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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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Fridaysgirl17 · 20/08/2023 16:30

Edward, Joseph (my son's name), or Mary & Molly, all fine. I used Joseph as it was my uncles names who'd passed away, he was my Godfather & my son was born the night before his birthday & whisked away to Special care as he was a tiny preemie so we got to name him on my uncles birthday & it felt right 😁

RuthW · 20/08/2023 16:29

Frederick George
Elizabeth Vera

I did/was going to use 3 out of the 4.

TwigTheWonderKid · 20/08/2023 16:28

Lilian Florence
Ernest Frederick

StellaOlivetti · 20/08/2023 16:26

Hannah, Marina
John, James

Heavensalongwayaway · 20/08/2023 16:26

Elsie Elizabeth
Abraham Edward

helenjerome · 20/08/2023 16:25

Evelyn Annie
Beatrice Maud

Joseph William
Edward Charles

Mylobsterteapot · 20/08/2023 16:20

Robert Robert
Hilda Elizabeth

CoachBeardsJane · 20/08/2023 16:18

Mary, Dilys,
Peter, Eric

Lunde · 20/08/2023 16:12

William/George
Annie/Agnes

Pieceofpurplesky · 20/08/2023 15:56

Henry (Harry) George
Nell Evelyn

All lovely names

Devilsmommy · 20/08/2023 15:51

Edna, Sylvia, Harry, John

Chocadoddledoo · 20/08/2023 15:48

Linda, Ada
William, Horace

Sgtmajormummy · 20/08/2023 15:47

Mine ARE called after their great- and grandfather (slight shift in spelling for DD) on DH’s side. I love their names and DH wanted different ones.

On my side they would be Olive (x2) and (John) Walter (William).
Not a fan of Walter, the rest is fine.

thinkkook · 20/08/2023 15:38

Amelia Joyce
Ronald Arthur

Ethel Mabel
Patrick Michael

sleepismyhobby · 20/08/2023 15:37

Mary Martha
Jack Alec

WeightoftheWorld · 20/08/2023 15:28

I don't want to say but I will say that my DD has two middle names which both come from two of her great grandmothers and DS has two middle names which both come from two of his greatgrandfathers too.

Oldraver · 20/08/2023 15:28

Cyril Frank

kwetu · 20/08/2023 15:26

Mary or Queenie
Ken (Keneth) or Bill (William)

Maskedpotato · 20/08/2023 15:25

The best two were William and Rose.

Saschka · 20/08/2023 15:24

Miriam and Bernard. My DC are very lucky that I never, ever even considered doing this 🤣

XelaM · 20/08/2023 15:24

Izabella Lucy
Victor Alexander

PieonaBarm · 20/08/2023 15:23

Louisa, Muriel, Frank and John

I like Louisa but Muriel. Goodness no 😂

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 20/08/2023 15:23

Arthur William
Amy Theresa

JudyJulie · 20/08/2023 15:22

Fanny
Emma Edith
Edwin
John (always known as Jack)

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