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Old man names needed! What was your Grandfather called?

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MinkyBorage · 06/12/2008 20:36

I know there have been threads about this, but I can't find any for some reason.
At the moment I'm stuck on Stanley, but DH gone off it a bit because my bro was taking the piss about Flat Stanley.
Any ideas would be very gratefully received.

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Bubbaloo · 06/12/2008 20:43

Morris and Harry

Jazzicatz · 06/12/2008 20:43

Edwin (Teddy)

bluebump · 06/12/2008 20:43

Alfred and Laurence

RumMum · 06/12/2008 20:44

Love the name Herbert... herbie....

LaDiDaDi · 06/12/2008 20:44

Mine were Alfred and Thomas Edward (Ted).

DP's were Joseph and Edward.

choudeBruxelles · 06/12/2008 20:44

Ernest

2pt4WiseMen · 06/12/2008 20:44

George and Percy

VanessaParody · 06/12/2008 20:46

Bertram and Peter

controlfreakyhohohohohohoho · 06/12/2008 20:47

frank.... and ..... frank

myjobismum · 06/12/2008 20:47

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wastingmyeducation · 06/12/2008 20:51

Mine were Norman and Robin, short for Robert. DH's were Dennis and Fred, short for Frederick.

Heated · 06/12/2008 20:51

Kenneth
Albert

BakewellTarts · 06/12/2008 20:52

Frank Leonard

cece · 06/12/2008 20:54

John William

Garthfield

nooka · 06/12/2008 20:54

Mine, Anthony (Tony) and Basil (lol), dh's were Baron and Victor. Fab names!!

sticksantaupyourchimney · 06/12/2008 20:55

John Neville and Leonard Percival.
(DS has a hot-water bottle cover in the shape of a soldier in Grenadier Guards uniform, which we call Leonard Percival after his great-grandad who was a Grenadier Guard and died before I was born...)

edam · 06/12/2008 20:56

Albert Stanley and Gerald Francis. I'd go with Albert or Stanley if I were you, can't see Gerald becoming popular again for a while yet!

shelleyloukissessantaselves · 06/12/2008 20:56

John William and Selwyn

Jackaroo · 06/12/2008 20:56

Arthur and Roger (the latter with a french accent :-)

WingsofaChristmasTreefairy · 06/12/2008 20:57

Fred
William (Bill)
George (my dads step dad)

georgimama · 06/12/2008 20:57

Arthur and Charles - both good names

mygreatauntgriselda4christmas · 06/12/2008 20:58

Patrick

Love that name

my Dad is called Dennis (do not love that name!)

inzidoodle · 06/12/2008 21:00

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lou33 · 06/12/2008 21:01

gilbert

RhinestoneReindeerHerder · 06/12/2008 21:02

Arthur and Vernon (I have sneaking liking for Vernon...)

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