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Granny/Grandad names - for inspiration...

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sunchild77 · 26/06/2010 17:09

I quite like the trend for old names at the moment, So Just a quick survey : What where your grandparents names?

Me:-Robert
Robert Alexander
Gladys Margaret
Jeannie

DH - Murdoch
Sidney
Dorothy Madeline
Helen

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Khara · 26/06/2010 19:07

Me:Alfred
Frances
Norman
Gladys

DH:Edward
Dora
Bernard
Edna

DanJARMouse · 26/06/2010 19:09

Agnes (called Nancy)
James

James
Margaret

Elsie
Samuel

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JudgyVonCatsbum · 26/06/2010 19:15

Me

Olive
Denzil

William
Joan

DH

James
Joan

Irene (Rene)
Walter

Igglybuff · 26/06/2010 19:21

we've got
Wilbur
Betty
Nora
William
James
Sybil
Colin
Jean

Igglybuff · 26/06/2010 19:23

I really like Olive!

asdx2 · 26/06/2010 19:51

Mine were Dorothy May and Frank and Gladys Annie (always Kate) and William (always Bill)

Dh Samuel and Henry but doesn't know his Grandma's

sparklyrainbow · 26/06/2010 20:09

me:
John
Eileen
Allan
Rose

(planning this bean will be Helen Rose if it is a girl after both Nans- Helen being a related name to Eileen)

DH:
Patricia
Henry
Pamela
John

AlfredaMantolini · 26/06/2010 20:12

me:
Winifred
Stanley
Betty
John Norman

DH:
Frank
Matilda
two others whose names I don't know!

Lavitabella · 26/06/2010 20:14

me:
Malcolm
Margaret
Gwendolynne
Harry

DP:
Giovanni
Edoarda
Maria
Aniello

mistressploppy · 26/06/2010 20:20

Me:
Alan
Mary
George
Gladys

DH:
Winifred
William
Frank
Paula

hormonesnomore · 26/06/2010 20:24

Charles
Mary Jane
James
Amy

cyteen · 26/06/2010 20:24

Erik
Joan
Lilian
John
Esme
Bill

randomimposter · 26/06/2010 20:35

Albert and Eliza
Thomas and Mary (yes they were Irish...)

DP
Jack and Dorothy
Henry and Freda

Ladybuglet · 26/06/2010 22:48

DH-

John & Rhoda
John & Mary

Me-

Florence MARY & Douglas
Hazel & Ted (Edward)

BikeRunSki · 26/06/2010 22:51

Rex
Evelyn
Helen
Arthur

Elsie
Frederick
Dorothy
Samuel

LaRagazzaInglese · 26/06/2010 23:40

Gwyneth & Kenneth (Ken)
Mae & Charles (Chaz)

Eleonora & Antonino
Angela & Enrico

LaRagazzaInglese · 26/06/2010 23:49

ooh i like this thread can i list all my great aunts and uncles too?

Audrey
Jim
Lily
Bert
Wally
Midge
Joan
Ted
Amy
Anne
Gwyn
Peggy
Sam
Kitty
John
Joyce

Rockbird · 27/06/2010 10:10

Violet (Vi)
George
James (Jim)
Margaret (sometimes Peggy)

pranma · 27/06/2010 10:59

Alice and Elias
Sarah[Sally] and James [Jim]

great gp
Harriet and William
Cammie and Maud [dont know Cammie's real name-Cameron I suppose]

pranma · 27/06/2010 11:00

My dd who is more your age I suspect would have:
Ruth and James[Jimmy]
Sybil and Fred

ilovemydogandMrObama · 27/06/2010 11:00

Harry, Mary, (yes, really), Emilia, Barney

Disenchanted3 · 27/06/2010 11:02

Maureen, Frank, Jean, John

mopsyflopsy · 27/06/2010 11:17

Dorothy
Quentin

mybootsaremuddy · 27/06/2010 11:37

Me
Elizabeth (Bet)
Charles
Florence (Floss)
Herbert(Bert)

DH
Dorothy (Dot)
Edwin
Edith
Jeremy

DCs have 'honorary' Gps called
Jonathan (john) and
Gwendoline Grace (GG)