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What are your grandfathers names?

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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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HoratiaDrelincourt · 01/01/2014 15:39

William and Philip

DS2 has his g-g-father's, gfather's and g-gfather's names respectively.

DS3 has the other gfather's name, plus his uncle and great-uncle, and his other great-uncle's middle name.

DS1 has A Name We Liked, and a family surname for a middle name.

What a muddle!

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Badvoc · 01/01/2014 15:43

William and launcelot - me
Harry and Wilf - dh

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lookout · 01/01/2014 15:45

Someone said Elias, that is a great name, wish I'd known it for ds2.

My granddads were called William and Ernest. Not sure about dh's, he never met either of them and doesn't talk about them ever. I love the name William but it was poo-pooed, and Ernest is very, well, old-fashioned and what with dh being French, just a bit too British for him!

Good luck finding a name. We had such a lot of trouble with ds2, not agreeing on one at all. I went with his actual name for want of a better one but absolutely love it now, and it suits him perfectly.

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elQuintoConyo · 01/01/2014 15:50

James (Irish)
Donald (English)
Marc (French)
Victor (German)

Mix of mine and DH's.

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starlightloz · 01/01/2014 19:29

Walter and William referred to as Bill.

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missmrsmummy · 01/01/2014 23:32

Jack and Theo - I love both names!

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mrsyattering · 01/01/2014 23:42

Mine are
Thomas & James
Dh's are
Edward & Bernard

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IamMrsElf · 20/01/2014 18:22

Mine are:
Michael and Lester

DH's are Kenneth and George.

We named DS1 (inadvertently) after my GGF Stanley.

I love traditional names. I think Arthur is fab. I knew an Arthur at school who was really nice.

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ElectricalBanana · 20/01/2014 18:24

William Harold

Reginald Ernest

Fabulous names!!!

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DuchessofKirkcaldy · 20/01/2014 18:33

John Mackie and George Louis
maternal great grandfathers George and Edward

Dhs grandfathers
Thomas and Joseph

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girliefriend · 20/01/2014 18:34

Alfred (Alf) and Charles

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Cherriesarered · 20/01/2014 18:35

Charles Morris

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RustyBear · 20/01/2014 18:39

Donald Bertram Scott and Arthur George

DH's were Ebenezer William and Thomas

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Algorithm · 20/01/2014 21:25

David and Bernard.
We also have a James.

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catinboots · 20/01/2014 21:31

DGFs - Denis and Frank

DF/DFil/DSFil - Cliff, Anthony and David

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SadieWord · 21/01/2014 18:06

Harold and John

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LadyHarrietdeSpook · 21/01/2014 21:23

William and Fredrick

Albert and Frank (DH)

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LadyHarrietdeSpook · 21/01/2014 21:27

Frederick / good Lord I can't spell!

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LadyHarrietdeSpook · 21/01/2014 21:28

Great grandfather was Augustus?! Does that help?!

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GCD · 21/01/2014 21:34

Alexander known as Alec (maternal)
Cosmo - used as DS name (paternal)

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Jackthebodiless · 21/01/2014 21:45

Calvin and Joseph. Love them both.

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Fridayschild · 21/01/2014 21:49

James. and erm, James.

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serin · 21/01/2014 21:49

Edward and William

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tassisssss · 21/01/2014 21:49

John and James (Jim)

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Jaskla · 21/01/2014 21:53

John and Alan

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