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Old man names needed! What was your Grandfather called?

431 replies

MinkyBorage · 06/12/2008 20:36

I know there have been threads about this, but I can't find any for some reason.
At the moment I'm stuck on Stanley, but DH gone off it a bit because my bro was taking the piss about Flat Stanley.
Any ideas would be very gratefully received.

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LynetteScavo · 07/12/2008 08:59

Charles Edward

Frances James

merrylissiemas · 07/12/2008 08:55

i love stanley, think its fab!

mishymoo · 07/12/2008 08:53

My grandad was Roger Stanley but known as Stanley

DH's grandad was called Sydney

cyanarasamba · 07/12/2008 08:51

Stanley and Clifford.

Bit of an old man's name, we nearly called DS Gregory (ok I have a thing for greg in Dharma & Greg....).

merrylissiemas · 07/12/2008 08:46

maxwell levison and Frederick Anthony

shootRudolphinthehip · 07/12/2008 08:38

Donald Marshall (aka 'Tony' because he looked Italian- how PC!!!)

Charles. As was my Dad and it's DS's middle name.

Out of fairness DD has my Gran's name as her middle name (Elizabeth) but I know you didn't ask for that so I don't know why I felt the need to tell you

merryandmad · 07/12/2008 08:33

Harold Benjamin
Cordon Auben (later changed to Gordon as everyone thought he had said Gordon anyhow)

mickeylou · 07/12/2008 08:23

mine were Robert (Bob) and James Clifford. he was always called Clifford. Think there was need for a saints name as the christian name and then people called them by their second names. seems to have been the same with my mum's gran and great aunties. she is forever saying by gran was really mary but got called polly.

DH's were John and Harry. i am wanting this bean to be Harry if a boy.

Isaidkissmeunderthemistletoe · 07/12/2008 07:49

My grandad was Stanley George - I love the name Stan.

Chamomile · 07/12/2008 07:48

Constantine (Con)

TheGarishlyTwinkleyMadHouse · 07/12/2008 07:42

William James and James William
Richard and William Lynus

If I was a boy Stanley William was to be m,y name

LoremIpsum · 07/12/2008 03:14

Gerald Mark Medland and William Patrick on my side (can't believe how many Geralds there were!)

Eric and Richard on DHs

Great Uncles were Anthony, Stanley, Thomas, Edgar and George.

DH has a Grover two generations back.

skidoodle · 07/12/2008 02:59

methuselah? Wow, that is fantastic

Califraukincense · 07/12/2008 02:22

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SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore · 07/12/2008 01:49

jack james/john/benjamin - are from family

joe/norman from DH's family

chloemegjess · 07/12/2008 01:40

My grandads were Peter and ROnald! And then oddly enough my Dad was then Peter Ronald, even though the Peter was on my mums side

BabyTalk13 · 07/12/2008 01:39

Oh I like Sidney!

AbricotsSecs · 07/12/2008 01:29

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PurplePillowsInSantasBed · 07/12/2008 01:27

Joseph and Joshua as far as I know

BabyTalk13 · 07/12/2008 01:23

Leslie Walter and Percy
Albert and David

Suedonim · 07/12/2008 00:51

My mother's father was called Methusaleh. I kid you not. He was always known as 'Meth' so when I was a child I thought his proper name was Methylated!

Linnet · 07/12/2008 00:13

George and Edward
dh's were Charles and Hugh I think.
my great grandads were James and William

MenaMilou · 07/12/2008 00:03

Patrick George and Frederick

theramones · 07/12/2008 00:00

Dh's were Walter George and Leonard. Mine were William Henry and George Robert

CharleeInPantoPapaerChains · 06/12/2008 23:59

John Charles
and
Walter