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What are your grandfathers names?

348 replies

nomoreminibreaks · 16/11/2013 12:07

Sorry if this has been done to death but I'm due to give birth to DS2 in 6 weeks and I still haven't fallen in love with a name. DS is Henry so I thought I might find inspiration from this.

Mine are:

John (DS' middle name) and
Arthur (I like this and think it goes but DH isn't keen)

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Wigeon · 20/11/2013 22:38

Me: Ivan Raymond and William Thomas

DH: Richard Humphrey Middleton and Alec

bruffin · 20/11/2013 22:47

Russell
and
either Yiakalli or Georgios

cjbk1 · 20/11/2013 23:02

David (Dusty) Otto and Izette Augustus

Strawberryfieldsforever1 · 20/11/2013 23:06

Ben and Stanley

MrsMarigold · 20/11/2013 23:14

Me: Robert and Francis

DH: Adam and Thomas

lastboxoftampons · 21/11/2013 01:52

Joseph and Lucian

DalekInAFestiveJumper · 21/11/2013 01:58

Harry and Patroclus (Who went by Pat for reasons that may be obvious)

FixItUpChappie · 21/11/2013 04:43

Joseph and Fred

merx · 21/11/2013 10:07

Merlin and Donald. Neither are due a revival!

piratecat · 21/11/2013 10:10

Archibald (only got one)

pilates · 21/11/2013 10:46

William and Jack

edamsavestheday · 23/11/2013 09:12

Albert Stanley and Gerald Francis. First more popular than second!

LittleDonkeyKong · 24/11/2013 21:27

Albert & Reginald

MylesKennedysVocalCords · 25/11/2013 13:59

Gerald Gordon and Vivian Derratt

honeybeeridiculous · 25/11/2013 20:42

Ernest

twentyfourcarat · 26/11/2013 03:09

ephraim

sisterofcaleb · 26/11/2013 07:56

Elwyn and Maurice

squeak2392 · 26/11/2013 09:17

Arthur (divorced), Dennis and Charles (I think, died a very long time ago)

ballinacup · 26/11/2013 09:50

Me: Sidney and John

DH: Thomas and Thomas (but went by middle name Alfred/Alfie)

TinyDynamite · 26/11/2013 10:01

Thomas Robert
and...
Carl Herman
(He was named Herman Carl but he officially changed it around in his twenties...as though it was somehow better?!)

So, OP, you could have a Henry and a Herman! Grin

Leopoldina · 26/11/2013 10:03

Wolf (Wuefel sp??) and Sidney.

burberree · 26/11/2013 10:05

George and John

reluctantironer · 26/11/2013 10:12

Ralph and Erik

ZombieMonkeyButler · 26/11/2013 10:20

My GFs were Jack Edwin and Charles James.

DH's were Joseph and Walter.

Our dads were Michael Jeremy and Walter.

Goldenhandshake · 26/11/2013 12:07

Peter and Lionel, also two Ronald's nn Ronnie (in laws).