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What where/are your Grandmothers called?

519 replies

Greenandcabbagelooking · 19/01/2019 21:42

Inspired by the Grandad thread!

Mine were Elizabeth and Hilda. One is a great name that I'd use, the other not so much.

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theSnuffster · 07/02/2019 21:39

Jennifer and Christine. Great grandmothers include Edith, Margaret and Eva.

MondeoFan · 07/02/2019 21:37

Edith and Lilian

Catalicious · 07/02/2019 21:34

Alice and Kathryn (Kit). My middle name is a variation of Kathryn, but when I asked my um why she'd changed it, she hadn't clocked it was the same name! GrinHmm

ohmywhattodo · 07/02/2019 21:30

Great grandmas were

Louisa
Emily
Maria (Greek)
And the rest I’ve forgotten!

ohmywhattodo · 07/02/2019 21:18

Dh’s were/are

Gwendoline
Valaria

PastaSauceHoarder · 07/02/2019 21:17

Violet and May.

My little girl is called Violet Mae. Smile

AHintOfStyle · 07/02/2019 21:17

Katherine and Evelyn

ohmywhattodo · 07/02/2019 21:16

Marguerite &
Vivienne

BigBumandMumTum · 07/02/2019 21:13

Leah
Olive
Patricia
Lorraine

WishITookLifeSeriously · 07/02/2019 21:11

Ethel and Olive. Wanted to call DD Olive but DM vetoed it as she didn't get on with her MIL

Bananasandchocolatecustard · 07/02/2019 21:08

Florence and Vera.

Foxandthehound · 07/02/2019 21:05

Yvonne and Janet

PlinkPlink · 07/02/2019 21:03

Daphne and Carmen

I'd love to use either of those if I had a daughter 😍

badtime · 07/02/2019 21:02

Sarah (Sally) and Edith.

upaladderagain · 07/02/2019 20:34

Mine were Emily and Amy/Amelia/Aline - every now and again she'd fancy a change.

Nixen · 06/02/2019 22:40

They were Barbara and Nellie (Helen)

Lara53 · 05/02/2019 21:33

Iris Minnie
Lily

TatianaLarina · 05/02/2019 17:38

Violet and Phoebe

Lipsticktraces · 05/02/2019 15:37

Mary and JeanSmile

thegreylady · 05/02/2019 12:19

My dc grandmothers were Sybil and Ruth

thegreylady · 05/02/2019 12:17

Sarah (Sally) and Alice

Lepetitpiggy · 05/02/2019 12:04

Dorothy (Dolly) and Gertrude (Gertie)

Carouselfish · 05/02/2019 11:54

Joan and Myrtie

secondhanddreamsdealer · 04/02/2019 11:21

Maria and Hedwig (German)

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm · 04/02/2019 11:20

Mary and Annie (Nancy)

DH's were
Annie and Annie