[TI] Naming

[Thomas Corso, PhD]

I have another naming question for the T.I. group.  (And have more names
for Larie to check out)

For the family I am currently mapping out, the male children seem to
follow the naming patterns and are named after the grandfather's first,
however the females appear to be named after the great-grandmothers
prior to using the names of the grandmothers.  Do you accept this
assumption?

I'm now mapping the children of my 2nd great grandfather's brother and
sister-in-law:
Michele Corso (b1823, Termini, d.c1905 Louisville,KY) and Caterina
Tedesco (b.1825, Termini)
Michele's parents were Antonino Corso and Emmanuela Zarcone
Caterina's parents were Giovan Batista Tedesco and Cosima [Lo]Shiavo
Their children (in order as I currently know them);
* note the double wedding
1. Antonino Corso (b1844 Termini, 29 Jul 1869 married in Palermo to
Rosalia Modica)* 
2. Giovanni Batista Corso (b1847 Termini, 1872 married in Palermo to
Concerta Ilari)
3. Maria Grazia Corso (b1850 Palermo, 29 Jul 1869 married in Palermo to
Giuseppe Modica)*
4. Francesco Corso (b1852 Palermo, d1854 Palermo)
5. Francesco Corso (b1855 Palermo, d1856 Palermo)
6. Maria Assunta Corso (b 1857, 1875 married in Palermo to Gaspare
Ilari, d1924 in Louisville, KY)
7. Emmanuela Corso (b1859 Palermo, d1860 Palermo)
8. Emmanuela Corso (b1861 Palermo, d1862 Palermo)
9. Nuzio Corso (b1863 Palermo, 1885 married in Palermo to Domenica
Semenza)
10. Emmanuela Corso (b1865 Palermo)
11. Cosima Corso (b1867 Palermo)
12. Francesco Corso (b1870 Palermo, married to Julia Traino, d1941 in
Louisville)

Antonino is the name of the paternal grandfather
Giovan Batista is the name of the maternal grandfather
Maria Grazia is the name of the maternal grandfather's mother
Francesco is the same as the Father's brother
Maria is the name of the paternal grandmother's mother (I don't know if
Assunta was also part of her name)
Emmanuela was the name of the paternal grandmother
Nuzio - I don't know where this name comes from
Cosima is the name of the maternal grandmother

What do you think?  Do you buy my logic on this one?

Tom

As an afterthought, I have heard that Sicilian men were supposed to keep
their wives barefoot and pregnant.