Every single girl's name on our list has appeared so far. Including middle names
Our grandmothers were:
Norma (mn Frances)
Sarah (mn Jane)
Kathleen (mn Rosa)
Helen (mn Lavinia)
Paternal: Sheila
Maternal: Margaret
Step grandma: Eileen
GG's Ellen, Winifred and Elizabeth
Great Aunts Lily, Patricia, Frances, Molly
My favourites are Iris and Lois
Every single girl's name on our list has appeared so far. Including middle names
Our grandmothers were:
Norma (mn Frances)
Sarah (mn Jane)
Kathleen (mn Rosa)
Helen (mn Lavinia)
My dear nanna (maternal gmother) was Florence (known as Flo - and she HATED her first name) and grandma (paternal) Olive.
If you like "older" names, here's a few in my and DH's families: Ida, Katherine, Mary-Ellen, Eileen, Gwen, Leila, Maisie (Margaret), Evelyn, Vera, Molly, Violet (Vi) and Elizabeth.
My great grandmother was Dorothy gertrude, My Grandma (as well as Mum) is Patricia
I honestly can't remember Andrew's grandmothers name. It was just always Nana Wally to me. Her husband was Wally LOL
Last edited by Astrolady; October 25th, 2010 at 11:00 AM.
Janet and Angela, Dhs mum was Gael.
Hazel
Ivy
ETA: There is an american website where you can search for the most popular names by decade going back to about 1890. Google search "top 1000 baby names". It is a USA govt website.
Doris and Irmgard (German).
My Grandma whose name is Irmgard gets called Emmy. Doris was Dot when she was alive. (And our parents' names aren't any more 'usable' in our opinions either - Pamela and Narelle. We went with my name as middle name to get a family tradition of our own going).
I have a friend whose DD is called Anna. Her other DDs are Alexandra and Natasha.
I think DP's grandma had a sister called Clara, it's the only family name I pulled out that I liked from his side.
Last edited by Jennifer13; October 25th, 2010 at 10:58 AM.
My nanna was Bernice Marie, but she hated Bernice so was always called Marie (pronounced MAH ree)
My grandma was Lorraine, always called Lorrie
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WOW there are lots of Florence's here
My Nanna's areFlorence (Flo) ... and ... Alice
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My maternal Nanna is Olive Joan, maternal Greatgrandmother Annie Olivia and my other Greatgrandmother was Madeline Elizabeth Maude
My paternal Nanna was Barbara Clare and her mum was Millie ( not sure if it was shortened though as I don't know much about my Dad's side of the family)
My Maternal Nanna is Thelma Merle(born 1920)
Paternal Grandma was Thelma Joyce (born around 1920 or 1930) i think.
My Mum is Lorraine Merle (born 1948)
Also on DH's side
His Maternal Nan was Nellie Joyce(born around 1930-1940) I think but she was known as Joyce as she hated Nellie and I have to say we both LOVE Nellie but most likely won't ever use it
His Paternal Grandma was Audrey(not sure when she was born).
My Nan's sisters were Hilda, Eunice, Beryl, Joy and Joan.
Elsie
Margaret
I also have great aunts
Pearl
Joan
Doris (called Doe)
Joyce
Beryl
Kay
I am loving this thread!!
Cal - mum's side
Eileen - dad's side
My Nanna - Kathleen Alice
My mum - Katherine Anne so we have Nanna Kath & Great Nanna Kath
Grandma - Gladys Ivy (eeekk)
On DH's side there is a Lorna & don't know the other one.
Mum's mum was named Emily by her birth mum, but her adopted mother named her Shirley Margaret. I also have a great aunt June.
Dad's mum is Gladys Irene, but everyone calls her Irene. I also have great-grandmothers Violet, Adelaide and Alma Martha.
DH's are Valmai, Edith and Beatrice (great grandmother).
Paternal grandma is Charlotte Merle, paternal great grandmothers were Elizabeth and Enid.
Maternal grandma is Jean (just realised I don't know her middle name, oops). Maternal great grandmothers were Evelyn and Beatrice.
DH's grandmothers were Elizabeth and Alice.
Other names in my family from those generations are Doris, Gladys, Eunice, Loris, Gwyneth and Kaye.
Mum's mum is Gertrude
Dad's mum is Ida Ellen (and goes by the name Ellen)
DH's mum's mum was Violet and went by Betty
DH's dad's mum was Helen
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