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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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carringtonm · 12/09/2018 12:16

GMs - Brenda and Margot
GGMs - Agnes, Hilda, Edna and Ruth

ChipsAndKetchup · 12/09/2018 12:22

Rose and Evelyn

BeeBoBoop · 12/09/2018 12:22

Great thread- this will be very outing but we have some crackers-

Granny was Stella Theodora, but her aunts had the names
Lally Generosa
Marjory Hirsch....
Always wanted to use Hirsch.

OhTheRoses · 12/09/2018 13:00

Alice and Miriam (my side)
Anne and Mabel (DH's)

DC's: Penelope and Gwen

OhTheRoses · 12/09/2018 13:02

Oh, and the greats and their sibs were things like Eleanor, Helena, Isabel, Grace, Evelyn, May (how what comes round goes around)

thegreylady · 12/09/2018 13:09

Grandmas were Sarah and Alice great grandmas Harriet and Elsie.

thegreylady · 12/09/2018 13:12

Sarah’s sisters were Lilian, RUtah and Helia

thegreylady · 12/09/2018 13:13

Ruth not Rutah!

winterinmadeira · 12/09/2018 13:14

Elsie and Elizabeth Hastings (yes that was her middle name) and great grandmothers were Lucy and Winnie

CrystalMethHog · 12/09/2018 13:14

Audrey
Dulcie

loveshinealight · 12/09/2018 13:16

Ida and Rosemarie

Notquiteagandt · 12/09/2018 13:17

Virginia
Florence
Edith
Kate

fleshmarketclose · 12/09/2018 13:20

Dorothy always called her full name and Gladys Annie always known as Kate.

Jaffacakesfordinner · 12/09/2018 13:20

Margaret and Pamela

mummyretired · 12/09/2018 13:23

Margery and Wilmot (Wilmot went by her second name which I think was Evelyn - she died in the 50s). The previous generation were Kathleen, Jessie and a lot of flower names, led by Lavinia.

Guess I should name change now.

SilverbytheSea · 12/09/2018 13:27

Jeannie and Mary, also my great gran who’s was Nannette

BumDisease · 12/09/2018 13:31

Elizabeth (Betty) and Janie.

Namechange170518 · 12/09/2018 13:37

Audrey May born in the late 1930's and very much still with us.
Hazel (not sure on middle name) late 1920's or early 1930's, died when I was a baby.

Honflyr · 12/09/2018 13:38

Pamela on my side and Rosemary on DHs

Botanica · 12/09/2018 13:49

Elizabeth Marion
Alice

MyKingdomForBrie · 12/09/2018 13:52

Lilian Joan, Margaret Elizabeth, Gaynor and Nanette. I want to find the grandfather thread!!

Dadsbigsausages · 12/09/2018 13:54

Elsie and Mary ThanksSmile

theunsure · 12/09/2018 13:54

Margery and Margaret

Margaret is still alive and well and Grandad (sadly no longer with us) always called her Margot.

Margery was known as Marge by her siblings. I always thought it sounded like Margarine :D She was such an amazing lady. I miss her hugely.

HellonHeels · 12/09/2018 13:54

Josephine and Alexandra.

loobywench · 12/09/2018 13:56

Selina and Rosa