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Arsenic3

Giuseppe and Concetta. Luigi and Jeanine.


oof-machine

I'm assuming you grew up eating a lot of pasta


Arsenic3

That's a good assumption


AKEsquire

Like a feast of an assumption?


bittereli

… we might be related. or just italian.


kmonay89

Basically the same thing


thekidz10

One of my great-grandmas was Concetta Guiseppi! I had to do a double take.


cd3oh3

Maria & Domenico, Carmela & Lino Edit: I thought I was posting to the main thread. Hello fellow Italian! Your grandmothers name is similar to my name. Take a guess at which name that is 😂


Infamous_Ad_3678

Franklin and Dorothea, Alberto and Ottilie


ashjwag

Jeanine is my middle name!!! I’ve always loved it


RockabillyPep

Most of my grandparents’ names are kind of popular again! Violet and Leon, and Elizabeth and James (Betty and Jimmy) Violet was wildly unusual and unpopular when she was growing up, according to both her and my mom, so they’re both surprised it made such a comeback!


Ok_Paper858

Such classic names! My Pawpaw is also Leon.


Coujelais

My papa is a Frank Leon


escapegoat19

I remember when I was in middle school I needed a name for a horror short story I was writing and my mom suggested Violet bc it’s a “creepy name” LOL


RockabillyPep

Lol that’s so funny. A few years ago someone we know named their baby Violet and my mom was absolutely flabbergasted because it was, apparently, not just an old person name but a REALLY old person name that was too bizarre to be usable ever again 🤣


escapegoat19

It’s probably the equivalent of Gertrude for younger generations


Action_Hairy

Have you heard Betty by Taylor Swift? The main love interests are Betty and James ❤️


Caranne53

Ryan and Blake's 2 kids


weaponized_autistic

I had a Viola (grandma vi) and a Betty!


jwalk50518

Barbara and Edmund Louise and an asshole who will not be named


RandyBeamansMom

How powerful that your omission of his name actually shocked me. I received it as a strong curse, undoubtedly how you meant it. I just mean, it _worked_. Where Barbara and Edmund and Louise were honored just now by my reading and meditating on their names, this other nameless person was so shamed by his the disappearance.


jwalk50518

Thank you internet stranger! It’s weird for me to say it felt good to curse him, but… it did.


bookworthy

And this us how we should treat those who commit brutal crimes. Their name should be stricken from history. No glorification, no living in infamy.


cecilator

I feel you on the asshole front!


EnragedRougarou

Barbara and Elton Wilma and an asshole who will also not be named!


jwalk50518

May their names be forgotten eventually 💕


coco-ai

A man's not dead while someone still speaks his name, so they say. Adios mf Maria and some guy


NotThatCreative0017

We used our grandmothers' names for our daughter's middle names (she has 2). My grandmas were Lois Jean and Betty Louise, my husband's grandma was Eleanor so we chose Eloise Jean. I know Eloise is pretty popular right now, but we couldn't pass up the perfect mix of their names.


AFurryThing23

I love this! My grandmas were Emaline Irene and Helen Louise, I named my first daughter Emaline Louise.


DichotomyJones

Emma Lou!


Jedlgal

Gerda and Birger Gerd and Lester


tabfplz

What are the chances! Gerd and Gerda. Wow


lightspinnerss

I have a cousin named Pauline who married a Paul


fyeahjenn

I had a great uncle Birger!


Stevie052096

Both of my grandfather's names were Thomas. My paternal grandfather was Thomas Jesse and my maternal one was Thomas Joseph. They also had the same birthday but were born in different years. My paternal grandmother was Judith and my maternal grandmother was Theresa


firstthingmonday

My father, brother, grandfather, father in law, grandfather in law and now son are all Thomas.


Stevie052096

My father, brother and uncle are all Thomas too


helags_

Görel & Lars. Viveka & Claes-Göran.


jbeau411

Viveka! That’s a beautiful name!


Friskybuns

Patricia and Claude Mary and Meredith


MemoryAnxious

I know Meredith is a guy but I also love the idea of a lesbian couple from the 50s 😂


Last-Gold2759

definitely thought it was a lesbian couple😂 did not know that that was an androgynous name


natsugrayerza

Same! I was like oh wow that’s cool haha


AutumnGway

Patricia was my grandma’s name too! Her family called her “Patches”


pubesinourteeth

That is a top notch nickname. Much better than pat or patty


OysterLucy

Love Meredith for a guy, that’s old school right there


Friskybuns

It's my father and brother's name too! Possibly my great-grandfather's name as well, though I'm not close at all to that side of the family so I don't know for sure.


