Grandfather and Great Grandfather names

[Boyandgirlmama23]

Looking for an old name.. recently posted about Francis but DP is still unsure. It is my firm favourite

Francis George but to be known and introduced as Frank
I do love just Frank but my other DS has a name which gives him many options when he is older if he choose to use

I love Francis.
I immediately thought of Vincent as well.
Also, Vaughn (which is a surname, I know, but it’s nice as a first name).

My grandfathers were: Friedrich & Michael, great and great great grandfathers were Cyril, Elias, Nicholas… A few Antons peppered in the family tree on the Czech side. Lots of ‘Francis and Vincent’ on the Irish side.

Rupert
Jonah
Troy
Ezra
Cecil
Henry
Silas
Malachi
Chester
Atticus
Beau
Guy
Wilfred
Eugene / gene
Cary
Arthur
Ansel
Amos
Clarence
Archie
Theodore
Quincy
Caleb

My grandfathers were Ned and William. I only know one of my great grandfather's names. He was Peter. Just if you're looking for old man inspo.

Francis is my favourite boys name, I wouldn’t use Frank though unless he chose that when he’s older.

My grandfathers were:

Wyndham Francis and Ernest Cyril

Charles
ralph
frederick
arthur
samuel
william

Francis is lovely.
My grandparents/great grandparents were
Gordon
Leslie
Percival
Walter

Albert
Walter
Edwin
Charles
Frederick

Norman
Derek
Nigel
Terence
Clive
Malcolm
Alan
Gordon
Graham / Graeme
Geoffrey
Leslie
Maurice
Keith

Ernest
Wilfred
Vincent
Theodore
Leonard
Alfred
Edwin
Lawrence
William
Matthew
Thomas
Simon
Godfrey
Edmund

My grandfathers and great grandfathers names were Alfred, Gilbert, George, Isaac, Joseph and william

Stanley, Alfred, Percy were my grandfather names.

Here’s a link to the ONS data set which has the top hundred names in England and Wales in ten yearly intervals from 1904. Lots of grandfather and great-grandfather names there.

I’m not a fan of Francis, seems a bit wet to me, and Frank seems too harsh.

what about something like Wilfred, you can have Will, Wilf, Fred or Freddie as options.

I like Francis but not as Frank. When I was pregnant I liked Ralph and Isaac and Rupert

Ernest
Walter
William
Brian
Kenneth
Wilfred

I love Francis but really don't like Frank.

My grandfather and great grandfathers were:
Harry
Leonard
Edward
Ernest
Clifford
Frederick

My grandads were Victor and Alfred. My great uncles were George, Clifford, and Albert.

My grandfathers and Great Grandfathers were named;

Maurice
James
Arthur
Robert

My family:

George
Anderson
Joseph
Charles
Percival
Dove

DS is Douglas after both his great grandads

Some names are really coming back. One of the mums at school had twins in October baller Kenneth and Keith.

Other recent newborns include:

Alan
Malcolm (known as Mac)
Stephen
Roy
Victor
Walter

old names from my family are

James
Arthur
Harold (perhaps avoid this thanks to Prince Harry’s book!)
William
Henry
Elijah

We have a Francis in our family known as Franny. He's a great chap so it's a name I love

Mine were Ellis, Rawson, George & Jack.

My mum was named Frances after her Uncle Francis. My grandfather was Harold, although I can’t see that name becoming popular atm!
Other relatives’ names of the 1900’s were:
Llewelyn
John (lots of them)
Michael
Thomas
Gabriel (poor child, especially when his middle name was St John)
Frederick