0
edits
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 307: | Line 307: | ||
When baptized, children were usually given one name. Prominant or well-to-do families sometime gave their chidren two names or even three. The name may be that of a parent or other relative. A traditional way of naming children was as shown below, but it is important to know that this patter was not always followed and was less common in some areas of Sweden. | When baptized, children were usually given one name. Prominant or well-to-do families sometime gave their chidren two names or even three. The name may be that of a parent or other relative. A traditional way of naming children was as shown below, but it is important to know that this patter was not always followed and was less common in some areas of Sweden. | ||
*The first son was named after the father's father. | |||
*The second son was named after the mother's father. | |||
*The third son was named after the father. | |||
*The fourth son was named after the fathers eldest brother. | |||
*The first daughter was named after the mother's mother. | |||
*The second daughter was named after the father's mother. | |||
*The third daughter was named after the mother. | |||
*The fourth daughter was named after the mothers eldest sister. | |||
Some of the more common given names used in Sweden during the last four centuries are listed below: | Some of the more common given names used in Sweden during the last four centuries are listed below: | ||