It is very intersting how our ancestors were addressed, and of course named, in my family there were "Sir" as a first name and "Dr." as a first name, needless to say, it has caused quite a stir and misconception over the years. Our Dr. was the great grandson of a Dr. as probabaly Sir was the great grandson of an English Sir, with the hope of retaining titles, class distinctions, family statis, and so on. Today I asked my granddaughter to name her second child Sir Dr. ______ ,I asume they are expecting of course another son, She assured me that would not happen in any circumstance. Yiiiipppiii! I thought, it's a girl!!!!!!!!, so I suggested Louisa (many last names) or Editha (many more last names) as the only names that could be considered. But alas, the newer generations have selected their own traditions, which by the way would throw old clerics into a spin, Happy Holidays, gynger cook To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html