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What were your grandparents called?

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Oopsie · 12/06/2011 15:50

I'm looking for some good oldie names.

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mousymouse · 12/06/2011 22:37

mary
william
dora
herman

Happymum22 · 12/06/2011 22:39

Anne
Jane
Kenneth
Archie

mawbroon · 12/06/2011 22:39

Mine were

Christina
David
John
Jean

Both my ds's names have come up on this thread!!

Hassled · 12/06/2011 22:40

One of mine was a Clarice, which I always hope will come back. I do love Clarice.

Ormirian · 12/06/2011 22:41

Florence and .....I don;t know Sad He died when my mum was 3 and he's only ever been grandpa to me. I must ask mum.

Patricia and Lionel

manicinsomniac · 12/06/2011 22:42

Marie (pronounced Marry)

Joan and Duncan

WhoMovedMyCheeseToast · 12/06/2011 22:43

I like:
Mary-Catherine
Florence
Frances
Vivian/Vivien/Vivienne
Verity
Ada
Adelia
Adelaide

But I don't like Martha!

vintageteacups · 12/06/2011 22:50

Arthur
Audrey
Phylis
Adam
May
Mary
william
Henry
Augustus
George
Martha
Harvey

ThePathanKhansWoman · 12/06/2011 22:55

Francis and Ellen

Esme and George.

Pallindrome · 12/06/2011 22:59

Florence & Leonard - DNiece has Florence as a MN, I have female version of Leonard as my MN

William Arthur & Joan Mavis Lydia - DS has Arthur as his MN (now goes to eldest son in 6 generations!) I'd love Lydia for a DD but my Nan hated it, would never admit to it and would haunt me!

The GP's names have been well recycled in our family!

birdofthenorth · 12/06/2011 23:00

Donald
Joyce
Bramble
Frank

DH's perhaps nicer:

Jack
Dorothy
Thomas
& eek forgot!!

PurpleStrawberry · 12/06/2011 23:01

birdofthenorth - Bramble is an interesting one. I quite like that.

turdass · 12/06/2011 23:05

Edith (called maura) and Birrell

Emily and Albert

birdofthenorth · 12/06/2011 23:10

One I forgot was Winnifred!

serant · 12/06/2011 23:10

dorothy
richard
susannah
eddie

sweatybrawearer · 12/06/2011 23:11

George
George
Christina
Sylvia

garlicbutter · 12/06/2011 23:12

Eileen, Dorothy, Edward and Noel.

Great-aunts and uncles: Evelyn, Vera, Margaret, Violet, Barney, Bert (Albert), Ada, Maisie, Daisy, Arthur, Elsie, Jack, Doreen.

Spoo · 12/06/2011 23:15

jocelyn
william
phyllis
luis

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fearnelinen · 12/06/2011 23:21

Mabel
Iris
Betty
Fliss
Jack
John
George

GraceK · 12/06/2011 23:23

Phyllis (which she hated) and Peter

Christopher Robert (all eldest males on that side named Christopher something from 1740 - til my Dad & his brother who managed five girls) and Peggy Margarent - yes I know Peggy is the diminutive for Margaret - that's what you get when you send a sleep deprived father to register the name on his own!

georgie22 · 12/06/2011 23:30

Mary & Noah
Kathleen & Benjamin

Ria28 · 12/06/2011 23:38

Davyd and Elizabeth, step Florence Mary
Margaret and Ian

shavmcv · 13/06/2011 00:02

Both grannies Elizabeth , called Betty , grandas John and Neil x

FairyArmadillo · 13/06/2011 00:35

Great grandparents- Francisco and Pilar

Grandfathers were both called Jose, grandmothers were Nenita and Raquel.