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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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insanityscratching · 14/08/2012 14:17

Dorothy May and Gladys Annie but she was always known as Kate.

TheBolter · 14/08/2012 14:16

Helen and Dorothy. Great names IMO

aristocat · 14/08/2012 14:16

my grandmothers were both called Katherine

Badvoc · 14/08/2012 14:13

Paternal gm - Ada
materal gm - Bridget
Great aunts - Elsie, Marion, Elizabeth, Nora, Betty....can't remember the others!
Dh's were: Vera and Margaret.

msbuggywinkle · 14/08/2012 14:13

Jean and Patricia - both alive though!

cakeismysaviour · 14/08/2012 14:08

Iris and Irina

:)

HeyMicky · 14/08/2012 14:08

Grandmothers: Una and Dorothy
Great aunts: May, Ivy, Mavis, Elspeth, Georgina
Great grandmothers: Sarah, Christina

milkymocha · 14/08/2012 14:07

Francis and Pamela.
Dhs- Dolly and Nelly
My DCs- Jacqueline and Genty Smile

bruffin · 14/08/2012 14:07

Dorothy and Christalou

Hairtodayandgonetomorrow · 14/08/2012 14:05

Evelyn, Mary, Olive, Emily

CherryBlossom27 · 14/08/2012 14:04

Audrey & Sarah

BlueSkySoftSand · 14/08/2012 14:00

Nanna - Una
Grandma - Hilda

LOVE this thread WildPoppy - so what are your favourites then??

NCIS · 14/08/2012 13:55

Mine- Catherine and Miriam

DH - Nina and Mabel

My Mum was Edith which I believe is coming back into fashion.

SPsFanjoSponsorsTheOlympics · 14/08/2012 13:54

Marjorie was my Nanna.
Lily was great grandmother.
Other Nanna is Gladys.
Other great grandma is Primrose

TitsalinaBumSquash · 14/08/2012 13:54

Barbara
Kathy
Pamela
Peggy - short for ???

Great, great grandmas.

Alice
Victoria

catus · 14/08/2012 13:53

Yvonne and Andree

Latonia · 14/08/2012 13:52

Grandparents - Irene and Rose
Mother - Olwyn May Latonia

jamboncru · 14/08/2012 13:51

Nora and Mary

PrunellaDeVille · 14/08/2012 13:49

Christine Florence Rose and Margaret

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/08/2012 13:47

Caroline and Miriam

amck5700 · 14/08/2012 13:47

Mine were Mary and Elizabeth, but we have a Henrietta, Philomena, Rita (Margaret), Ena (Williamina), Bunty (Elizabeth), Nellie (Helen), Betty( Elizabeth) in the family too.

Hersetta · 14/08/2012 13:46

My GM's were Rose and Florence.

Dillydollydaydream · 14/08/2012 13:15

Joan and Gladys.

snapespeare · 14/08/2012 13:12

My mums mum was Ivy, She died when mum was 6 months old. So she was brought up by her fathers three spinster sisters, Grace, Elsie and Adelaide, all born around 1900.

Cleo123 · 14/08/2012 13:12

Joyce, Mary, Margaret and May