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What are/were your Grandads called?

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StuckInTheMiddleWithJude · 27/08/2018 13:52

Trying another way to get some name inspo 😊

My granddads were called Geoffrey James and Ian and great grandad Stanley.

Thank you

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charitypringle · 27/08/2018 23:41

DP’s are Yvonne, Venetia (!), Samuel and Sylvester

Milliepatch · 27/08/2018 23:48

Emrys (welsh), Youseff, Alan

AlliKaneErikson · 28/08/2018 01:00

Mine were Harold and Brinley.

crazycatguy · 28/08/2018 01:15

Charles and Charles.

SusieQ5604 · 28/08/2018 01:29

Thomas Gibbes Morgan
August Rudolph

moredoll · 28/08/2018 04:13

Patrick
James (Jim)

StuckInTheMiddleWithJude · 28/08/2018 06:15

@abitunreasonable They do! Octave and Laurent are pretty cool too!

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StuckInTheMiddleWithJude · 28/08/2018 06:17

@SusieQ5604 I love the name August so much but mistakenly mentioned it on MN and it was panned. Was GD German?

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TheDowagerCuntess · 28/08/2018 06:33

Ronald (Ron) - seems like there's a few of them on this thread. Must be due a come back - McDonalds did a job on the name, but Ron is great.

Hamish.

Great-grandfathers and siblings included William, Valentine (Val), Arthur, Reginald (Rex), Archibald, Malcolm, Gavin.

Soulqueen · 28/08/2018 08:25

Another Ronald and Bert

MummySparkle · 28/08/2018 08:27

Ronald Ernest
Kenneth

StuckInTheMiddleWithJude · 28/08/2018 08:36

@LoveMintyAeros I'm sure they are, we're all twats sometimes! 😊

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InteriorLulu · 28/08/2018 09:11

@StuckInTheMiddleWithJude
Yes, he liked to be known as Bert....he didn't like Alfred!

Good luck with choosing a name.

Moominfan · 28/08/2018 09:14

William and Neil grandads
Great grandad Henry

Jeffingandeffing · 28/08/2018 09:20

Lloyd James (Although he called himself Jim)
Harry (Not sure if he was a Harold or Henry...)

I love the old names too!

TatianaLarina · 28/08/2018 10:29

Laurence and Edmund.

PenelopeThePufferfish · 28/08/2018 10:31

Tatiana

Oh I love Laurence and Edmund! Had both on my list for ds, but dh wasn’t keen.

Mummaluelae · 28/08/2018 10:32

My grandads are Jim (James) and Malcolm. Step grandad was called Eric. And my OH's grandad was Brutus. Our children's grandad is Terry (Terrence) and other who he never met was Noel

Flamingosnbears · 28/08/2018 10:32

Norman & Charles...

mintich · 28/08/2018 10:37

Patrick and George

Maliali · 28/08/2018 10:40

Emmanuel (Manny)
Harry

marateach · 28/08/2018 10:44

David and Douglas.

EachPeachPearRum · 28/08/2018 10:45

John and Anthony

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 28/08/2018 10:57

Mine were Kennith and William
Dh had Eric and Geoffrey

afrikat · 28/08/2018 11:04

Joseph and Raymond

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