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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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PiggyPlumPie · 12/09/2018 08:02

Florence May
Rosalind Amy - known as Amy, her nieces found out her actual first name at her funeral!

Vanillaradio · 12/09/2018 08:03

Grandmas were Joyce and Ada.
Great grandmas Louisa, Olive, Winifred and Edith May. (appears to have been known by both).

TroysMammy · 12/09/2018 08:07

Doris and Edith. Thankfully my DM didn't feel the need of middle names. A cousin wasn't so lucky.

FreakyPurple · 12/09/2018 08:14

Edith and Mavis

ragged · 12/09/2018 08:17

Josephine & Martha.

Heismyopendoor · 12/09/2018 08:19

Helen and Mary

Ohyesiam · 12/09/2018 08:20

Cissy and Ina

LadyBaneGrey · 12/09/2018 08:21

Mary Evelyn and Alison

Love those names.

Vebrithien · 12/09/2018 08:23

Violet Elizabeth.
Inez Winifred - often called Eileen.

Watercoloursky · 12/09/2018 08:23

Brenda and Patty (she always told everyone she was Patricia, but officially she was Patty... to us she was Nana Pat).

Nana Brenda's sister in law was Winifred, to us she was Auntie Peg.

bridgetreilly · 12/09/2018 08:28

Winifred Elizabeth (Betty)
Anne Cicely (Nancy)

jenthelibrarian · 12/09/2018 08:29

Elizabeth [known as Beattie] given as middle name to my mum, to me and to my daughter.

Crystal. Allegedly the family were on the way to church to christen her with a more normal name and they encountered some gypsy woman [in the words of the story] who told them to name the baby Crystal and she'd always be lucky.

She went on the have seven sons and be widowed before the last one was born and to be bombed out in the blitz leaving her with just the clothes she stood up in.

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 12/09/2018 08:31

Margaret and Jane (known as Jean). Both long gone. I've got one as my middle name but didn't like either name enough to give to either of my DDs.

Hellohah · 12/09/2018 08:33

Hilda

jujuq · 12/09/2018 08:43

Evelyn Rose, Maria, Nellie and Josephine

AlwaysInJods · 12/09/2018 08:52

Mums mum: Shirley Kate
Mums nan: Elsie Kate

Dads mum: Connie

My middle name is Kate after my DGM & DGGM, I love both Shirley Kate & Elsie Kate

ittooshallpass · 12/09/2018 08:58

Anna (1900) Margaret (1907)

mehimthem · 12/09/2018 09:01

Ellen (but called Cissie all her life) - Dad's Mum, &
Norah - Mum's Mum.
Sadly, both of my Grans had passed away before my parents married/had me

Perfect11 · 12/09/2018 09:02

Kathleen and Cynthia

SimplyPut · 12/09/2018 09:02

Gran Constance
Gran Catherine
Great gran Isabella
Great gran Margaret

PipeTheFuckDown · 12/09/2018 09:04

My side (Grandmas and Great Grandmas)

Kathleen
Barbara
Nellie
Edith
Frances
Mary

ExHs side:
Giovanna
Maria
Amalia
Antonella

Snoopychildminder · 12/09/2018 09:06

Mary-Jane (but went by Jean)

Olive Rose

Littlebatcalledlucille · 12/09/2018 09:06

Bridget and Bernadette

Sammilouwho · 12/09/2018 09:07

Mums mum - Joan
Dads mum - Gwenneth Iris

I also have a gggm called Lettice (with a surname of Plant)

Bowerbird5 · 12/09/2018 09:10

Margaret(often called Maggie by her friends).

Elenora ( always called Nora).