What was your Grandmother's name?

[Snacks]

Hazel and Florence (but she went by Marjory). My great aunt is also Florence but she goes by Muriel.

[Winter]

I have a friend who named her daughter Evelyn & I know you can't 'bags' a name & I do have a claim on it being my Nanna's but....I don't think I would feel right. But I'm loving all the others!! I do love Gwyneth / Gwenyth but DH has a great aunt who is still alive & kicking and she's somewhat of a battleaxe...

[Arimeh]

My nan: Mary
My grandmother: Audrey

DH's nan: Lillian
DH's grandmother: He can't remember.. LOL

[Blixie]

Grandma - Esma
Nanny - Brenda Ursula Yvonne
Great Nan was Eva
(great) Nanna was Enid Florence
Great Grandma was Margret Georgina
Step Grandma - Jacqueline (but known as Wendy)
also
Delphia
Marcia
Gwen
Eileen
Wendy
Dorothy (Dot)
Coral
Gloria


Some of the older names are lovely others not so much lol you either love them or hate them i reckon

[tk1999]

Well seeing as retrogal and I have the same grandparents I will be repeating but anywho

names from paternal side
- Dorothy Jean (my grandmother)
- Dulcie Augusta (my great grandmother - nan's mum)
- Alma Evelyn (my great grandmother - pa's mum)

names from maternal side
- Florence Eileen (my grandmother)
- Alice Ruby Olga (my great grandmother - nan's mum)
- Elsie Susan (my great grandmother - pa's mum)

I just realised my mum named my youngest sister (retrogal) after mum's grandmother and retrogal has named done the same!!

[~TT40~]

My Nan (dads mum) was born "Edith" but was always known as "Dawn"
and my Grandma is named "Enid"

DH's dad's mum was Thelma and he thinks his mum's mum was Ellen.
His mum's name is Eileen (who is the same generation as my grandmas so thought i would throw it in there)

[tk1999]

DPs grandmother's name
maternal - Evelyn Patricia (always called Pat or Patricia)
paternal - Myalla Violet (always called Ellie)

[peanutter]

I'm another lover of "Evelyn" as a name ...

Grandparents, Aunties etc in our famililies include:

Jean
Olive
Florence
Violet (also like)
Robyn
Susan (I prefer Suzanne)
Margaret (Margie)
Catherine
Mavis
Hilda
Eleanor
Betty
Dorothy

[Indadhanu]

Hillary and Joy
One of Shel's grandmothers was Lorna.
One of my greatgrandmothers names was Eve. It's my middle name

[Lulliloo]

dulcie lorraine.

my sister used lorraine as her dd's middle name.

[*Ash*]

Mavis and Edna.

[RhiChiChi]

Maternal - Bertha
Fraternal - Clara

On my DH side

Maternal - Beryl & the other I don't know

[Tinks]

Betty and Doris.

[Schmickers]

My grandma was Priscilla, my nana was Joan.

DW's grandma was Mary. Not sure about her other grandmother!

[Jellyfish]

Vera and Alison

[madamerogers]

my maternal grandmother is margaret marina- love marina as a second name but dh hates it
paternal grandmother joan linley i think.
dh's are barbara- shes american and melba- she gets peach! as in the dessert! oh how i love that too!
ggma's isabella, elsie kathleen and not sure of dh.

fabulous thread! i love old names too!

[Boo Boo]

Eileen and Gladys here.

[nirenotrom]

Margaret Mary and Shirley Lucille