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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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littleboyblue · 06/12/2008 22:00

William and George

SnowOfHands · 06/12/2008 21:59

Both of my Grandads were Colin Frederick.

DH's were William and Melvyn.

deckthegirlandboywithholly · 06/12/2008 21:58

John and Henry

quint · 06/12/2008 21:57

Wilf, Alf, George, Turner

Jux · 06/12/2008 21:57

Gerard
Gerald

TackyChristmasLights · 06/12/2008 21:56

Cyril Charles

BibiJesus · 06/12/2008 21:56

Derek and Alfred. Derek was a true gent, Alfred was not.

StephanieByng · 06/12/2008 21:55

Laurence
James

Jux · 06/12/2008 21:54

All my uncles are in their 80s so I'll give you their names - and my dad's:

Frederick
Dominic
Martin
Ronald
Vincent
Dale

nigglewiggle · 06/12/2008 21:54

Cecil. Not sure that will help. Granddad-in-law was Albert which I wanted for DD1, then DD2!! I'll keep trying...

NotanOtter · 06/12/2008 21:51

Stanley is a bit too cutsie for me ...

Nighbynight · 06/12/2008 21:51

John
Henry

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kalo12 · 06/12/2008 21:44

stanley is very popular right now.

grandfathers were called ronald and richard

what about lennie
donald
laurence

PortlySackSantaInAdvent · 06/12/2008 21:43

Albert
Edgar
Jack
Donald

HeadFairy · 06/12/2008 21:42

Gaston and Gino

Not great unless you like foreign names

KristinaM · 06/12/2008 21:40

Bernard, James, Aaron and Frederick

TortoiseRidesaReindeer · 06/12/2008 21:39

Walter
Cyril

LedodgyChristmasjumper · 06/12/2008 21:38

Ted
Stanley

BikeRunSki · 06/12/2008 21:37

Rex
Arthur

morningpaper · 06/12/2008 21:37

clement

MadamDeathstarOverBethlehem · 06/12/2008 21:36

Percival
Sidney Arthur

weebump · 06/12/2008 21:35

Joseph and Ben (actually Benignus. I've never met another one)

soapbox · 06/12/2008 21:34

MadamAnt - how strange - my father was Douglas James too

2sugarsandapuppy · 06/12/2008 21:33

Ha! William - aka Billy Baxter (Mum's dad) got killed by an Italian (Monte Cassino) and then Mum went on to marry a Remo Giuseppe (my dad) and dd's dad thankfully left the army before the Falklands ...

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