The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

NAMING A CHILD - A PERSON SHOULD BE REMEMBERED AFTER DEATH, NOT
WHILE ALIVE. THEREFORE, CHILDREN ARE NAMED AFTER THE DEAD, NOT
THE LIVING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE WHOLE NAME, JUST THE FIRST
LETTER. NO JUNIORS.

Submitter comment: FROM HER MOTHER-IN-LAW.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 10-01-1965