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What do you call your grandmothers sisters?
Your grandmother’s sister (or sister-in-law) is most correctly called your grandaunt. Likewise your grandmother’s brother is your granduncle, or commonly great uncle. Your grandaunt is your mother or father’s aunt, just as your grandparent is your mother or father’s parent.
Can I marry my grandmother’s sister’s grandson?
Originally Answered: Can I marry my grandmother’s sister’s grandson? Your Grandmother’s sister’s grandson is your second cousin – marrying anyone with a common ancestor increases the likelihood of congenital disorders.
What do you call your grand aunt’s grandchild?
Her grandchild is your first cousin ONCE REMOVED. If you have a great aunt she is the sister of one of your four grandparents. Your great aunts children would be your second cousins and her grandchildren your second cousins once removed.
Your grandchild and your sibling’s grandchild are second cousins, because they share the same great grandparents – which are your parents.
Can I marry my grandfather’s sister’s grandson?
Yes. That would be your first cousin, once removed.
What would my grandmothers sisters daughters son be to me?
(So, the children of two cousins, are second cousins to each other). So if we think of your parent as A, and their cousin (your grandmother’s sister’s child) as B, then your grandmother’s sister’s child’s child is therefore B2 – and therefore you must be A2…. hence you are second cousins.
What is cousin twice removed?
If there is no “removed” in the relationship, it means you and your cousin are on the same generation. But if you are cousins twice removed, that means your cousin is either part of your grandparents’ generation or your grandchildren’s generation because they are two generations removed from you.