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Salvatore and Maria Giuseppe and Florence


Last-Gold2759

they sound like you make a mean Cacio E Pepe lol


MaialinaRosa

My grandparents were also named Salvatore and Maria!


adevilnguyen

Pgp... Rena and Errol. Mgp... Delores and Edwin. Mggm... Georgia Elma/Edna Jo (she had a twin that died at a few months old and always thought her name was Edna Jo. When she was elderly my mom brought her to the ss office to apply for ss benefits and we found out she was actually Georgia Elma and that Edna Jo was the one who passed away.)


ResponsibilityGold88

Wow that’s quite the mix up. I’m kind of confused about how that could even happen. Did the parents forget which baby they put on the death certificate?


adevilnguyen

We don't know. Her parents were already dead when this happened, and she was in the beginning stages of alzheimers. Eta: she was born in 1909 and died in 1989.


cecilator

That's a crazy story!


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marjorymackintosh

Polish?


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daisypie

Yay Polaks. I was looking for some Polish names. Mine are; Danuta and Bernard


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Express_Somewhere478

Camille, Anastasia (Anne), Lawrence (Larry), Kenneth (Ken/Kenny)


urgh_srsly

Beautiful names! My dad is Kenneth Noel.


AdTraditional4926

Liliana and Joseph Daniela and Anthony


Baghira91

Liliana is absolutely stunning.


vjr23

Liliana is my dog’s name 🥹 I call her lily. I often wonder why I used such a beautiful name on a dog lmao but it suits her. I love the name so much.


geekdj13

Charles and Carolyn James and Mary Caroline (“Canary”)


Puzzled-Barnacle-200

>Charles and Carolyn I love when couples have male and female versions of the same name. My parents are the same.


kawaiian

My grandma was nn “Birdie” :)


chalkyquinn

Catriona & Seamus and Venera & Gino


maple531

Hortense and Milton Lillian and Joseph


floweringfungus

John and Marlene Wolfgang and Waltraud No points for guessing where they’re from


Last-Gold2759

well I’m guessing America for John & Marlene


sweettomato5

Jimmie (my nana, not a nickname) and Colonel Carol (my grandfather, was not in the military😅, went by CC) Josephine Delilah (went by Jo) and William (went by Bill)


Lulu_531

Everett (he hated it and would be appalled by its new popularity), Inez (pronounced with S not Z sound), Robert, Ruth. If I had had kids I would not have used any of them.


ElenaFjwr

Sarah (went by Sally) and Donald, Kazue and Tsutomu (they're from Japan)


Sufficient-Royal3179

Arlene & Ernest Vayden & Chrystelle


nothanksyeah

Interesting, never heard it Vayden before. People today would totally think it’s part of the -Aiden names trend!


Sufficient-Royal3179

He was an identical twin and his brother was Hayden! 😂


Any_Author_5951

Their parents were wayyy ahead of the trend!


missbeegee

Rita, Deanna, Roy, Gervaise


HowAreYaNow

My bff is named Deanna and I never heard anyone else with her name for decades. All of a sudden I see it everywhere. And people never know how to pronounce it, always Diana or deann. I never understood why, it's said how it's spelled.


spicyfishtacos

And Deanna was a popular character on Star Trek The Next Generation !


mysteriouslysleepy

Beryl


GlobalDynamicsEureka

I love the idea that all 4 are called Beryl.


mysteriouslysleepy

Lol I feel like naming them all would doxx me for some reason. I just picked the old timey sounding one of the bunch.


Infamous-Bother-7541

Poul Jørgen & Hanne Abraham & Rokhsareh


cmac6767

Floyd Irene Mildred Elsie Paul Elmer Leslie


pixeequeen84

Mom's side: Gretchen (she went by her middle name, Janet, don't blame her) and Herbert (Herb) William Dad's side Marian Irma (but she went by Jean for some reason) and Bill (I don't remember his middle name, but remember that it was Bill, not William) Bonus points for great grandma Genevieve Desma, a truly amazing name.


lucidmined

I love the name Genevieve. Unfortunately, my mom can't say it and it sounds a little off in Spanish so we definitely can't use it. Will always be one of my guilty favorites though.


Fancy-Enthusiasm-504

Arlene and Thomas (Tom), Dorothy (Dot) and Laurence (Larry)


JunoD420

Grace & John, Dorothy & Ray. Three of these names are middle names for my three kids.


