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What was your Grandad's name?

341 replies

RosieLemonade · 28/11/2021 17:04

I had Frank. DH had Peter and John.

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RollneckJumper · 30/11/2021 23:37

Sidney and Iver

ESGdance · 30/11/2021 23:36

Cornelius and Aloysius

MooseBreath · 30/11/2021 23:25

Murray and Donald.

Not exactly the kind of old-fashioned names that people are after these days.

JennetHumfrye · 30/11/2021 23:03

Cyril Edwin and Thomas Islywyn

Clawdy · 30/11/2021 22:56

Frederick and Joseph.

Bambi7 · 30/11/2021 21:34

Bernard

Singalongsingsong · 30/11/2021 12:10

Bernard and Samuel

Benjispruce5 · 30/11/2021 12:06

@IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere where does the latter name herald from?

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 30/11/2021 10:34

John and Cadwallader - as Dave Gorman would say "two very different shelves in the name shop!"

AutumnAlmanack · 30/11/2021 10:32

George and Andre

BumbleLyon · 30/11/2021 10:19

Robert (Bob)

JorisBonson · 30/11/2021 10:18

Jim (James) and John

MonsteraDeliciosa · 30/11/2021 10:14

*made me

MonsteraDeliciosa · 30/11/2021 10:14

Frank and Zenon.

That's me me sad.

Wildehorses · 30/11/2021 00:28

Ambrose and Joseph

augustusglupe · 30/11/2021 00:25

Bertie and Samuel

MollyBloomYes · 30/11/2021 00:14

I've just realised my kids will only know one grandad's name. We don't know my exh's father's name. That's a weird realisation

MollyBloomYes · 30/11/2021 00:13

Bernard and Lewis. He was never known as Lewis though, he went by a shortening of our surname. Which was interesting when he gave out to me for shortening my first name Grin

My gran (his wife) was sort of the same. Christened one name but went by an entirely different first name her whole adult life. Hers wasn't a 'surname nickname' though but literally a different name. Think christened Ivy but known as Betty, that kind of thing. Seems to have been quite common for that generation. Got very confusing when talking about her to her siblings back in Ireland though because they'd only ever known her as 'Ivy'

Emmgrem · 30/11/2021 00:01

Alan George and Donald Stanley

JudgeMeNot · 29/11/2021 23:00

Arthur & Peter

LadyMacbethWasMisunderstood · 29/11/2021 21:13

Both were Charles.

oldperson1 · 29/11/2021 19:12

Arthur & Robert

weegiemum · 29/11/2021 18:52

Between dh and I we had Paul, William, Thomas and Samuel.

JollyHostess · 29/11/2021 17:51

Some lovely names there. Both of mine are unusual and would be pretty outing, much as I would like to contribute.

justustwoandmoo · 29/11/2021 17:30

@foxgoosefinch

Alfred and Stanley. Very fashionable these days 😂
LOVE the name Stanley. That was my choice if I had had a boy. Didn't happen though and I have a girl called Beth instead... lol x
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