin, ''The Record Interpreter'' (London: Reeves and Turner, 1892). Digitised by [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ln4KAAAAIAAJ Google Books] - free.</ref> identifies:  
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