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| *In working class families pre-1900, the '''use of a surname as a second given name''' almost always indicates illegitimacy. It was a convenient way to indicate the child’s parentage by giving the father’s surname as a middle name to a child who would bear its mother’s surname. | | *In working class families pre-1900, the '''use of a surname as a second given name''' almost always indicates illegitimacy. It was a convenient way to indicate the child’s parentage by giving the father’s surname as a middle name to a child who would bear its mother’s surname. |
| ===Nicknames=== | | ===Nicknames=== |
| *'''[[England_Male_Nicknames_(National_Institute)|Male Nicknames]]''' | | *'''[[England_Male_Nicknames_- International Institute|Male Nicknames]]''' |
| *'''[[England_Female_Nicknames_(National_Institute)|Female Nicknames]]''' | | *'''[[England_Female_Nicknames_- International Institute|Female Nicknames]]''' |
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| ===Naming Pattern=== | | ===Naming Pattern=== |