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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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Chocolatecake12 · 22/01/2019 22:40

Caroline and Winifred
And my step nan was Vera

Toddlerteaplease · 22/01/2019 22:45

Lilian May b1914, Dorothy May b1915

BillyAndTheSillies · 22/01/2019 22:48

Gladys (known as Glad) and Ruth.

My auntie's in that generation are Connie (Constance), Lucille and best of all - Lurlene.

EdwardScissorskills · 22/01/2019 22:54

Violet and Doreen. Not expecting to see Doreen rocketing up the charts any time soon.

Knackeredmommy · 22/01/2019 22:55

Shirley & Margot

goose1964 · 22/01/2019 22:56

Eileen and Brenda

bevmaccalovesdave · 22/01/2019 22:57

Dad mum was Lillian

Mums mum - noone really knows ( probs not even her if you'd asked her when she was still with us !) she went by Agnes (aggie) but that wasn't her real name . I think it was Hattie .

What was with all that in that generation? No one seemed to be called by the name they were christened in Confused

YouBoggleMyMind · 22/01/2019 23:01

Joy and Evelyn

Lacypants · 22/01/2019 23:04

Maureen and violet

Miljah · 22/01/2019 23:07

Sis and Gerty

Miljah · 22/01/2019 23:09

My mum was Thirza (I like it!), but ALWAYS Mary; my dad was Allan, but ALWAYS Dudley- but called Duds!

Miljah · 22/01/2019 23:10

Some great names on here!

twobetwobetwo · 22/01/2019 23:11

Alice and Ivy. Various great aunts were Hazel, Iris, Martha and Elizabeth

Miljah · 22/01/2019 23:12

My grandmothers were Jane and Hilda. My step gran was Lillian, known as Sis.

Miljah · 22/01/2019 23:13

I had a great aunt, down in Boscastle, called Iris. Apparently!

Emc23 · 22/01/2019 23:16

My lad’s gm’s are Linda and Herma

CalamityJane10 · 22/01/2019 23:18

Mabel and Nancy

LuluBellaBlue · 22/01/2019 23:18

Cassie Dora & May

Singlenotsingle · 22/01/2019 23:23

Beatrice Armistice - I only had one dgm

poppym12 · 22/01/2019 23:32

Eleanor and Mary

dingdang · 22/01/2019 23:32

Greta, Nelly and Jeannie

Jano69 · 22/01/2019 23:42

Dorothy and Alice

bowtieandheels · 22/01/2019 23:46

Winnie and Rose

Lucylou56 · 22/01/2019 23:49

Anne Claire and Mary

Ribeebie · 22/01/2019 23:52

Vera and Barbara