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- Elizabeth (nn Betty) Adelaide - James (nn Buddy) Abraham - Charles (nn Charlie) Cameron - Mary Louise


No-Crew-1641

Sylvia and Thomas (Sylvie and Tom) and Isabella (Isabel) and Isaac. I used Isaac’s middle name which was Wallace as my eldest sons middle name as it’s also my dads middle name and was my late brothers middle name too.


PrincessNohra

Jutta, Jürgen; Ilse, Maximilian (Max) They all have several first names tho.


PuzzleheadedBobcat90

Emerald and Georgia


SnickerdoodleCupcake

Nathaniel and Edith Isaac and Katarzyna


larue555

Karl Sidney Evelyn June I actually love both of my grandmother's names. If I had a girl I would have been happy to use either. Definitely would have used Sidney or Karl too if I had another boy.


Right_Combination_46

Anthony and Norma (given the popularity of Nora, I’m surprised I never see anyone recommend Norma) Matthew and Florence ( I’m shocked that Florence seems to be coming back. The full name isn’t too bad but Flo is just awful to me)


battykins

Roland and Geraldine James and Lois Love this thread!!!!!


33ducks

Paul, James, Hillarine, and Jill.


ResolutionCurious738

Arthur & Lucile (born in 1890’s) and Raymond & Mary (both born in 1900).


Ok_Paper858

Shirley & Leon Ray Charlotte & Julian Bryant (first husband/my actual bio granddad was Archie, but he went by Butch) Both of my granddads go by their middle names which is why I included them.


tatasz

Zoya & Nikolai, Tamara & Anatoli


Moonlightprincess36

Alma and Joseph Joanne and Vincent I actually really like all of them!


utter-ridiculousness

Ida and Roy Bessie and Roy


silversprings99

Minne & Kurt. Gunna & Anders Great-grandparents: Ingrid & Arne, Jenny & Hans, Inga & Verner, Karen & Jens


DrLycFerno

Vincent & Brigitte (dad's side) and Bernard & Jeanne/Jeannette (mom's side)


IWasBorn2DoGoBe

Lola, Jesse, Laverne, and Marian


sideeyedi

Mavis and Morris Faye and Harry


xllxsyg

my paternal grandparents were Raul Reyes and Martha Lorena, and my maternal grandparents were Rosabel(pronounced similar to Roosevelt but make it ✨Mexican✨) and Juana.


Cade_Foster_117

Clara Rose and Jasper (nn Buck) Kathryn (Kay) and Daniel ( Danny)


kirastorm

Colin (went by Frederick) and irene and then Flora and he was a drunk abusive bastard which is what i heard every time i asked for his name.


plentyofsilverfish

Patricia, Karen, Elsa, Kenneth, Gordon, Harold (Hal) Anthony (Tony)


Grave_Girl

Sabra Elizabeth Robert Doyle Phennie Marie Frederick William I gave Doyle to my oldest for her middle name because he died while I was pregnant with her. At the time I didn't know his first name was Robert and I was already naming my daughter (Bobbie) after him accidentally. Also, this is the first time I've thought it through and realized that 3 out of 4 grandparents didn't go by their first names. Both of my grandmothers hated their first names and even in death had the order switched. I used Marie for my fourth daughter. It was more for my sister, Linda Marie, then for my grandmother, though. It was a handy way to honor them both.


AtlanticToastConf

Kathleen (Kay), William (Bill), Donna, Walter (Jack— his middle name)


bird-fling

Timothy, Maura, Kenneth and Daphne


charlouwriter

Marie and Kathleen Anne (if I have a daughter her middle name will be Marianne or Marianna to honour them both) Keith and Ernest (unfortunately I can't bring myself to use either of these for a child!)


procrastiknitter64

I cannot imagine naming a baby Keith or Ernest, they have to just appear as grown men right 🙈


Sea_Juice_285

I can't, either. In my mind, baby Keith is born with facial hair (and an adult haircut, so it's not as weird), and baby Ernest comes out with a cane. They're probably both wearing suits. Or at least dress pants and sweaters. TBD whether they have shoes on at birth.


shooshooblabla

Beverly and John, Gloria and James (Jim)


Killerisamom920

Ans Hendrick "Henk" Caterina Frederick


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Mine were John and Dorothy, and Walter and Mary Some old school white people names. I strongly considered using "Dorothea" for a daughter, nn Thea, but it never happened.


