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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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chocolateshoes · 07/12/2008 20:38

jack, George are my Grand. Great Uncles Archie, Leneard, Ernie, Walt, Alfred. What about Albert. I love Stan by the way and would have chosen it but our surnames start with St and it sounded all wrong!

ja9ladiesdancing · 07/12/2008 20:12

archie and billy

frazzledoldbag34 · 07/12/2008 20:11

Great-Uncle - Leslie (that's quite an old man name IMO)

Hulababy · 07/12/2008 20:09

My grandad: Harold (Harry)
DH's grandad: John James (Jack)
One of my great grandads was Joseph Reginald (Reg)

Cant remember the other names at this moment; mind gone blank.

frazzledoldbag34 · 07/12/2008 20:06

Edwin was another one (my DH's grampa).

bronze · 07/12/2008 13:02

Ernest and Cyril. cyrils middle name was also Ernest.

devoutsceptic · 07/12/2008 13:00

Charles and John Joseph

Tinker3 · 07/12/2008 12:59

Dennis and Albert.. William and Frank for DH.
If we have a boy, it could well be a William Albert (Billy for short!)

TheFallenMadonna · 07/12/2008 12:49

Mine were Alan and Ronald

georgiemum · 07/12/2008 12:39

George and George Edward

JRocks · 07/12/2008 12:22

Walter
Geoffery
David
Harry
Raymond
Lloyd

VirginBoffinMum · 07/12/2008 12:22

Archibald/Archie?

Like Archie the Inventor off Ballamory!

spookycharlotte121 · 07/12/2008 12:19

George
Jim
Thomas
Cecil

YeahBut · 07/12/2008 12:17

Alfred / Alfie

jeanjeannie · 07/12/2008 12:04

My grandads were
Horace and Edward - stepgrandad was Sidney.

We know 3 Stanleys...all under 4!

DingDongMerrilyOnEI · 07/12/2008 11:55

whoops!! i thought it was in chat any boys name you choose will be automatically a young name as it will be your baby's name i like stanley btw it is a lovely name stanny is gorgeous!!
xx ei xx

DingDongMerrilyOnEI · 07/12/2008 11:53

my grandad is called jimmy DHs is ronald (ronnie) amd sidney (sid) what dya need old man names for?
xx ei xx

NorbertDentressAngel · 07/12/2008 11:47

Re: Stanley. I know a Stanley who is 8 now.

When I first met him at DD's nursery I was quite as it just didn't seem like a baby/little boys name. However it soon grew on me and I now think its rather cool and suits him (hes known as Stan)

purpleduck · 07/12/2008 11:46

Oswald (Ossie/Ozzie)
Peter

LynetteScavo · 07/12/2008 11:41

Minky...let your brother get his flat stanley comments out of the way know.

stanley is a fine name. The only Stanley I know is 5, and gets called Stan the man. I think you should go for it.

ghosty · 07/12/2008 11:22

My Grandfathers were William and Frederick. DH's grandfather's were Frank and Peter.
Teddy or Ted is a good 'old fashioned' name too - could be the shortened version of either Edward or Theodore.

milou2 · 07/12/2008 11:18

Geoffrey

Patrick, he died this Tuesday aged 97,

2gorgeousboys · 07/12/2008 11:09

Grandads were/are Wilfred and Ambrose, DH's Harold Henry and Dennis.

Othersideofthechannel · 07/12/2008 11:06

Lawson

FairyLightsForever · 07/12/2008 11:05

My grandads were Arthur Joseph Ernest and Arthur Richard. My Uncle (who is 78) is Arthur Roy (known as Roy)