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thread: What was your Grandmother's name?

  1. #55
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    May 2006
    Igglepiggle Land
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    Ruby (score - hence DD's middle name)!
    &
    Mary

  2. #56
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    Nov 2005
    Sunshine Coast
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    Mine: Vera Doreen (went by Doreen) & Marie plus step-grandmas Joyce & Margaret
    DH: Winifred (Winnie) & Thora (Toni)

    My great-aunts:
    Mary Ann (Molly)
    Irene
    Ivy
    Lorna

  3. #57
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    Dec 2008
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    My great grandmothers were Ida, Annie and Bessie

  4. #58
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    Oct 2010
    Brisbane
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    My grandmothers names are

    Florence Margaret (went by the name Margery)
    Heather Jean (goes by the name Jean)

    Great Aunt's name
    Merle

  5. #59
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    Sep 2007
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    Mine - Jill & Audrey
    DH's - Jeanette & Audrey
    Great grandma - Myra Jean (All the kids called her Ma ma)
    Great aunts - Marg, Dynah & Maisie

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    Feb 2005
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    unice (1915)

    My nanna's name has escaped me right now... I didn't have a lot to do with her..

  7. #61
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    Feb 2006
    Newcastle, NSW
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    My Nan's names are Jean & Janet. My Great Nan was named Eileen.

  8. #62
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    Jul 2007
    melb
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    Blanche and Davina were my grandmothers names.

    Other names in family that are old:
    Winifred
    Aquroff


    I loved Audrey and Evelyn for girls names.

  9. #63
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    Dec 2007
    Adelaide, SA
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    mine was Jean Rose and Dorothy.

    Dh's Nana was Dorothy also.

    I was going to pass on Rose as a middle name is I had another daughter

  10. #64
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    Jan 2008
    In beautiful chaos!
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    Mabel (yuk)
    Jeanne, pronounced Jarn. We're French

  11. #65
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    Jul 2007
    melb
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    Mabel (yuk)
    Jeanne, pronounced Jarn. We're French
    I love Mabel its so sweet! DH has a cousin who called there baby Mabel so was out for us.

  12. #66
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    Oct 2006
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    Joyce and Mabel Norah my nans.
    Great GM was Elizabeth
    Great Aunts were Dorothy and Dinah and Audrina (Addy)

    Dh has Dorothy and Daphne.

    Great thread!

  13. #67
    BellyBelly Member

    Jan 2008
    In beautiful chaos!
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    TBH the more I say Mabel the more I like it

  14. #68
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    Nov 2007
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    Sylvia Evelyn
    Dawn (dunno her middle name)

  15. #69
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    Jan 2007
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    My nan is Betty Jean.

    My favourite 'old' name is Audrey and I like Mabel as well.

  16. #70
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    Oct 2006
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    My nan hated her name Mabel she was called May. Mabel has made a bit of a come back though with the next generation of babies!

  17. #71
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    Dec 2008
    Brisbane, QLD
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    My side:
    Brenda
    Joan

    DF's side:
    Sonia Maxine (pronounced Son-ee-a and dont anyone dare get it wrong )
    Gina (she hated her name so changed it but I cant remember what to.)

    other old names in our family:
    Barrie (yes for a lady- possibly short for Barbara?)
    Ivy
    Lillian

    I'm sure there's more but cant think of any atm.

  18. #72
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    Jul 2010
    sydney
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    my mum side patricia in which my daughter to be will be amali patricia ....
    im using her name for my daughters middle name
    ad for my dad side no idea wat her name is i just call her nana...

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