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Grandad names

107 replies

AlbertVictoriaPlum · 04/04/2023 19:38

Throw your favourites at me please. Not Stanley or Wilfred as we have these in the family

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Enko · 04/04/2023 23:12

Richard
John
Terence (Terry)
Robert
Gordon
Simon
Cecil
Christopher

alcquestion · 04/04/2023 22:38

Peter
Lesley
Bruce

eatdrinkandbemerry · 04/04/2023 22:28

Winston
Edgar
Harold
Ralph
Derrick
Geoffrey
Cedrick
Norman
Ralph
Arthur
Fredrick

Mumofgirls2017 · 04/04/2023 22:25

Walter
clarence
douglas
roland
reginald
ivor
sidney
herbert
ernest
raymond
kenneth
graham
eric
frank
frederick
ralph
edgar
john(!)

Seriously79 · 04/04/2023 22:08

Eric
Hayden
Russell
Graham
David

Carsarelife · 04/04/2023 22:05

I love Herbert (Bertie, Bert, Herb)

mdinbc · 04/04/2023 22:00

I'm a grandmother... my Gkids grampas are all known by their shortened versions:
Rodney/Rod
Russel/Russ
Raymond/Ray
Steven/Steve

BertieBotts · 04/04/2023 21:58

When people say grandparent names they mean their own grandparents generation, not the baby's grandparents.

That's how name trend cycles go. Your own generation and your parents generation just feel weird, but your grandparents generation (~80 years older than the baby) are starting to feel quaint and charming.

Firsttimecaller · 04/04/2023 21:53

Norbert
Neville
Victor
Gerard
Hilary
Leslie
Winston
Jebediah

Racingadmin · 04/04/2023 21:51

Edward
Peter
Roy
Jamie
Dean
George
David

HappyMe6 · 04/04/2023 21:50

Frank, Cecil . Maurice. Cyril. Cuthbert Bert Hubert Hugh, Ronald, Sid, Cedric. Roy. Luther

paulinesmithson · 04/04/2023 21:47

Crimbles

ApolloandDaphne · 04/04/2023 21:45

My grandads were John and David.

easterbunnie · 04/04/2023 21:44

Gerald
Norman
Bill
George

Dogsitterwoes · 04/04/2023 21:43

My grandparents were born in the 1890s, and you've got grandparents now who were born in the 1980s! What era do you want?

Old fashioned names I like
Peter
Dominic
Godfrey
Richard
Saul
Anthony
Ralph
Eric

Teapleasemilknosugar · 04/04/2023 21:39

Raymond
Ralph
Vincent

botheritsgone · 04/04/2023 21:38

A few generations back we have Bertie, Fred, Johnny, Alfie, George, Bill, Walter and Wilfred (Wilf)
Grandads in our family now Dennis, Ian, Ray, Sandy, Douglas Billy and Allan

ASQQueen · 04/04/2023 21:35

Paul
John
Peter
Kenneth
Terence
Allen
Richard
Graham
Geoffrey
Names of grandads

FawnDrench · 04/04/2023 21:34

Eustace
Sylvester
Conrad
Walter
Derek
Richard
Norman
Wesley
Norris

easterbunnie · 04/04/2023 21:32

Royston
Cyril
Arthur
Terrence
Bert

Luredbyapomegranate · 04/04/2023 21:31

Richard nn Dickon (am serious, sort of)

Harold - Hal really needs a revival

Meandfour · 04/04/2023 21:26

Ah 2 of my sons names are on here 😍

@AlbertVictoriaPlum how about
Ellis
Chester

redyellowpinkbluegreen · 04/04/2023 21:25

Not my fave but grandfathers I know

Raymond
Archibald
Basil (named my cat this I loved it so much. Met a baby basil last week)
Louis
Ronald

Meandfour · 04/04/2023 21:24

thebaneofmylifeisacat · 04/04/2023 20:14

I think you might mean great grandads op.

Love that era of names but most grandads now are 45/55 starting age 😂

45 for a grandad??

DustyLee123 · 04/04/2023 21:22

Eric

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