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Original poster

Loving the thread about grandmothers names...so let's do grandfathers names

267 replies

femmeaufoyer · 14/08/2012 17:17

The thread on grandmothers names has given me loads of inspiration for DC2, so I'm now looking for the same for male names.

Mine were William and Ronald
DH were William and Harry

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FriggFRIGG · 20/08/2012 10:45

Teddy (Edward)
Lewis

johnnycomelurky · 18/08/2012 20:49

Jack (John) and Paul
Jack (John) and John

Sadly, not much variation.

ornellaia · 18/08/2012 20:48

Ronald (Ronnie) Cornelius, and Frederick (Fred) Lewis. I think almost all the boys in my family have a Lewis somewhere in their name.

WyrdMother · 18/08/2012 20:47

Mine - Charles and William
DH - Leonard and Ernest

HistoryNerd · 18/08/2012 20:44

James and Rupert

Debs75 · 18/08/2012 20:24

My grandfathers were
Jesse Francis he went by Dick though
William

DP's is Edwin

QueenFuri · 18/08/2012 20:18

My grandfather's were called Robert (Bob) and Ernst Otto. My great-grandad was called Glass now a few of my cousins and uncles have this as a middle name.

glammanana · 18/08/2012 20:17

My nana's name was Jessica Mary she married twice too a Cecil George &
poppa's name was Frederick Freeman (so classic)
DH's where Henry Dylan and Noel Godfrey

monsterchild · 18/08/2012 20:07

Jacob and Melbourne

ditziness · 18/08/2012 20:05

Cosmo and Crawford were my grandfathers

MammaTonic · 18/08/2012 11:18

Mine were James (NN Jim) and Lesley (NN Les)
DH's were Thomas (NN Tommy) and Benjamin (NN Benny)

fanoftheinvisibleman · 18/08/2012 08:45

John and Ronald (Ron)

I only know one of Dh's - Jack.

fanoftheinvisibleman · 18/08/2012 08:45

John and Ronald (Ron)

I only know one of Dh's - Jack.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 18/08/2012 08:30

Great grandparent have nicer names - Lawrence and James

JazzAnnNonMouse · 18/08/2012 08:29

Barry and roger

OrangeLily · 17/08/2012 23:37

Blue was Joseph her surname? What the actual f?

BlueSuedeStiletto · 17/08/2012 23:27

Oops. I met. Damn you autocorrect!

BlueSuedeStiletto · 17/08/2012 23:27

orange at work last year a med a woman in her early 60s called Virgin-Mary Joseph. I shit you not!

BlueSuedeStiletto · 17/08/2012 23:25

Thomas and Charles

My little cousin is now a Charlie, and Dsis was planning a little Tommy- but she's a she and going to be called called Lydia. Grin

OrangeLily · 17/08/2012 23:25

Joseph ....... Grandmother was Mary.... Named NONE of their children Jesus..... Disappointed to say the least. Grin

5dcsinneedofacleaner · 17/08/2012 23:20

My great grandfather on one side was zephaniah which i think is fab!

5dcsinneedofacleaner · 17/08/2012 23:19

Evan and Aubrey

applepieinthesky · 17/08/2012 23:11

Leslie and Stanley.

Step grandad who died before I was born was William known as Bill.

Great grandad Percy known as Pops.

droitwichmummy · 17/08/2012 23:06

I had Leonard and Raymond; DH's were George and Cyril

HumpheadWrasse · 17/08/2012 23:01

Frank and Harold.

DH Fred and Kenneth.