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Yeah, I think Patrick could possibly be a grandfather's name...
Not sure if this is correct or not but I've heard that in Irish naming traditions, the first son is usually named after the father's father, and the second son after the father.
My father is Irish and a second son and he's named after his father, while his older brother was named after their grandfather, so maybe this is true of some families :)
Not sure if this is correct or not but I've heard that in Irish naming traditions, the first son is usually named after the father's father, and the second son after the father.
My father is Irish and a second son and he's named after his father, while his older brother was named after their grandfather, so maybe this is true of some families :)
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Interesting! that's similar to Italian naming traditions, if I'm correct in what I've read. Do the Irish have the same traditions for daughters?
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Yes, from what I've read it's also traditional to name daughters in the same way, but I think this is less common now than it was in the past.
That's interesting, I didn't know that Italians have a similar tradition! :)
That's interesting, I didn't know that Italians have a similar tradition! :)
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