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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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GRW · 21/01/2019 12:55

Alice and Olwen

ivf2019 · 21/01/2019 13:41

Some great names on here.

Janis and Pauline over here! Neither of which I'd be keen to bestow on a baby Grin.

Great grandmothers and great-greats had some much better names though - Rose, Ethel, Martha, Jessie

alphabetti · 21/01/2019 23:37

Susan and Amelia

chocolatefoxes · 21/01/2019 23:56

Mary and Joyce

DuggeeHugs · 22/01/2019 04:13

Grandmothers were Edna and Kate. Great grandmothers were Naomi Ruth, Marnie Alice, Isabella Hunter and Agnes.

DaphneduM · 22/01/2019 04:16

Elizabeth Sarah Jane and Rosa Louise

toffee1000 · 22/01/2019 04:36

Virginia and Janet, Virginia is still alive. Virginia would probably be OK as a middle name. Her middle name was Gay, probably not the best choice these days (she was born 1936). Not so sure about Janet, and probably wouldn’t use it as a name. They’re both somewhat old-fashioned, but Virginia sounds nicer.

callmekitten · 22/01/2019 04:44

Mine - Blanche and Faye
DH - Millie and Josephine

WheelyCote · 22/01/2019 05:15

Marjorie

ladycarlotta · 22/01/2019 11:42

Judith and Constance. I'm using Judith as mn for our daughter.

Ladymargarethall · 22/01/2019 13:53

My first bump was called Judith- but he was a boy.

Crunchymum · 22/01/2019 14:26

Olive and Bridget

piglet81 · 22/01/2019 21:53

Joan and Pamela

oldfatandtired1 · 22/01/2019 21:55

Both were Mary.

Gotstuckwiththisname · 22/01/2019 21:56

Vera and Joyce. I wouldn't use either!

Cattenberg · 22/01/2019 22:07

Marion and Lavinia

SweetbutAPsycho · 22/01/2019 22:14

Gwen and Mary.

Bear2014 · 22/01/2019 22:19

Nancy and Rose

Cherrysherbet · 22/01/2019 22:20

Gladys and Julia

FuzzyShadowChatter · 22/01/2019 22:26

Betty Lou & Charlotte

IHeartMarmiteToast · 22/01/2019 22:27

Mary and Anne

TellerTuesday4EVA · 22/01/2019 22:28

Maureen and Charlotte

Dh's were Avril and Dorothy

HainaultViaNewburyPark · 22/01/2019 22:30

Caroline and Eileen.

Freyanna · 22/01/2019 22:34

Christina and Rachel

jedishelly1 · 22/01/2019 22:37

Nora and Aileen