[TI] Sicilian Child Naming Tradition

[Terry Skibiski]

Another thing I have noticed is that often if the
first son was named Giuseppe, after the paternal
grandfather, and that child died before the second son
was born, then the second son was also named Giuseppe.
 I've even seen the third son named Giuseppe if the
first and second sons died before the third was born. 
The tradition seems to be to keep the names alive no
matter what.  This caused a big debate in our family
when they came to the U.S. and "Americanized" their
names.  Was the new son to be named Giuseppe, or
Joseph?  The family still talks about that issue.

Terry

--- Laura Johnson <rngade57 at madisontelco.com> wrote:

>  From what I have been able to ascertain from the
> Termini Imerese 
> records from 1820 thru 1910 that we have
> transcribed, the naming 
> tradition was used very faithfully - at least 95% of
> children born from 
> marriages from 1820 on followed the tradition. 
> Before that it is hard 
> to ascertain as we do not have access to the birth
> records before 1820.  
> But using the marriage records for children born
> before 1820 to 
> determine their ages, the naming tradition seems to
> be better than 90%.
> 
> I hate the word "assume".  It is one word that has
> should not be used in 
> connection with genealogy.  I prefer to use the
> words "possibility" or 
> "probability" instead
> 
> Sheryl Hartnett wrote:
> > To Those In The Know:
> >
> > How certain can we be, going back in time, that
> our
> > ancestors kept to the Sicilian child naming
> traditon?
> >
> > 1st Son- after the Father's Father
> > 2nd Son- after the Mother's Mother
> > 1st Daughter - after the Father's Father
> > 2nd Daughter - after the Mother's Mother
> >
> > Can this traditon help us "assume" the parents'
> > parents names according to what they named their
> > children??
> >
> >
> > Sheryl  :)
> >
> >
> >      
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