What is the relation name for my wife's sister's son's wife?
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1My nephew's wife? (Or if you want to be stuffy about it - my nephew-in-law's wife). :-) – Kristina Lopez Aug 16 '16 at 18:11
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English doesn't have specific names for most possible relations. You have to stack up the basic ones. – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇 Aug 16 '16 at 18:19
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"My sister-in-law's daughter-in-law" – Mitch Aug 16 '16 at 18:24
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1Welcome to EL&U. I would say niece-in-law, but others would say there is no relation at all. See Paucity of words for relationships. – choster Aug 16 '16 at 18:33
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2Thanks for these good answers. I like simplicity. I think I would feel most comfortable introducing her (or thinking of her) as my nephew's wife. – Doug Finley Aug 16 '16 at 18:40
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I'm with you Doug. I actually attended a family photo shoot where someone insisted on getting a group picture of only those related by blood. SMH. :-) – Kristina Lopez Aug 16 '16 at 18:41
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Almost a duplicate of: What do you call your nephew's wife? – Mari-Lou A Aug 16 '16 at 19:41
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@DougFinley 'nephew's wife' would be misleading because you wife's sister's son is not your nephew. Your wife's siblings are in-laws and not your sisters/brothers, so their children cannot be your niece or nephew. Of course, they are in a niece/nephew-like relationship, so informally you might refer to them as niece/nephew, just like they may cal you informally 'uncle' as some male relative in their parent's generation. But usual rules of kinship in English don't have a single or simple word for this relation. – Mitch Aug 16 '16 at 21:42
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So here's Bob, a married man whose wife Norma has a sister Ellen.
Ellen is Bob's sister-in-law. Cool.
Ellen's son, Phil, is Norma's and Bob's nephew; they are his aunt and uncle.
Phil gets married to Kim. Kim is Ellen's daughter-in-law, and Bob's and Norma's niece. Forget the "in-law" construct; it's clumsy.
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1Welcome to ELU, can you please add sources to your answer to substantiate your claim. You can also have a look at the help center to find out about good answers. Especially a reference supporting the referring to a such a person as a niece would be great. – Helmar Aug 16 '16 at 21:03
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For the sake of simplicity, call her your niece. If, for some reason, you are inquired as to which side of the family she belongs, then feel free to go into detail.
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