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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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shootRudolphinthehip · 07/12/2008 08:38

Donald Marshall (aka 'Tony' because he looked Italian- how PC!!!)

Charles. As was my Dad and it's DS's middle name.

Out of fairness DD has my Gran's name as her middle name (Elizabeth) but I know you didn't ask for that so I don't know why I felt the need to tell you

merrylissiemas · 07/12/2008 08:46

maxwell levison and Frederick Anthony

cyanarasamba · 07/12/2008 08:51

Stanley and Clifford.

Bit of an old man's name, we nearly called DS Gregory (ok I have a thing for greg in Dharma & Greg....).

mishymoo · 07/12/2008 08:53

My grandad was Roger Stanley but known as Stanley

DH's grandad was called Sydney

merrylissiemas · 07/12/2008 08:55

i love stanley, think its fab!

LynetteScavo · 07/12/2008 08:59

Charles Edward

Frances James

Lemontart · 07/12/2008 09:01

Ronald Good old McDonald has held me back from adding it to my consideration list!!

Ernie (Muppets and Mr Wise have put me off this one too!)

Umlellala · 07/12/2008 09:11

I love Stanley and Eric.

My grandad was Cyril... can't see it making acomeback. Dad is Derek, hmmm, possibly.

frazzledoldbag34 · 07/12/2008 09:30

Joseph
John
Both quite tame but nice I'd say!

BikeRunSki · 07/12/2008 09:43

Already done my grandad's but their middle names were Martin, Victor and Ambrose.

DH's grandads were Samuel (as is DS) and Frederick

moshie · 07/12/2008 10:03

haven't seen these yet:

Trevor and Ivor

Jenbot · 07/12/2008 10:04

Austin and Walter.

eemie · 07/12/2008 10:06
  1. Alexander
  2. Robert John
AnAngelWithin · 07/12/2008 10:08

Horace
Norman

MegSophandEmma · 07/12/2008 10:09

Albert and John

My dad is Douglas which is quite and old man name.

dizzyjingles · 07/12/2008 10:11

george, robert and John - can't remember Dh's other one sorry!

WhereTheWildThingsWere · 07/12/2008 10:14

Eric and Horace

mellyonion · 07/12/2008 10:16

my grampi was hayden conrad..his brother was maxamillien.(sp?)

my grampa who died this week was ben/benjamin....he was 95.

his brothers were ieuan, jim, victor, kenneth and i can't remamber the others

cluelessnchaos · 07/12/2008 10:17

Mine were James and Donald,

VirginBoffinMum · 07/12/2008 10:18

Albert and Paul

BabyBaby123 · 07/12/2008 10:23

old men in my family -

Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Thomas, Fred, Jim, Percy....

nannyinbristol · 07/12/2008 10:25

Old men in my family - Bernard, Norbert, Eugene, Mick, Victor.

FrannyandZooey · 07/12/2008 10:29

Sydney
Edmund and Blanche (grandma) on dp's side - classy

NorbertDentressangle · 07/12/2008 10:30

Albert and Frederick

Other old man names in the family that I can think of include Alwyn, Bill/William (lots of them), Harry/Harold, and...strangley enough, as I presumed it was a modern day name until my Mum told me about him...Harley

FruitynNutty · 07/12/2008 10:31

Aubrey