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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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Cherrysherbet · 22/01/2019 22:20

Gladys and Julia

Bear2014 · 22/01/2019 22:19

Nancy and Rose

SweetbutAPsycho · 22/01/2019 22:14

Gwen and Mary.

Cattenberg · 22/01/2019 22:07

Marion and Lavinia

Gotstuckwiththisname · 22/01/2019 21:56

Vera and Joyce. I wouldn't use either!

oldfatandtired1 · 22/01/2019 21:55

Both were Mary.

piglet81 · 22/01/2019 21:53

Joan and Pamela

Crunchymum · 22/01/2019 14:26

Olive and Bridget

Ladymargarethall · 22/01/2019 13:53

My first bump was called Judith- but he was a boy.

ladycarlotta · 22/01/2019 11:42

Judith and Constance. I'm using Judith as mn for our daughter.

WheelyCote · 22/01/2019 05:15

Marjorie

callmekitten · 22/01/2019 04:44

Mine - Blanche and Faye
DH - Millie and Josephine

toffee1000 · 22/01/2019 04:36

Virginia and Janet, Virginia is still alive. Virginia would probably be OK as a middle name. Her middle name was Gay, probably not the best choice these days (she was born 1936). Not so sure about Janet, and probably wouldn’t use it as a name. They’re both somewhat old-fashioned, but Virginia sounds nicer.

DaphneduM · 22/01/2019 04:16

Elizabeth Sarah Jane and Rosa Louise

DuggeeHugs · 22/01/2019 04:13

Grandmothers were Edna and Kate. Great grandmothers were Naomi Ruth, Marnie Alice, Isabella Hunter and Agnes.

chocolatefoxes · 21/01/2019 23:56

Mary and Joyce

alphabetti · 21/01/2019 23:37

Susan and Amelia

ivf2019 · 21/01/2019 13:41

Some great names on here.

Janis and Pauline over here! Neither of which I'd be keen to bestow on a baby Grin.

Great grandmothers and great-greats had some much better names though - Rose, Ethel, Martha, Jessie

GRW · 21/01/2019 12:55

Alice and Olwen

Villainess · 21/01/2019 12:06

Mary and Anastasia (I think Anastasia's mother had what we refer to in Ireland as 'notions').

linkinperk · 21/01/2019 12:02

Joyce and Ethel.

Their mothers were Jessie (not short for anything) and Susanna.

NancyFrank · 21/01/2019 11:58

Marjorie and Marie, Dh's are Sylvia and Maribel

Whyislarryhappy · 21/01/2019 09:19

Cathrine and Iris.
Step grandmother was Ros

Lydiamoon · 21/01/2019 09:18

Betty and Sylvia

SleightOfMind · 21/01/2019 01:56

Dana and Noelle

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