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Loving the thread about grandmothers names...so let's do grandfathers names

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femmeaufoyer · 14/08/2012 17:17

The thread on grandmothers names has given me loads of inspiration for DC2, so I'm now looking for the same for male names.

Mine were William and Ronald
DH were William and Harry

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McKayz · 22/08/2012 22:38

Ronald and Leslie were mine.

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BrokenBananaTantrum · 22/08/2012 22:46

Wilf and Cornelius. I thinl these are quite cool and if I had a DS would consider using these :-)

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Dollydowser · 22/08/2012 22:52

Edward, Horace, Ernest and Jack.

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TheOriginalSteamingNit · 22/08/2012 22:54

Cyril and George.

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Sarahplane · 22/08/2012 22:56

Stanley and James.

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Chinsup · 22/08/2012 23:50

shockers my Grandad was was from south Wales but never knew why he was called Lodwig - it was very different to the style of his 8 siblings' names. Pre internet he never found a trace of the name though Googling it now there seems to be quite a few people with it as a surname. He said he got into many, many fights as a boy and refused to let me give my son it as a middle name. (I used his surname instead, we were very close Smile).

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WookieWoo · 23/08/2012 06:49

Charles Walter and Gordon

Charles is my nephew's middle name and we considered it for both if our sons but it didn't seem to suit them.

Dh's paternal grandfather was Kenneth. No idea about his maternal grandfather as no one seems to talk about him!

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firefly4400 · 24/08/2012 10:06

Gavin (Welsh) and Edward (known only as Ted).

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dottygamekeeper · 24/08/2012 10:08

Albert John and Clement Ralph (who has just passed away at the grand old age of 103)

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rowingdowntheriver · 24/08/2012 10:10

James and Hans.

Hans was Dutch and he never knew if Hans was is full name or if it was a shortening of Johannes. Everyone just knew him as Hans.

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rowingdowntheriver · 24/08/2012 10:11

Hans is pronounced Hons btw

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SoggySummer · 24/08/2012 10:12

Clifford

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JustPondering · 24/08/2012 10:13

James/Jimmy and Wilfred

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NotGeoffVader · 24/08/2012 10:17

Henry and William.

GGF's were Joseph, William, and 2 James'.

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TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 24/08/2012 13:25

Peter and Graham. DH's were John and Harry. The only one I'd consider using is Peter and only so I could legitimately nickname the child Wolfie

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EBDTeacher · 24/08/2012 19:59

Arthur and, wait for it.. Christmas. Some Welsh valleys thing apparently.

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letsblowthistacostand · 24/08/2012 22:49

Mine were John & Clayton. Both of which I'd use if we had a boy.

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ItsMyLastOne · 25/08/2012 14:33

John (known as Jack) and Andrew

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Jelly15 · 27/08/2012 14:15

Percy and Thomas (really)

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VeryGood · 27/08/2012 18:58

Grandfathers and great uncles on both sides: Edward, Baldwin, Joseph, Samuel, Lionel, Kingsley

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goingtoexplodesoon · 28/08/2012 15:07

With middle names, mine are Lyell, Cadfael, Huw, Gethin (guess where they came from) and David (Davvy), Aharoni, Sinai, Shaul.

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goingtoexplodesoon · 28/08/2012 15:09

My family had names which really showed what culture/place they came from.

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shockers · 28/08/2012 16:12

chinsup, I'm sure Lodwig was a Welsh warrior. My Great Grandmother was called Blodwin... another corker that didn't resurface in later generations Grin.

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bionic77 · 18/09/2012 16:46

Stanley and Cecilia
William and Constance Ruby (she always used Ruby)

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schplappo · 18/09/2012 17:03

Wilfred and Philip; Andrew and Richard.

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