[TI] Termini - Naming Tradition

[Grace Olivo]

Sicilians also sometimes named after saints if a child was born on their
feast day.  My Uncle Joe was named Joseph because he was born on the 19th,
bypassing the naming tradition. And my grandfather had a sister Lucia, born
December 13th, even though she was the 2nd daughter and should have been
named for her maternal grandmother.

Grace Lancieri Olivo
www.italianancestry.com/coi
 

-----Original Message-----
From: terminiimerese-bounces at comunesofitaly.org
[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
>