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What are/were your Grandmothers called?

376 replies

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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mintich · 12/09/2018 07:07

Teresa and Ada

Schmoochypoos · 12/09/2018 07:11

Ethel Rosina (Great Grandma)

Enid Barbara
Joan Betty

MissRainbowBrite · 12/09/2018 07:12

Iris and Alice.

BluthsFrozenBananas · 12/09/2018 07:15

Pamela and Mervin. Unsurprisingly Mervin preferred to by known by her nickname, which was Poppy.

3rdrockfromthesun · 12/09/2018 07:19

Margaret Hilary. She goes by Peggy and hates her full name

Lauren83 · 12/09/2018 07:20

Bertha!

StuckInTheMiddleWithJude · 12/09/2018 07:20

The grandad one has been really interesting... although I'm still undecided.

Yvonne
Beryl

GGM
Marcel
Mary Amelia (May)
Amy

Lolly86 · 12/09/2018 07:21

Jean and Pamela

ParisNext · 12/09/2018 07:22

Pearl
Barbara

BumbleNova · 12/09/2018 07:23

Muriel Patricia
Barbara Smeer (total mystery as to smeer!)

Ggma:
Rose Hannah
Edith

wigglybeezer · 12/09/2018 07:23

Jeannie and Isabella.

drumandthebass · 12/09/2018 07:24

Gladys Winifred & Sarah

emwithme · 12/09/2018 07:25

Mine: Lillian (Lil) and Winifred (Win)
DH's: Jean and Hilda.

Hilda's the only one still with us, she's just turned 90.

IggyAce · 12/09/2018 07:25

Norma and Majorie.

2cats2many · 12/09/2018 07:26

Anne and Mary.

Elderflower14 · 12/09/2018 07:34

Bessie and Daisy Jane.
One of my nieces is named after one and my cousin named her eldest after the other....

Pinkbendyman · 12/09/2018 07:35

Winnie (Winifred)
Jessie (Jessica)

ASqueakingInTheShrubbery · 12/09/2018 07:48

Freda, Maisie (May on birth cert), Maureen and Hope (2 bio-GMs, 2 step-GMs.

Coolaschmoola · 12/09/2018 07:50

Fanny Gwendoline - she HATED Fanny and used Gwen - born 1905.

Ivy - born 1918.

Chrisinthemorning · 12/09/2018 07:54

Dorothy Mary and Mollie (no middle name)
Mollie’s sister was Auntie Doris

GRW · 12/09/2018 07:56

Alice Mary and Hannah Olwen, known as Olwen.

GMtoBe · 12/09/2018 07:57

Mary and Barbara

a11o · 12/09/2018 07:58

Elizabeth - 1960

IWouldBeSuperb · 12/09/2018 08:00

Dawn and Mary

Dawn had a sister called Una

Bimgy85 · 12/09/2018 08:01

Bridget Patricia
Evelyn Anne