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Oopsie · 12/06/2011 15:50

I'm looking for some good oldie names.

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Mamaz0n · 12/06/2011 16:43

florence & Les
Christine & Edward.

Ariesgirl · 12/06/2011 16:46

I guarantee mine will be the best: Agnes and Archibald Grin

Ariesgirl · 12/06/2011 16:47

Though now I have just read about Leviticus and Hilda, I take my idle boast back.

Lorelai · 12/06/2011 16:48

Brenda Mary
Mary Doris (known as Doris)
William x2

DH's parents (same generation as my grandparents) are
Gladys
Frederick John Dennis (known as Sam for some reason)

And his GPs that he can remember are
Elizabeth
and yet another William

TantePiste · 12/06/2011 16:49

Harold and Marie
Daniel and Eleanor

TantePiste · 12/06/2011 16:51

Worth mentioning my great uncles Argyle and Percival. :o

magentastardust · 12/06/2011 16:57

James and jeanette ( nettie!!)
Emily and Horace

Slightlyreluctantexpat · 12/06/2011 17:11

Benjamin and Everilda
Albert and Constance

WorzselMummage · 12/06/2011 17:14

Laura
John and then when he died, Tom

Joy
Keith (is always called John)

melpomene · 12/06/2011 17:16

Doreen
Roy
Cyril
Alma

bruffin · 12/06/2011 17:17

Russell Charles and Dorothy May

Christalou and embarrassed to say don't know other my grandfathers name. He died in cyprus when my dad was 2

FriggFRIGG · 12/06/2011 17:19

Beatrice Mabel (Betty)
Edward

Mary
Lewis

i love Beatrice Mabel,but my Nan hated it,and was always Betty....
id have loved to have named a DD after her,but i know,
she'd just be pissed off with me HmmGrin

bruffin · 12/06/2011 17:21

Actually just asked my mum and she thinks it was greek version of George.

yodelayheehoo · 12/06/2011 17:21

Walter and Ella
Laurence and Daisy

TheNinjaGooseIsOnAMission · 12/06/2011 17:24

Mabel, Freda, Florence, James (Jim), Harry, William (Bill), Eric (known as Peter)

kittencuddles · 12/06/2011 17:26

William and Ellen.
John and Mary.

I knew one of my GGrans, she was Matilda which I have always loved not just because of it's recent popularity!

ZZZenAgain · 12/06/2011 17:29

like a lot of these names .Wonder what a great-grandparents' name thread would be like...

Archibald, Irmgard and Leviticus all very strong names

bibbitybobbityhat · 12/06/2011 17:31

Reg and May

Bob and Jane

PatriciatheStripper · 12/06/2011 17:36

Eleanor, Florence, James, Walter

PotteringAlong · 12/06/2011 17:37

Harold and Dorothy
Charles and Muriel

DH's - Winnie and Sam
Vera and Stanley

PotteringAlong · 12/06/2011 17:39

Levicitus is awesome! Am going to have sone serious reworking of our boys name list tonight in light of this thread!

ningthemerciless · 12/06/2011 17:48

Ooo nice idea OP

Mine were :

Edith
Stanislaw
Margaret
William

HooverTheHamaBeads · 12/06/2011 17:53

Clarence and Veronica
Neville and Rita

Trinaluce · 12/06/2011 18:13

Hilda Mary & James (no middle name)
Agnes Margaret (known as Margaret) & David Jeffrey Allen (known as Jeffrey)

Later there was also Peter (still with us) and Dorothy Esme as a result of second marriages.

DH's were Geoffrey & Marjory and Arthur & Gwendolen.

I love the idea of using names from a generation past - but not too keen on any of these, except Margaret which is already taken. Love going through the family tree for ideas though. Interesting moment where I turned up a 'Shirley' - only to find it was a boy!

pilates · 12/06/2011 18:29

William Frederick and Eileen Ruth
Olwyn and Jack