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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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mankymummy · 06/12/2008 21:10

Alf
Cecil &
Lilian

...its complicated !

skidoodle · 06/12/2008 21:10

cecil and Frederick are great names

My great uncle cecil died last week rip

SazzlesIsASleighBell · 06/12/2008 21:08

Eric and pops

skidoodle · 06/12/2008 21:08

declan and cornelius

Wallace · 06/12/2008 21:05

Cecil and Frederick

lou33 · 06/12/2008 21:03

i know a 37 yr old vernon

RhinestoneReindeerHerder · 06/12/2008 21:02

Arthur and Vernon (I have sneaking liking for Vernon...)

lou33 · 06/12/2008 21:01

gilbert

inzidoodle · 06/12/2008 21:00

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mygreatauntgriselda4christmas · 06/12/2008 20:58

Patrick

Love that name

my Dad is called Dennis (do not love that name!)

georgimama · 06/12/2008 20:57

Arthur and Charles - both good names

WingsofaChristmasTreefairy · 06/12/2008 20:57

Fred
William (Bill)
George (my dads step dad)

Jackaroo · 06/12/2008 20:56

Arthur and Roger (the latter with a french accent :-)

shelleyloukissessantaselves · 06/12/2008 20:56

John William and Selwyn

edam · 06/12/2008 20:56

Albert Stanley and Gerald Francis. I'd go with Albert or Stanley if I were you, can't see Gerald becoming popular again for a while yet!

sticksantaupyourchimney · 06/12/2008 20:55

John Neville and Leonard Percival.
(DS has a hot-water bottle cover in the shape of a soldier in Grenadier Guards uniform, which we call Leonard Percival after his great-grandad who was a Grenadier Guard and died before I was born...)

nooka · 06/12/2008 20:54

Mine, Anthony (Tony) and Basil (lol), dh's were Baron and Victor. Fab names!!

cece · 06/12/2008 20:54

John William

Garthfield

BakewellTarts · 06/12/2008 20:52

Frank Leonard

Heated · 06/12/2008 20:51

Kenneth
Albert

wastingmyeducation · 06/12/2008 20:51

Mine were Norman and Robin, short for Robert. DH's were Dennis and Fred, short for Frederick.

myjobismum · 06/12/2008 20:47

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controlfreakyhohohohohohoho · 06/12/2008 20:47

frank.... and ..... frank

VanessaParody · 06/12/2008 20:46

Bertram and Peter

2pt4WiseMen · 06/12/2008 20:44

George and Percy