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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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mrsfassbender · 21/08/2012 17:31

Xanthe Grin wish I named DD after her but it's a bit much

Katherine on other side

badtime · 21/08/2012 17:29

Edith Jane and Sarah (known as Sally).
I was almost Sarah-Jane after them (it's better than my actual name, which is one of the not-back-in-fashion names on this thread!)

DiscoDomina · 21/08/2012 16:41

Olga & Vera (DH) and Frances

scentednappyhag · 21/08/2012 16:24

Patricia and Nita.
I adore one of my nan's sister's names, and would have loved to have used it for DD, but they fell out and haven't spoken for 20 years Sad

Ormiriathomimus · 21/08/2012 16:19

Florence and Patricia

CityDweller · 21/08/2012 16:16

Greta and Joan.

Kaekae · 21/08/2012 16:07

Doreen and Irene.....they will never be come back names!

GoldenHandshake · 21/08/2012 14:52

List of all the great aunts, grandmothers etc in mine and DH's family (That I can remember)

Audrey
Mary
Constance
Iris
May
Grace
June
Rosina
Beverley
Corinne
Maureen
Joy
Irene
Lilian

WhyMeWhyNot · 20/08/2012 22:15

Florence and Iris , lovely ladies both...

theTramp · 20/08/2012 22:06

Lilly and Joan.

ash6605 · 20/08/2012 19:45

Jennie I love it my dd has it as her middle name Smile

yellowraincoat · 20/08/2012 19:44

Margaret and Margaret, one was shortened to Maggie, the other to Meg or Peg.

bubalou · 20/08/2012 19:40

Virginia - paha!
Yvonne, Linda, Peggy, Christine, Florence, Nell, Beatrice.

These aren't all my grandmothers btw! I used them from mine & DH's family.

kirigamirose · 20/08/2012 15:38

eugenie and patricia

dukester · 19/08/2012 21:18

Alstace ( known as Sadie) and Maggie (Margeret)

Bullets · 19/08/2012 20:38

June and Barbara - still with us too!

DH's Lulu, which I ADORE and if we ever have a girl that will be her middle name. Can't use it as first name unfortunately as too close to my name, but that's okay because one of my great grandmothers was called Rosina, so we can use that instead Smile

Also had great grandmothers called Eleanor (Nell) and Gwendoline, and great aunts Margaret and Muriel.

Bullets · 19/08/2012 20:37

June and Barbara - still with us too!

DH's Lulu, which I ADORE and if we ever have a girl that will be her middle name. Can't use it as first name unfortunately as too close to my name, but that's okay because one of my great grandmothers was called Rosina, so we can use that instead ; )

Also had great grandmothers called Eleanor (Nell) and Gwendoline, and great aunts Margaret and Muriel.

YokoOhNo · 19/08/2012 20:29

Mabel and Jessie

DH's were Mary and Mary. Oh, and they were married to Thomas and Thomas respectively Grin

ODearMe · 19/08/2012 20:19

Mine were Anne and June, DH's were Joan and Grace

TheSydenhamSet · 19/08/2012 20:18

Josephine and May

Fireandashes · 19/08/2012 20:07

Eliza (nn Liza) and Margaret (nn Peggy). Great-aunts Eleanor (nn Nellie), Winifred (nn Winnie), Victoria (nn Queenie) and Elizabeth (nn Betty). Eliza and Elizabeth SILs not sisters, that would have been weird!

I remember my surprise when a colleague announced she was calling her daughter Eliza - this would have been about 9 years ago so I imagine she was one of the fairly early adopters of reclaiming it from being a little old lady name.

MammaTonic · 19/08/2012 17:10

Mine were Lillian and Irene
DHs were Clarisse and Amy

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EskimoPie · 18/08/2012 21:37

Doris

MadMonkeys · 18/08/2012 20:47

GM's Glenys and Eileen.
GGM's Beatrice Edna Elizabeth, Ida, Florence, and ?

Great aunts that I can remember - Hilda, Constance, Doreen, Irene, Muriel, Valerie.

HaveALittleFaith · 18/08/2012 08:15

Winifred (Winnie for short) and Monica. Actually they're still with us! At 91 and 81 respectively. Note- these are not likely to make it onto the short list for my unborn child!

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