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This seems fairly easy to explain: Many given names are passed down through family lines, and many families pass on knowledge, habits, and even professions from
by jMyles 12y ago
This seems fairly easy to explain: Many given names are passed down through family lines, and many families pass on knowledge, habits, and even professions from generation to generation.
There are lots of common surnames that demonstrate this - Taylor, Cooper, Cobbler, Smith, and so on. Why not given names?
- walshemj 12y agoYep my cousin was named George as was My late Uncle as the idea was that he would carry on the family trade as a turf accountants (book makers)in Birmingham. Note that this was pre legalisation so watching peaky blinders(uk version of Atlantic boardwalk) on the BBC was interesting shall we say