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What were your grandmothers called?

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wildpoppy · 14/08/2012 10:47

I think I like old fashioned names - anyone care to share what their grandmothers/great-grandmothers were called.

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adaloveslace · 14/08/2012 17:39

Grandmothers - Christina and Maureen.
Great grandmothers - Alice, Julia, Mary-Anne and Anne.

DH's - Catherine and Kathleen.
Great grandmothers - Eliza, Catherine, Anne and Brigid.

I love Christina (probably because I loved her so much and still miss her, 13 years on), Julia, Alice and Eliza.

Twunk · 14/08/2012 17:38

My granny was Vera, she had sisters called Phyllis, Cicely and Gwyneth.

honoraglossop · 14/08/2012 17:38

gladys may and lillian.
also great aunt Enid and great grandmother miriam.

I quite like Enid ( also from worst witch books) and May but only have boys!!

Muffincrumpet · 14/08/2012 17:34

Elsie and Marie

Boggler · 14/08/2012 17:33

Rose Doreen and Joan Patricia

Moominsarescary · 14/08/2012 17:30

Maureen and violet.

Ggm was amy joan, known as joan and her sister was Ethel Lillian known as Lilly, I think she also had a sister named Kathleen

CharlieBoo · 14/08/2012 17:20

Margaret and Peggy...

Great grandmother was Charity Rose which I think is ace...

roguepixie · 14/08/2012 16:55

Doris and Agnes Lillian

luckylavender · 14/08/2012 16:51

Martha and Gwyneth

fanjodisfunction · 14/08/2012 16:47

Bessie, Margaret and Irene.

Female siblings were Sheila, Joyce, Elizabeth, roberta, Kathleen.

Great grandmothers were Laura, Evangeline, Olive, Hannah, Florence.

BellaOfTheBalls · 14/08/2012 16:44

Thelma and Jean

Great grandmothers were Florence and Elizabeth

My name is in their somewhere Wink

rugbychick · 14/08/2012 16:40

Mine were Lottie (not sure if that was shortened from anything) and Betty (again not sure if it was something else). Step grandmother was Margaret

CleoSmackYa · 14/08/2012 16:35

My exes nan was called Zalihe, which is I quite like.

duchesse · 14/08/2012 16:35

Doris and Maud.

CleoSmackYa · 14/08/2012 16:33

Nans were Elizabeth and Jessie May. Great nans were Elsie, Elizabeth, Lucy and Islaye.

FateLovesTheFearless · 14/08/2012 16:32

Elsie, Winifred, May

Dramajustfollowsme · 14/08/2012 16:31

Grans- Margaret and Peggy
Great grans- Jayne, Christian, Margaret x2
Great aunts 2x Winifred, Margaret, Isobel, Alice,Joan, Jean, Dolly, Mary.

xmasevebundle · 14/08/2012 16:28

Irene :)

MaryHansack · 14/08/2012 16:28

Mabel, Winifred, and Eveline.
Don't ask why I have 3,it's complicated.

Littlecherublegs · 14/08/2012 16:27

Olive & Sheila (prefer the former!!)

DH's were Dorothy & Winifred (again, prefer the former!)

CrunchyFrog · 14/08/2012 16:26

Edith and Minnie. GM's sisters were called Jessie and Dorothy. Other side had a sister named Stella.

Generation before that were Dora and Jenny.

I love the names.

WingDefence · 14/08/2012 16:24

Phyllis and Emily. I can't remember all my great aunts etc except Tryphenia, which I think is amazing!

Labootin · 14/08/2012 16:20

Just googled Sadie and it's a nn for Sarah.

CrystalQueen · 14/08/2012 16:19

Alice and Margaret (known as Peggy). I'm named after one of them.
DH refused to call DD after my mum (Joan, but I would have gone for Joanna).

Labootin · 14/08/2012 16:19

Louisa and Daphne
DPS were Beryl and Sadie ( I'm sure Sadie was a nn but not sure what for)