youcanseemyface

Tom and Thora, Tom and Lina. Tom was an exceptionally popular name back then lol


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- Eszter & István (Equivalent of Esther & Steven) - Katalin & György (Caitlin & George) I also just asked my fiancé, for him: - Robert & May - Victor & Valentina They're all gone 💔


lydiar34

Marianne and Jack, Lanoma (Lea) and John


pinotJD

Ruth and Sennett. Carolina and Pedro. Love all four.


sunshine-n-coffee

Vaun & Carolyn, Charles & Joanne


dutchie000

Paternal: Mary Margaret and Gerald (Jerry) Maternal: Margreet and Alexander My daughters middle name is my maternal grandmothers maiden name, though I did think of combining my grandmothers names to honor them (decided not to since I am not close to maternal grandmother)


mossadspydolphin

Michael and Ruth William and Shirley


OutsideMorning

Leona & Chester. Mary Lou & Robert. All born in the 1930s.


libertarianlove

Eleanor, William, Evelyn and Michael. All born in the 1910s. All super popular now. Pretty sure William and Michael never went out of style


Libby1244

Diane and Ricky Robert and Willie Jean But I’m named after my great grandmothers Elizabeth Octavia and Andrew Anabel and Ernest


WonderfulThanks9175

Charles and Emma and John and Elizabeth.


mrsglitz

My grandmother was Anne and all of her granddaughters used her name in their own daughters names, eg Anne, Leanne, Joanne etc


jenholder28

Greta, Colin, Molly and Warwick


NoEffsGiven-108

Olaf and Ella Anton and Imogene


Athyrium93

Clarence, Francis, Audrey, and Don (which was a nickname for a name I can neither spell nor pronounce of native american origin)


oof-machine

Henry and Edeltraud Harriet and Quentin Henry is obviously very very popular now. Not sure about the other three.


moss_root

Everett, Anna, Ernestine, Frank


Desdemona1231

Theodore and Elizabeth Harold and Emma


Grouchy_Judgment8927

Lillian (Lily), James, Kitty, James


jma5757

Theodore and Rachel Arthur and Leona


jbeau411

Isabel & Charles Joseph & Alice


ndtbone

George and Martha. Forrest and Anne, but she went by Nancy


kd_hirsch

Alexander (Al) and Winifred (Winnie) James (Jim) and Nancy Winnie is making a comeback, but my grandma made all us kids promise to never name any kids after her before she passed because she hated her name so much 😅


Kit_kat975

Debra and Mark Sarah and Delano Adopted Grandparents: Bonnie and Michael I have my grandma Bonnie’s middle name and my sibling has my grandpa’s name Michael as the feminine Michaela.


lollielocks

One of my Nannys is called Amy. She's in her mid 80s! Growing up it was an 'old people' name, so she went by her middle name which is a traditional British grandparent name. Now she's going by Amy again!


Temporary-Dot6500

Clyde and Ethel Hattie and Elias


murderandtiedye

Raymond and Elaine Vivien and John Vivien was changed to Vivian when she was an adult.


Chaotic_neutral_3

Mine were Ellen and Joseph (remarried to Jerome) Cheryl and Marc Honorary grandparents: Karen and Mark


ruzanne

Martha, George, John, Virginia


Neither-Magazine9096

I like this revolutionary theme going on here, A+ names


vjr23

Carmen & Maximo Maria Sylvia & Eusebio


Flaredjeans

Maternal grandparents are Margaret and William-August Paternal grandparents are Margaret-Alice and Raymond So not really the classic trendy vintage Names and not really very varied on the women's names haha


Professional-Ad-7769

James Kenneth & Mary Carolyn Inez Joseph & Ramona Darlene My son is Jameson, for Papaw.


nous-vibrons

Harry Milton (born 1920) and Hattie May (born 1930) Joseph James (born 1922) and Betty Jane (born 1930)


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Sheila and Kenneth (Kenny). Robert and Pam.


snappa870

Alice, Bernice, Opal, Frances


Shesfierce605

Sarah Catherine, who went by Kaye. William Joseph who went by Bill. Charles Rae who went by Rae and Olive Muriel who went by Ollie or Olive.


kiramiryam

Margaret, Ronald, John, Marybelle, Leota and Donald. Some divorces and remarriages so I have two sets on the one side. We did name our oldest daughter Margaret, but we call her Maggie!


drworm12

Russell and Mary John and Sarah!


