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I'd like to confess that I love reading obituaries.
First, I like to look at the name of the deceased as related to the person's age. Always interesting.
Then, I find it fascinating to see the names they chose for their children.
If the names of grandchildren and great-grandchildren are listed, all the better. You get to see how the names evolved in a family over the generations.
Sometimes one branch of the family chose names of a definite type, while another branch chose a completely different type.
(Son Joseph had daughters Persephone, Octavia and Daylily, while son John had sons James, Mark and George.)
Very entertaining.
Am I the only one? Anyone else like this?
First, I like to look at the name of the deceased as related to the person's age. Always interesting.
Then, I find it fascinating to see the names they chose for their children.
If the names of grandchildren and great-grandchildren are listed, all the better. You get to see how the names evolved in a family over the generations.
Sometimes one branch of the family chose names of a definite type, while another branch chose a completely different type.
(Son Joseph had daughters Persephone, Octavia and Daylily, while son John had sons James, Mark and George.)
Very entertaining.
Am I the only one? Anyone else like this?
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