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It's not just your family, it used to be common practice ( and In some cultures still is common practice) for many families to repeat names of deceased siblings for a new sibling. Part of it is because using family names used to be a lot more emphasized.. so if you make sure the name is reused your insuring that the name lives on in a living relative. Sometimes it simply a way to honor the deceased sibling. Checked online: supposedly Some cultures also believe that when you name a new baby after the deceased one the new baby is a reincarnation of the previous child, which would Sway naming for sure I'd imagine.

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