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NAMING
ITALIANS AND GREEKS WILL NEVER NAME ANY BOY-CHILD AFTER HIS FATHER
BECAUSE SUCH A NAMING INSURES BAD LUCK OR SOMETHING FATAL HAPPENING
TO THE BOY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTED AT HER HOME
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