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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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YoullLaughAboutItOneDay · 14/08/2012 19:06

Between me and DH, two George's, a Charles and a Henry. Could be a current nursery class really couldn't it?

tallslutnopanties · 14/08/2012 19:02

Bernard and Kazimierz

Beanbagz · 14/08/2012 19:01

Mine - Jesse & Mohammed
DH's - Fred (other GD name not known)

MaryHansack · 14/08/2012 19:00

George and John aka Stanley

thegreylady · 14/08/2012 19:00

James and Elias [grandads]
Robert and William
'Cammie'-must be nn but not sure...

BobbiFleckman · 14/08/2012 18:59

my grandparents names are exactly the sort that get their very own threads on MN these days along the lines of WTF, do people call their children that?! :-)

G'father was Wolf and g'ma was Pearl

other side - Mary and Sidney

teacherwith2kids · 14/08/2012 18:58

Vincent and Reginald!

insancerre · 14/08/2012 18:54

Mine-
William
Samuel (DS' name)
DH-
William
Robert

ELHasShutUp · 14/08/2012 18:49

Both of mine were Edwin.

bananaramma · 14/08/2012 18:49

Quentin James
William Robert

kilmuir · 14/08/2012 18:37

Jack and Robert

Shoshe · 14/08/2012 18:36

Mums Dad was Robert Davis
Brother was Robert Denholm
Dads Dad was Issac James
Dad is Robert James, brothers, John, Terrence, Peter, Michael, Samuel

RobinSparkles · 14/08/2012 18:34

William and Francis were mine.

I love both names for a boy, particularly my maternal grandfather's name, Francis James.

Ambrosius · 14/08/2012 18:34

Jack and James (Jim)

EugenesAxe · 14/08/2012 18:31

Arthur and Leslie (or Lesley?). My GM remarried Robert and had a BF after Bob died called Henry.

Natnat29 · 14/08/2012 18:29

Bernard and paul

CharminglyOdd · 14/08/2012 18:27

Percy and Marshall ... don't think either of those are going to be reused Grin

Muffincrumpet · 14/08/2012 18:26

Ivor and Thomas

ArthurandGeorge · 14/08/2012 18:16

Alfred and Edward

ScooseLooseAbootThisHoose · 14/08/2012 18:13

Richard and Philip

defineme · 14/08/2012 18:13

Norman and Jack for me.
Ethan and Michael for dh.
My Grandmothers were Nancy and Enid-there are 2 girls at dc's school with same name and lots of Jacks,Ethans and a Michael, but no Norman. and no Brenda...

MonsterBookOfTysons · 14/08/2012 18:13

Verdun and Eric. Mine.

John. Dhs

Lexilicious · 14/08/2012 18:12

Geoffrey and Richard.

trudat · 14/08/2012 18:08

John and er, John Hmm

MrsChemist · 14/08/2012 18:06

Joseph and Edward

If you asked my DC the same question, their answer would be the same.

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