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What was your Grandad's name?

341 replies

RosieLemonade · 28/11/2021 17:04

I had Frank. DH had Peter and John.

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augustusglupe · 30/11/2021 00:25

Bertie and Samuel

Wildehorses · 30/11/2021 00:28

Ambrose and Joseph

MonsteraDeliciosa · 30/11/2021 10:14

Frank and Zenon.

That's me me sad.

MonsteraDeliciosa · 30/11/2021 10:14

*made me

JorisBonson · 30/11/2021 10:18

Jim (James) and John

BumbleLyon · 30/11/2021 10:19

Robert (Bob)

AutumnAlmanack · 30/11/2021 10:32

George and Andre

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 30/11/2021 10:34

John and Cadwallader - as Dave Gorman would say "two very different shelves in the name shop!"

Benjispruce5 · 30/11/2021 12:06

@IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere where does the latter name herald from?

Singalongsingsong · 30/11/2021 12:10

Bernard and Samuel

Bambi7 · 30/11/2021 21:34

Bernard

Clawdy · 30/11/2021 22:56

Frederick and Joseph.

JennetHumfrye · 30/11/2021 23:03

Cyril Edwin and Thomas Islywyn

MooseBreath · 30/11/2021 23:25

Murray and Donald.

Not exactly the kind of old-fashioned names that people are after these days.

ESGdance · 30/11/2021 23:36

Cornelius and Aloysius

RollneckJumper · 30/11/2021 23:37

Sidney and Iver

GreenWhiteViolet · 30/11/2021 23:40

Daniel and Maurice

careerchangeperhaps · 01/12/2021 08:04

Lloyd and Harry

whereshalligo · 01/12/2021 08:13

Albert but called Grandad Dick and Horace called Grandad Bob bizarrely

bxbynxmelxver4 · 01/12/2021 11:49

Daniel

Lucyinthesky07 · 01/12/2021 12:21

Reginald (always known as Reg). He always used to say how much he hated his name.

groovergirl · 01/12/2021 12:24

@jennethumfrye Islywyn! I've never heard of this before, but I love it. Is it usually a surname or a given name?

My GDs were Thomas and Edward, nice but nothing interestingly vintage.

JennetHumfrye · 01/12/2021 12:26

[quote groovergirl]@jennethumfrye Islywyn! I've never heard of this before, but I love it. Is it usually a surname or a given name?

My GDs were Thomas and Edward, nice but nothing interestingly vintage.[/quote]
Hello!

I love it too. I believe it's a Welsh given name. My grandad was from Aberdare!

NemosPoorlyFinn · 01/12/2021 12:30

Cyril and George but George but he went by the name Bob

louderthan · 01/12/2021 12:32

Alfred and Russell