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First name -- paternal grandmother. Middle name shared with uncle

My given first name is my grandmother's maiden surname. She passed away a few years before I was born and there were no males in her branch of the tree to carry it on, so I was given the honor. Passed it on to my oldest as his middle name (although his first name is biblical).

Other two sons have names that are exclusively family related. Middle boy shares a first name with my great grandfather and his middle name is my wife's maiden surname (same deal as my first name -- no boys in the family to carry it on otherwise).

Youngest shares first name with an uncle who I was particularly close to and who passed away while my wife was pregnant with said third son. But we had a chance to tell him of our plans before he went, so we know he had the joy of knowing that in his final days. That son's middle name is the same as my father's.

[Post edited by Hokie Fiji at 10/05/2018 12:24PM]

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