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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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MincePirate · 08/12/2008 18:15

Archibald

Bob (Robert)

neversaydie · 08/12/2008 18:13

Reginald Harold (Reggie) was born 1897. Frederick Charles (doubt he was ever abbreviated - no-one would have dared) was born around 1885. We do long generation intervals in my family!

JFly · 08/12/2008 18:06

Edward John was my Dad's Dad (and coincidently my DH's name, too).

My Dad is Theodore, which is quite unusual.

My Dad had a great-uncle Gus, short for Augustus Otto! Love it.

MrsGuyOfGisbourne · 08/12/2008 17:49

Wilfrid - regret now not having it as a DS name. And David. Ditto

JustKeepSingingCarols · 08/12/2008 17:35

Sidney & Noel

DH - Clifford & Hedley ()

Lockets · 08/12/2008 17:34

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pinkfrogsroastingonanopenfire · 08/12/2008 17:33

Mine - Harry
DH - Arthur William

We gave DS4 William as his middle name.

Love old fashioned boys names - they are so solid and manly.

MrsSprat · 08/12/2008 17:30

Isaiah (eek!)
Harry

magnummum · 08/12/2008 17:29

James (known by middle name Ian) and Brychan.

migolapland · 08/12/2008 17:20

Maldwyn's a great name! I know one other apart from my grandad. Was on my list of names for DD if she had been a boy, but DH vetoed...

TooMuchMakkaPakka · 08/12/2008 17:04

Ivan - go for it if you're brave!

nowtygaffer · 08/12/2008 16:35

Laurence and John (known as Jack)

twoluvlysnowmen · 08/12/2008 16:34

sorry, not dc's, but ds's.

twoluvlysnowmen · 08/12/2008 16:34

mine - George and Christopher
DH's - William and Frank

Our dc's names are 2 of the above

purlease · 08/12/2008 16:34

Eugene and Tom

Only know one of DH's grandfathers names; Walter

Old names I like are Arthur, Albert, Stanley

AtheneNoctua · 08/12/2008 16:32

Charles and Stanley

rolledhedgehog · 08/12/2008 16:26

Edward and Michael

jingleMAMADIVAsbells · 08/12/2008 16:26

George and David

wilbur · 08/12/2008 16:14

Thomas and Harold (although was always known by middle name which was Glyn)

bossykate · 08/12/2008 16:13

how could there be two maldwyns! never heard of that name before 30 secs ago. small world etc etc.

TheDevilWearsPrimark · 08/12/2008 16:13

Geoffrey and Leonard (always known as Jack!?)

My great grandads were John and Samuel.

bossykate · 08/12/2008 16:12

Thomas
John

sorry, stanley is my least, least favourite "rediscovered" name.

whenever i meet a stanley i know exactly what his parents will be like - never been wrong so far

shitehawk · 08/12/2008 16:11

One was George. The other was always known as Harry, although his name was actually James.

TinselCoveredWILKIE · 08/12/2008 16:10

Kenneth and Tom

kittybrown · 08/12/2008 16:10

Neale and James and on the other side Bill and Valentine (guess what day the poor man was born on!)

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