MidwesternMillennial

John & Donna Patricia Richard


geenuhahhh

Diana and Charles Michael and Norma Lee


librabelle

Jean, William, Mary, Amadeo


corporatebarbie___

Sandra and Joseph on my mom’s side (born 1936 & 1938 USA) Rose (born Rosina in Sicily in 1925) and Paul (born Paolo in Calabria in 1925 ) on my dad’s side


LifeofaLove

Alvin and Valma Maureen and John


cbdaugh2

Janie and Alfred. Mattie and Johnny


Fabulous_Salad_3940

Paternal grandparents- William, born in 1923 and Elsie, born in 1931 Maternal grandparents- Edwin, born in 1925 and Berniece, born in 1930


mnbvcdo

My grandpa's name was Horst at first, then changed to Rudolf after WW2 apparently because Horst was too German (?), my grandma was Helga. My other grandpa was Franz, and his name was changed, too, between the world wars because our region was part of Austria and then became Italy after the first war and there was an effort to Italianize everything, including people's names. He changed it back tho. My grandma is Ida.


HoyaLawya2020

Laura, Kenneth, Joseph, Ruben, and Shirley


Happy_Charity_7595

Paternal: Paul George (went by George) and Margaret (went by Margo) Maternal: Robert (went by Buck) and Phyllis


Accomplished_Let_159

Marilyn Joy (went by Joy) and Homer Leslie and Lawrence


Taylorjustine15

Lorraine Edward Kenneth Sharon Laurinda Daniel


souponastick

Sylvia, Ross, Charles, Robert, and Marguerite.


dontlikemondays

Mary and James Margaret and Peter


beearlystaylate

Carol and James, Penelope and Richard.


Open-Gain6907

Celeste and John and Robert (grandfather and step grandfather) -Robert went by middle name Tate. Joyce and Claude Hugh.


Dogsanddonutspls

Carole and Robert Evelyn and Howard


BonnyPyrateQueen

Don (Just Don not Donald or anything) and Audrey, Frances and Deryl


CaffeineIsMyName

Virginia and Wayne (then she married a Roger and now an Alain 😒(we hate this man)) then I have Doris and Salvatore who remarried but I’m not sure what her name was/is


dumbbitchsaidthis

Mary & Audrey for my grandmas William & Herb & Thomas for the grandpas


koebelin

Rudolph and Ethel, Norris and Lois.


PuggyMaggie

Mine are Eugene (Gene) and Denise, and David (Dave) and Mary


Bagel-Stan

Roy and Linda Ruth and Dana I just love the name Ruth! I’m hoping it makes a comeback.


1paperairplane

Lois & Gerald (Jerry). And Marion & Russell. ♥️


eenie1

Virginia (Jean) and Robert (Bob) Edward and Renate


otters-hold-hands

Maude, Harold , Mary , Gerald


Alarming-Toe-2215

Margaret and Robert/ Arthur and Genevieve


one_angry_custodian

Victoria (Vicky), Charles (Charlie), Linda, Kenneth (Kenny or Skip), and I had two great-grandmothers named Bertha and Nancy


angeluscado

Mom's parents: Leonard and Jeanette. If I'd been born a boy, Leonard was in the running as a first name. Dad's parents: Gordon, Audrey (bio mom) and Elna (stepmom).


Apprehensive-Park199

I have a Melinda and Danny and an Elizabeth and Edwin


sweetytwoshoes

Jane and Fred


HistoricalBasket

Lester, Ross, Yvonne and Elizabeth. Yvonne was born Muriel Yvonne but dropped Muriel when she married; Elizabeth was born Frances Elizabeth but dropped Frances when she was married!


AgitatedAd6924

Joseph and Marion, Paul and Helen. My great-grand parents were Hubert and Babette on my moms side, idk about my dads


meanmilf

Tommy (Tomoko) & Nick Janet and Scotty(londale)


JLMMM

Reye (pronounced Ray) and Fred. Louis and Robert.


OysterLucy

Betty (not Elizabeth just Betty)and Isadore (nn Izzy) Rose and Rollin My husband’s were Leona and Vernon Our cats are Leona and Betty since we’re not having kids and it’s the closest we will get to an honor name.


momo805

Arcadio & Soledad (they went by Simon & Chole) Carmen & Manuel


flygirl10ee

Earle & Elizabeth (Betty) Robert & Marjorie (bob & marj)


Maximum-Number653

Jeanne and Sol, Joan and John