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The Common Room / Re: Naming a child after a deceased older sibling
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 16:15 BST (UK) »
I came across a Hungarian family in the 19th century who (out of 12 children) had 5 daughters named Maria who died in infancy before the 6th one survived to adulthood. They also had 3 sons named Mihaly, with only the 3rd surviving past infancy. This seems fairly common at this time, especially with high infant mortality.