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What where/are your Grandmothers called?

519 replies

Greenandcabbagelooking · 19/01/2019 21:42

Inspired by the Grandad thread!

Mine were Elizabeth and Hilda. One is a great name that I'd use, the other not so much.

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NorthernRunner · 20/01/2019 08:05

Both my nans had names (funnily enough! Smile) but went by completely different ones...
Nanny Jean was really called Mary Jane and Granny Rose was really called Olive 🤷🏻‍♀️

TroysMammy · 20/01/2019 08:06

Doris and Edith. I'm not named after either but a cousin wasn't so lucky.

cakesandphotos · 20/01/2019 08:12

Unice and Ann. I would use Unice as a middle name

MrsArchchancellorRidcully · 20/01/2019 08:20

Hilda and I don't know for DH.

IceniSky · 20/01/2019 08:23

Maisie and Doris May

Step - Kathleen and Maureen.

Great - Lucy May and Anne, Emily and Deborah.

I like the great names!

Sleephead1 · 20/01/2019 08:24

Sylvia and Shirley

ThenBellaDidSomethingVeryKind · 20/01/2019 08:29

Diana and Nora

lynnepot · 20/01/2019 08:30

Audrey and Maureen

jay55 · 20/01/2019 08:32

Margaret (Peggy to her husband) and Phylis

Atetoomanymincepies · 20/01/2019 08:34

Laura and Mavis

BlueBuilding · 20/01/2019 08:35

Cynthia and Esmine (k/a Daisy)

Both great names I think Smile

ChiefSpoon · 20/01/2019 08:35

Mavis and Olive

TheBestThingsInLifeAreFreee · 20/01/2019 08:38

Mary and Olive

AJPTaylor · 20/01/2019 08:40

Irene and Marjorie. Couldn't see that catching on.
My now adult dc grandmothers are Valerie and Barbara. Again no scope there!

rugbychick1 · 20/01/2019 08:42

To my shame I can't remember my mums mum first name. I think dads mum was called Betty. Not sure if it was shortened from anything. Both died before I was born. Dads dad remarried and her name was Margaret. She was ace, and I still miss her very much. She died in 2012.

Funnily enough , all of my dd's names are here (she has 3!]

SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 20/01/2019 08:43

Phyllis and Joyce

ranoutofquinoaandprosecco · 20/01/2019 08:44

Ruby and Clarice.

YouCantBeSirius · 20/01/2019 08:44

Georgina and Ann

HighOverTheFenceLeapsSunnyJim · 20/01/2019 08:47

Mary and Audrey, DH’s Dorothy and Sybil.

Great grandmas were Marie, Mary, Georgina, Ytschke.

AllStar14 · 20/01/2019 08:47

June and Brenda

BakewellTart01 · 20/01/2019 08:49

Evelyn and Martha

CemetaryGates · 20/01/2019 08:56

Violet and Joyce.

HorseDoorBolted · 20/01/2019 09:04

GGs - Ursula and Lorna
Gs - Jessie and Florence

ShalomJackie · 20/01/2019 09:06

Phyllis Elizabeth Kathleen

And the other was

Grace

MrsDaveGrohl78 · 20/01/2019 09:08

Nora and Elizabeth