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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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Littlecherublegs · 15/08/2012 09:52

Mine were Fred & Kenneth (prefer the former)

DH's were Joseph & Arnold (again prefer the former!)

FartyMcTarty · 15/08/2012 09:54

Kendrick and Leonard (love Lennie. Jenny's ok too).

DH's were Frederick (Fred our first choice for a boy) and Aneurin.

FartyMcTarty · 15/08/2012 09:54

I meant Kenny, not Jenny!

yousankmybattleship · 15/08/2012 09:55

Lesley and Bill for me.

firawla · 15/08/2012 09:57

both called john
one of them was john joseph and dont know the other middle name

Kayano · 15/08/2012 10:13

Thomas and George

EverythingsNotRosie · 15/08/2012 10:23

In no particular order, Norman, Frank, Laurence, Joshua, Alistair and Es (I think short for Esmond)

MrsTomHardy · 15/08/2012 10:47

Ronald and Leslie

JiltedJohnsJulie · 15/08/2012 10:48

Frederick and John.

redpanda13 · 15/08/2012 14:12

James and Alistair

TenthMuse · 15/08/2012 14:45

Thomas and Gerald

chocolateshoes · 15/08/2012 14:49

Jack & George for me
Dick & John for DH

HollyGoHeavily · 15/08/2012 15:00

Arthur Edward (known as Ted), Edmund, Fred and Patrick

Arabellasmella · 15/08/2012 16:46

William and Clifford

WheresMyCow · 15/08/2012 17:03

Mine were Henry (but called Harry) and William (DS's middle name)

DH's were Leonard and Clarence Grin

Great Uncles were/are Bill, Peter, John, Bob, Eddie, Michael, Hughie and Joe.

Abzs · 15/08/2012 17:18

Male relatives of GPs generation, mine and DH's

Ivor, John, Martin, Thomas, James, Peter, Frank, Benjamin, Robert, John, Christopher, Steven, Patrick, Bernard, Richard, John, James, Bryce, John, Cyril.

Lots of Johns on both sides.

anicecuppatea · 15/08/2012 20:43

Mine were Thomas Garnet and William Henry. DH's were Roland Frederick and Vello (Estonian).

Bathsheba · 15/08/2012 21:09

Mine were Hugh and David

Starfishkiss · 15/08/2012 21:14

Eric and Edward, and Cornelius and Matthew

ODearMe · 15/08/2012 21:16

My Grandfathers are Clifford and John :)

blondiedollface · 15/08/2012 21:20

Mine are Maurice and was Maurice James Henry

DH's were Harry James and Edward

We've just had a DD but if she were a DS we'd have called him Henry James :)

Lastofthepodpeople · 15/08/2012 21:20

Me: Jimmy and Patrick.
DH: Harold and Derek

BulletProofMum · 15/08/2012 21:21

Clarence urdley de vere hill!!

Joseph

Step grandads both Edward but called ted and Eddie.

ladymariner · 15/08/2012 21:28

George and Henry here....fab names Grin

bruffin · 15/08/2012 22:03

Blonde, my uncle was Maurice John Henry.

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