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kestrel91316

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14. There is a naming tradition in India where children are all given their father's first name as their

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:36 PM

Jan 2012

middle name, and also when a woman marries she takes her husband's first name as her new middle name, in addition to taking his last name.

Fewer baby names to have to think up, at least. But so many people wind up with the exact same names. And it doesn't help, in my niece's husband's family, that his last name is one of the most common in India, and 3 of his 4 grandparents had it as their last name at birth.

I don't think I am even going to try to look up records on them. Imagine a family of Smiths marrying other Smiths FOR CENTURIES.

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Great News for PA Genealogists! SB-361 The Vital Records Bill, [View all] madinmaryland Dec 2011 OP

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Great, PA has always been a hard state to find stuff in. CanonRay Dec 2011 #7

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Family Names TomaMcCormick Dec 2011 #12

There is a naming tradition in India where children are all given their father's first name as their kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #14

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How do you gain access to them........ mrmpa Jan 2012 #16

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