My grandmothers' names were Gladys and Opal. I never met Opal-- she was killed in an auto accident when my father was a teenager. His stepmother Alva was my subsititute grandmother.
Me grammas were Martha & Ella. Me great-grandma was Ida. Me mum is Shirley & her sisters who are all in their 70s now had some great names: Ruth, Betty, Goody (real name Pauline), Mildrid & Phyllis
The following is a list of quintessential grandma names:
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My grandmas' names are Jean and Barbara.
Great Grandmothers': Anna, Florence, Nelly, and Neola
Favorite quintessential grandma names after the above:
Ida, Mabel, Louise, and Martha.
My grandmas' were Shirley and Ann.
I think your list is pretty good, though. One day my name will be a grandma name, and maybe those will be young people names.
My grandmothers' names were Gladys and Opal. I never met Opal-- she was killed in an auto accident when my father was a teenager. His stepmother Alva was my subsititute grandmother.
BTW, Gladys was married to Freeman.
My grandmother was Thelma and my ggrandmother was Bertha. (mom's side)
Dad's side was: grandmother was Jessie, which I like and ggrandmother was Katherine which I also like.
My grandma names were:
Eva
Dorothy
and when Dorothy died....
she was replaced by...
Norma
That Grandpa Wilmer was a real ladies man.
My grandma Mildred died this year at 96, and my grandma Adaline is 94 and still going strong (well, not strong, but still going)
Dads mom was Gladys, and Moms mom was Grace. Both classic grandma names!
Makes me wonder what Tiffany with the lower back tattoo will look like in the home about 60 years from now.
I had a grandmother Marjorie.
You just reminded me of this great poem I read once that lamented the loss of names like these. It was awesome. I think I saved it somewhere.
My mom is Mildred. But then again, she's 75.
...and our other grandmother was named Victoria whom a certain person is named after.
GKL: Is your brother Dave's middle name Victoria? I am so confused...
Me grammas were Martha & Ella. Me great-grandma was Ida. Me mum is Shirley & her sisters who are all in their 70s now had some great names: Ruth, Betty, Goody (real name Pauline), Mildrid & Phyllis
You gotta do grandpas cuz my gramps & his silblins' had some great freakin names.
Mildred and Arlene
My Grandma's were Norma and Doris. My Great Grandma's were Mary, Winnifred, Mildred and Elizabeth.
You know, Mexican girls frequently have old lady names. I have had students named Edith, Eunice, Doris, and Alma.
Weird, huh?
Krista's Grandmother was named "Millicent." But everybody called her "Millie." I thought it was a pretty good name for a grandmother.
MizBubs' grandmothers were Gladys and Mildred, mine were Marietta and Laura.
Both of mine made the list!
My mother's name is on your list. One of my sister's middle names should be on the list. Yikes. I can't even say them out loud.
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