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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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stephla · 02/01/2009 22:51

Maybe Otto Gustav Maximillian wasn't what you had in mind? At least it doesn't lack gravitas!

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 02/01/2009 22:49

My DH's grandad was Tedbar

Lukesmammy · 02/01/2009 22:46

Hector & Robert

wideratthehips · 02/01/2009 21:24

clement

sleepycat · 02/01/2009 21:24

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Woollymummy · 02/01/2009 21:21

John

and Ray

I miss them both

JumpingJellyfish · 02/01/2009 21:15

Jack and Walter here

ByThePowerOfBaileys · 02/01/2009 21:14

my gramps was Frank
Grandpa was Dennis
Grandpa's Dad was called Edward known as ted
Gramps's Dad was called George

MrsWalton · 02/01/2009 21:09

Never thought of both my g'dads together,iykwim, and just realised mine were Ronnie and Reggie!

FairLadyRantALot · 02/01/2009 20:55

Oh, one of my favourite old mans name is Cedric!

TwoIfBySea · 02/01/2009 20:40

Both grandfathers were called Hugh.

It would be a good choice were I ever lucky enough to have another ds.

And my uncle who was named after his dad was then known as Euan.

inSanityClause · 02/01/2009 20:35

Cyril (sorry) and John

lalalonglegs · 02/01/2009 20:30

Lawrence and Vittorio

Rindercella · 02/01/2009 19:52

John and Edgar

poshwellies · 02/01/2009 19:47

A few male names from my family tree

Leonard
James aka Jim
Azor
Azor Daniel
Azor Tobias
Tobias
Daniel
Thomas
William
Samuel
Walter
Ernest
Albert George
Percy
Fred
Douglas

ten10 · 02/01/2009 19:33

My Grandads,
Ronald
George

My DS's Grandads
Roger
John

NoNickname · 02/01/2009 19:30

Here are all the males in my family tree born about the same time as my gfather:

Norman
Robert
Charles
William
Albert
Thomas
John
Bernard
Frederick
Henry
Leona rd
Arthur
Ernest
Moses
David
Edward
Reginald
Frank
Joseph

NoNickname · 02/01/2009 19:25

Moses
William
Alfred
Patrick

Sunflower100 · 02/01/2009 19:21

George Cecil (known as Dubby) and William (known as Bill)

Khara · 02/01/2009 18:26

My grandads: Alfred & Edward
Dh's grandad's: Edward (again) & Bernard

Divineintervention · 02/01/2009 18:24

Albert and James
I loke Albert shortened to Bertie and Bertram shortened the same.

FairLadyRantALot · 02/01/2009 18:20

My grandad was called Helmut (but he was german....)....my dh's grandad was Sydney.

How about Frederic

Tidgypuds · 02/01/2009 18:06

Leonard

clumsymum · 02/01/2009 18:03

Ashley and William (Billy)

Quite unusual I think for their generations (born in the 1901 1903)

We gave ds Ashley as a middle name.

purepurple · 02/01/2009 18:00

Samuel and William

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