To: Gabz
According to Miss Manners, 2nd indicates that the child is named after an older relative who is not his father. I expect Obama’s parents just made a mistake, natural enough since his father was not American.
139 posted on
06/12/2008 1:55:30 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
(Ireland votes on the Lisbon (E.U.) Treaty today! Have a Guinness and say a prayer!)
To: Tax-chick
According to Miss Manners, 2nd indicates that the child is named after an older relative who is not his father. It is a possibility, but not in the cases of any males I know who are 2nd's, rather than Jr's.
155 posted on
06/12/2008 2:09:32 PM PDT by
Gabz
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