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What are/were your Grandmothers called?

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MrsFoxPlus4 · 12/09/2018 02:12

Following from the grandad thread because it’s fascinating.

I had a granny Jessie.
Nana Elizabeth & Nancy.
Great gran Cecilia & Bessie but I can’t temebe Bessie’s full name.

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Pepper123123 · 16/09/2018 01:30

Lavina and Margaret

MartinRohdesBellybuttonFluff · 16/09/2018 01:55

Margaret and Mary

Rosiemary · 16/09/2018 07:36

Peggy and Nora

Jeippinghmip · 16/09/2018 07:43

Henrietta and Florence

KateCornflake · 16/09/2018 08:46

Winifred Violet and Annie Mary.

A GGGM's name was Mercy 😊

Treaclepie19 · 16/09/2018 14:21

Phyllis and June

Saraswati · 16/09/2018 18:45

Marguerite (known as greta) and Elizabeth (hated being called betty!)

Mollie85 · 18/09/2018 19:04

Marie (my maternal grandmother)
Mildred known as Millie (paternal grandmother)
Margaret (step grandmother)

puguin86 · 18/09/2018 19:06

Maisie
Agnes
Cynthia

MushroomMushroom · 18/09/2018 19:07

Joan
Walnea (Italian);
Gladys

goose1964 · 18/09/2018 19:08

Brenda and Eileen

catenthusiast · 18/09/2018 19:15

Margaret and Sylvia

LeeBee11 · 18/09/2018 19:17

My Nana still alive and kicking Nancy and my other Nana sadly no longer here was Lily my great grandmother was Elizabeth

2gorgeousboys · 18/09/2018 19:31

Joan and Hilda (nn Tilly). DH's were Katherine and Jean.

They had sisters called Winifred (nn Winnie), Nora, Constance, Frances and Elizabeth.

wotsit99 · 18/09/2018 20:24

Margaret
Sylvia

PavoReal · 18/09/2018 21:09

Barbara and Barbara

Marioki · 18/09/2018 23:35

Edna and Elizabeth, though Elizabeth was known by her middle name of Mary.
Great grandmothers were Rose, Jane, Lilian and another Elizabeth.

jmh740 · 18/09/2018 23:47

Eileen, Marjorie and Hyacynth (Cynthia)

Mummaluelae · 19/09/2018 15:41

Iris and Kathrin (Kate)
Partners nan was Connie
My DCs grandmothers are Coleen and Dawn

WaitrosePigeon · 19/09/2018 16:01

Iris and Maureen

Clickncollect · 19/09/2018 16:03

Betsy and Gladys, RIP

SkippedALightFandango · 19/09/2018 16:03

Beryl and May

Pandamodium · 19/09/2018 16:09

Joyce and Edith, Great Gran was Rebecca.

I'm named after one of them.

hermionegranger · 19/09/2018 16:17

My grandmothers were Rosemary and Lily-May. Always wanted to use their names in some way for a DD but I fear Lily-May type names are far too popular nowadays and Rosemary would sound plain silly with my surname (which is also a plant!)

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