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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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Ngaio2 · 19/01/2019 22:08

Both Emily

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Snowflake01 · 19/01/2019 22:08

Prudence and Barbara ❤️

Nairobiblue · 19/01/2019 22:08

Flora and Jean. Both Scottish and I have both names as my middle names.

Iseethesilverlining · 19/01/2019 22:08

Freda and Violet.

And DH’s were Maud and Gertrude.

whiteworld · 19/01/2019 22:09

Barbara and June

RavenLG · 19/01/2019 22:10

Nancy (mums mum). I’m horrified to say I can’t remember what my dads (stepmum) was called, I have Jean in my head. (real mum left when he was a baby no idea what her name was/is).

Strokethefurrywall · 19/01/2019 22:11

Eva and Pamela

comebacksoonsusan · 19/01/2019 22:11

Both of my daughters' first and middle names are here. (And mine).

Norma and Grace.

Inmyownlittlecorner · 19/01/2019 22:11

Hilda & Betty (Elizabeth)

EthelHornsby · 19/01/2019 22:12

Elizabeth and Melanie - love both names

81Byerley · 19/01/2019 22:12

Ada and Eva

HappyGoLuckyGo · 19/01/2019 22:13

Beatrice and Lyubov (sounds much prettier in Russian!)

starlightloz · 19/01/2019 22:16

Dorothy and Elvina

2019hereicome · 19/01/2019 22:17

Martha known as Meeta and Jemima known as Mima

TadlowDogIncident · 19/01/2019 22:17

Kathleen and Benazir.

SnaccidentsHappen · 19/01/2019 22:17

Catherine

Frankthebank · 19/01/2019 22:18

Ellen and Mary-Kate.

81Byerley · 19/01/2019 22:19

My husband's Grandmothers were Lillian and Rose.

mangotrees · 19/01/2019 22:19

love this thread!

Amelia and Beatrice

OneWildNightWithJBJ · 19/01/2019 22:19

Florence (Florrie) and Sarah (Sis/Sissy). They'd be in their 100s now.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 19/01/2019 22:20

Jean and Grace

NaturalBornWoman · 19/01/2019 22:20

Kate and Clara

DD is really pissed off Clara has taken off as she's had it earmarked since she was a teenager.

Rodenhide · 19/01/2019 22:20

Gabrielle and Mary

Popandcrackle · 19/01/2019 22:20

Josephine and Josephine!

ItchyAnkles · 19/01/2019 22:20

Nora and Madelon. Such an unusual name and she's still alive which is very outing I suppose. Nora died when I was a child. My GGM's were Emily, Florence, Elizabeth and Edna.