tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post6689727002440369741..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: More to Learn About NamesJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-9555479159051088722014-03-13T22:55:35.609-07:002014-03-13T22:55:35.609-07:00Fascinating, Debi! Thanks for coming back and post...Fascinating, Debi! Thanks for coming back and posting that follow-up, along with the link. This is helpful to know!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-46872838791972831272014-03-13T11:21:08.414-07:002014-03-13T11:21:08.414-07:00Well look what I just found on the Judaism 101 web...Well look what I just found on the Judaism 101 website www.jewfaq.org:<br /><br />Among Ashkenazic Jews (Jews from Germany and Eastern Europe), it is customary to name children after a recently deceased relative. This is a way of honoring the dead and of keeping the dead person's memory alive. The name given to the child is not always identical to that of the deceased; it is often changed to reflect the popular names of the time, but usually retains the sound or at least the first initial. Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-2535542811875959232014-03-12T22:15:23.019-07:002014-03-12T22:15:23.019-07:00Oh, yeah...discovering this concept has opened up ...Oh, yeah...discovering this concept has opened up doors for me. It's dawning on me what a useful little device this patronymic tradition is.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-10459901103810270892014-03-12T22:13:00.695-07:002014-03-12T22:13:00.695-07:00As far as timing goes, Wendy, it sounds like we ar...As far as timing goes, Wendy, it sounds like we are <i>almost</i> on the same wavelength! Comment away, my friend! Any bit of information helps. I'm seeing a steep learning curve ahead for me--hadn't bargained on it when I started this journey, but it certainly will be worth it when this is all wrapped up.<br /><br />...who am I kidding here?! Genealogy work is never "all wrapped up".....<br />;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-36751045945777842782014-03-12T22:09:48.544-07:002014-03-12T22:09:48.544-07:00Debi, that is an interesting piece of information,...Debi, that is an interesting piece of information, if it is indeed true. It certainly seems plausible, given the examples you cited.<br /><br />I wonder if it is a custom from Jewish heritage worldwide, or a tradition handed down from a specific geographic region.<br /><br />If you do find anything further on this, Debi, please do stop by again and update this thread. I'm sure others would want to know, too. Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-31729179601859978222014-03-12T22:06:08.074-07:002014-03-12T22:06:08.074-07:00Actually, Iggy, now that I've learned about it...Actually, Iggy, now that I've learned about it, the Russian patronymic naming system makes a lot of sense to me. It provides <i><b>two</b></i> ways to link a child back to a father--avoiding the difficulties inherent in the Norwegian and Swedish patronymic traditions, and also giving a way to differentiate between two cousins named after the same grandfather. Just think what that could have done for me, researching those Irish lines with all those John Kellys!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-31796608675906472132014-03-12T21:25:23.808-07:002014-03-12T21:25:23.808-07:00Interesting..I think you have some great clues to ...Interesting..I think you have some great clues to work with now:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-32000961818179836402014-03-12T12:56:11.656-07:002014-03-12T12:56:11.656-07:00It's funny you are discussing surname origins ...It's funny you are discussing surname origins because I've been reading up on that as well. In fact, I started to make a comment the other day about feminine and masculine suffixes but it didn't seem to apply at the time. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-25935483928104581032014-03-12T09:57:19.123-07:002014-03-12T09:57:19.123-07:00My mother once told me, and I don't know if th...My mother once told me, and I don't know if this is true, that the Jewish custom is to name a baby with the first initial of a loved one who recently died. My father, Gordon, was apparently named after his paternal grandmother, Goldie, who passed away a few years before he was born. And his brother, Robert, was named after his maternal grandmother, Rebecca, who died a few years before his birth. I need to determine if that was an accurate statement - it sure seems to be based on these two brothers.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-58558217905581967112014-03-12T04:49:31.627-07:002014-03-12T04:49:31.627-07:00Looking back across time - you can see how people ...Looking back across time - you can see how people "struggled" to invent a system of naming themselves in a way that would uniquely identify someone. The "son of so-and-so" approach didn't work so well... just look at all the Johnson's... and I even know a couple Ivanson's..Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com