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Baby names

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If you called your child after your grandparents, what would they be?

155 replies

mauvish · 20/08/2023 13:41

Girl - Harriet Maud (I would have been fine with Harriet, but not Maud!)
Boy - Alfred John

My DGD would be Penelope Susan (sounds OK, I think); my DGS would be Simon Sean (not so keen!)

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Frostine · 22/11/2023 10:42

Percy or Alfred
Mary or Florence

NervyBee · 22/11/2023 10:39

Robert
John

Margaret
Doris (Dor!)

UsernameIsHarderThanBabyName · 21/11/2023 20:59

Pamela Joan
Frank Bryan

dressedforcomfort · 21/11/2023 19:45

Mamie
Thomas
Janet
William

I was actually seriously tempted to call DS Thomas after my Grandad. But we already had 2 other Thomases in the family, plus a close friend's kid called Thomas. I

LBFseBrom · 21/11/2023 15:47

Emma Rosetta, Ellen, Walter; another grandfather was long dead before I came on the scene, think his name was Henry but not sure.

afrikat · 21/11/2023 12:49

Eva Dora
Joseph Raymond

caringcarer · 21/11/2023 12:45

46mumof6 · 20/08/2023 14:37

Ruby, Mabel
Harold, Robert

I love the name Ruby.

caringcarer · 21/11/2023 12:44

Alice Maud Mary
William Ernest

Dorcas Ellen
Philip John

Vittoriosa · 21/11/2023 12:09

Sarah x 2
Thomas Hugh

marshmallowfinder · 21/11/2023 11:55

Doris, Fred, James and Winifred.

NanFlanders · 21/11/2023 11:21

Wilfred or Harold, Muriel or Evangeline

shakespeareontheroad · 21/11/2023 11:15

Francis Barbara Jane
Derek Kenneth

Loved the idea of using one but none were to my taste

Soontobe60 · 20/11/2023 14:54

In my family, myself and my siblings all have middle names of the first names of close relatives, as do all our children! My grandchildren’s middle names are also family names - my granddaughters middle name is the same as her aunts middle name, which is the same as my grandmothers first name. It’s a great thing to do to keep family names.

BebbanburgIsMine · 20/11/2023 14:51

Elsie and Ruth

Any boys would have been James or John

GingerLiberalFeminist · 20/11/2023 13:26

Doreen/Frances
Ronald/Headly (although he went by Peter).

DH's include Edwin which is on our list!

HoneyButterPopcorn · 20/11/2023 12:44

Same as he is now! Oddly only one grandfather was baptised that name, the other one was just called it for some unknown reason (I only learned this when clearing out mums house and found his birth certificate - grandma has started calling him this when she was very old and suffering from dementia and I assumed she was just confused).

piscofrisco · 20/11/2023 12:35

Harry, Jean, Bernard, Aileen.

Laurdo · 20/11/2023 12:28

Both sets of grandparents where George and Betty.

One gran was Elizabeth and the other Bridget but both were called Betty. I also had great uncle and Aunt aclled George and Betty.

Cottagecheeseisnotcheese · 20/11/2023 12:21

Clara and William

James and Catherine

yikesanotherbooboo · 20/11/2023 12:15

My GPS: Jack,Frances, George,Eileen
DH's: Sarah , Richard,Marie and John

MerryChristmasToYou · 20/11/2023 11:09

@Mummyme87 , Neville and Sheila sound great as a new trend in baby names

RenoDakota · 20/11/2023 10:55

RenoDakota · 20/11/2023 10:52

Laura, Fred,
Gertrude, Stanley.

Oops, I see I already answered this in August 😄

Mummyme87 · 20/11/2023 10:54

Anne or Sheila
Neville or William

none of my kids or the impending one will have these names

RenoDakota · 20/11/2023 10:52

Laura, Fred,
Gertrude, Stanley.

JennyGracexx · 20/11/2023 09:25

Doreen Barbara
Vincent Roy

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