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We are following the first born daughter's in this family. Starting with the youngest, born in 1547.

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This round: Renaissance

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Choose a woman that will start this matriarchy.

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1) Profile of a Woman; a 'Testa Ideale' by Antonio di Donnino del Mazziere

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2) Sibyl by Biacchiacca

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3) Portrait of Clelia Farnese by Scipione Pulzone

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4) Portrait of a Woman by Jacopo Zucchi

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5) Portrait of a Lady by Bernardino Luini 1480

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6) Woman with a Veil by Raphael

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A bit of history. You can skip this.

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You would most likely be named after one of your Godparents. According to Scott Smith-Bannister's recent study (see Sources section for references) about 75% to 85% of children were given the name of a godparent, in the cases where we know both the children's and the godparents' names.

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If you were not named for a godparent, you would probably be named after a parent or another close relative. You were especially likely to get the name of a particular godparent or relative if they had a lot of money or status.

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The child would NOT use what we now call a "middle name". Double given names were slowly spreading on the Continent, but the custom had not yet reached England, and in fact did not become really common in English-speaking countries until much later, as late as the 19th century in places.

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As for last names, the most common type was the kind we use now, a surname or family name inherited from your father; if he was Edward Langley, you would be Mary Langley.

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Interestingly, your last name was not quite as fixed as your first name. For instance, occasionally a family name might change. (As with many naming customs, money or status was often involved.) The family of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was originally named Sutton; when they acquired the Dudley lands and title, most family members began using Dudley as their surname.

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You might also be better known, especially in your local village, by a "byname" than by an inherited surname. A baker named Jeremy Staple might be known as Jeremy Baker or Master Baker rather than Master Staple. In some cases this might be passed on to his children and become the new family surname. Or if there were several Jeremys in the area and one was especially tall, short, red-haired, disabled, etc., or came originally from elsewhere, he might be called Jeremy Little, Lame Jeremy, or Jeremy Bristol.

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According to Janell Lovelace's statistics, eventy percent of all women were named Elizabeth, Joan, Margaret, Anne, Alice, Agnes, Mary, Jane or Katherine. More than one out of every four men was named John, and 70% of all men were named John, Thomas, William, Richard, or Robert.

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Source: https://www.mygen.com/users/outlaw/English%20Names%20of%20the%201500s%20-%20Outlawe.htm

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Now for the naming!

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Ps. If you did not read the above then a quick mention that the family has no middle names. Nicknames are free to use.

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Also scroll down for the last name

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DH: John Thomas William Richard Robert Henry Nicholas Edward Walter
DW: Elizabeth Joan Margaret Anne Alice Agnes Isabel Katherine Mary Jane Margery

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1) Two sons and a daughter
S: John Thomas Leonard Arthur Martin Reynold Piers Oswyn
D: Margery Cecily Ellen Rachel Anne Parnell

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2) Twin sons, two sons, and a daughter
S: William Richard George James Lawrence Hugh Barnaby Joseph Rowland Ambrose Bernard
D: Jane Judith Gilliam Thomasin Marion Maud

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3) Two sons, a daughter, and a son
S: Henry Peter Allen David Fulke Luke Mathias Oliver Valentine Cuthbert Bartholomew
D: Katherine Mary Frideswide Fortune Beatrice Denise

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4) Three sons and a daughter
S: Edward Drew Humphrey Edmund Abraham Nathaniel Julian Lancelot Mark
D: Alice Isabel Ellen Janet Rose Marion Wilmot

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5) Two daughters, twin daughters, and a son
S: Walter Michael Stephen Philip Isaac
D: Margaret Anne Dorothy Edith Audrey Charity Agnes Susanna Lucy Mabel Ursula Josian

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6) A son, daughter, son, daughter, son
S: Geoffrey Christopher Charles Gregory Matthew Adam Avery Giles Adrian Gerard
D: Elizabeth Joan Christian Barbara Julian Philippa Avis Lettice

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LN: Aldebourne Basset Cardiff Daunce Elmebrigge Fitzherbert Goodluck Holbrook Isley James Kekilpenny Lestrange Marcheford Nash Outlawe Phillips Quintin Robertson Swan Trumpington Upton Verney Wexcombe Yaxley

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This message was edited 8/14/2023, 11:31 AM