[TI] Termini - Naming Tradition

[Thomas Corso, PhD]

I think that the naming tradition is intuitive (for me anyway).  My
family followed that tradition very closely, however because of smaller
families and middle names, it got condensed.  My brother's name is the
same as our grandfather (and father and great grandfather), my name was
mixed up a bit, but I am named after my mother's grandfather (first
name) and father (middle name).  My first son is named after both of his
grandfathers, first name the same as my father and the middle name came
from my wife's father.  My second son has my name, although we call him
by his middle name.  I had no idea of the Sicilian naming tradition
prior to this, but yet intuitively came very close anyway.

Tom 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org] On Behalf Of Melanie
Holtz
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:09 AM
To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
Subject: Re: [TI] Termini - Naming Tradition



I just responded to you privately Tom, but to others the answer would be
yes....but not usually.  I've run across Sicilian families who mixed up
the names and those who avoided naming customs all together.  It's all
about honoring someone when you name your child after them.  

Sincerely,

Melanie D. Holtz


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> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:55:20 -0400
> From: tcorso at lecom.edu
> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
> Subject: Re: [TI] Termini - Naming Tradition
>
> So to restate my question,
>
> Are there exceptions to the naming rule? Could the first daughter be 
> named for someone other than the father's mother? Could there have 
> been a close sister to the father that died recently, or died young 
> and that is were the name came from?
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org
> [mailto:terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org] On Behalf Of Thomas

> Corso, PhD
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:58 PM
> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
> Subject: Re: [TI] Termini - Naming Tradition
>
> Melanie,
>
> My mistake. I meant to write down that Anna's parents were Agostino 
> Corso and Domenica Longo. This is why I think it's the same family.
> Also, it looks like Domenica Longo died in Palermo in 1866. The death 
> index lists her name and her parents as Antonino Longo and Maria 
> Mandea (this looks close enough to Mantia to call it a match). The age

> matches to within 2 years also.
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org
> [mailto:terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org] On Behalf Of 
> Melanie Holtz
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:41 PM
> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
> Subject: Re: [TI] Termini - Naming Tradition
>
>
> Tom,
>
> You have a Maria missing who was born between Emmanuela and Francesco 
> and died before 1863 when her name was reused.
>
> As for Anna, that looks like a different family since her father's 
> name was Antonino not Agostino and they married in 1864 not 1845.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Melanie D. Holtz
>
> ----------------------------------------
>> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:09 -0400
>> From: tcorso at lecom.edu
>> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
>> Subject: Re: [TI] Termini - Naming Tradition
>>
>> I have a general question about naming.
>> Most of the names of the children in my family lines seem to follow a

>> very strict naming tradition, however for the brother of my 2nd great

>> grandfather (Francesco Corso), there seems to be something strange.
>>
>> He was:
>> Agostino Corso (baptized in Termini in 1819, son of Antonino Corso 
>> and
>
>> Emmanuela Zarcone).
>> He married Domenica Longo (b. 1827, daughter of Antonino Longo and 
>> Maria Mantia).
>> They married in Termini in 1845. The data I now have for the kids of 
>> Agostino Corso and Domenica Longo is:
>>
>> 1848 - Antonino (Born in Termini, named after both grandfathers)
>> 1851 - Michele (Born in Termini, named after his uncle?)
>> 1854 - Emmanuela (Born in Palermo, named after her paternal
>> grandmother)
>> 1857 - Francesco (Born in Palermo, named after his uncle?)
>> 1861 - Michele (Born in Palermo, named after his older brother who
>> died)
>> 1863 - Maria (Born in Palermo, named after her maternal grandmother)
>>
>> There is one more notation in the Palermo index's, one for Anna 
>> (daughter of Antonino Corso and Domenica Longo), married in 1864.
>> Where did she come from? If she was 18, then she would have been born

>> around
>> 1846 and thus would have been the first born. This fits time wise, 
>> but
>
>> the naming doesn't match, plus there is no record of her birth in 
>> Termini. Any thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>>
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