I was just curious......

Question

my grand parents/great-grand parents have some unusual and interesting names. of course to me they are special..as i have connected someone to that name that is a wonderful part of my life, but i am curious how other ppl see their names.

i have 3 surviving grandparents (which is pretty awesome considering I'm 31)- their names are

Betty (Elizabeth) Ann

and

Walter Carol Jr. (R.I.P)

&

John Orville (the Navy had to issue him the name John because he didn't have a middle name *during the Korean War*)

and

Thelma Idotha (pronounced eye-doe-tha, but we call her Dodie *Doe-tee*)

great grand parents-(i had the pleasure of knowing 3 of my 4 GGparents most of my life)

Mom's side:

Jewel Pinkney (nic-J.P)

and

Lessie (less-ee) Viola

Walter Carol Sr.

&

Vivian (?)

Dad's side:

William Jackson (nic-Pa Jack)

Josephine Rose (nic-Josie)

&

William Bill (yes i know Bill is short for William too but i dunno! that's what they named him lol)

Alice Rae

all my kids are named after family. some are listed some aren't.

so...what's your take on their names, and what combos would you make w/them?

oh and you can share your family names as well if ya want.

~thanks.

Answer 1

Alicia Jules (altering 2 names a little bit)

Elizabeth Rose (my cousin's name)

Jackson Carol (JC for a nickname)

Answer 2

actually i like them all.

and i would probabaly use them all.

they are great names.

Answer 3

i love vivian. i think vivian ann would be a very nice and classy name. i didnt name my son after family. i didnt want anyone to feel left out.  

Answer 4

i like them all and my kids are named after family too not all of them but some of them my kids

Corydon Paul

Lillian Claire

Jonathan Oneal

Peyton Lee

family

mom side

mom- lora lee

step dad corydon michael

grand mom - Bonnie Lou

aunt Cindy lou

grand dad- Paul Alan

great grand mom- maxine and violet

great grand dad alden and albert

dads side

dad- james matthew

aunt carrie lee

uncle casey oneal

grandmaw cheryll francis

grandad james oneal

great grandmaws maxine and francine leanne

greatgrand dad jonathan and carl

  

Answer 5

I love the names Lessie, Viola, WIlliam and John, and Josephine.

Josephine Viola

Viola Lessie

John William (My favorite of the two)

William John

My families names are:

Maternal grandparents:

Robert "Bob" Edward

Monica Marie

Paternal

Theodore "Ted" Jerome

Nancy Alta

Maternal Great-grandparents (I don't know the middle names):

Pauline & Maurice (pronounced like Morris)

Margret & Joseph

Paternal Greats:

Earl & Beverly

Stanley & Ionia

Mom's siblings:

Mary "Gigi" Jo

Karen Lee

Patrick Edward

Lynn Anne (my mom)

Colleen "Mimi" Marie

Dad's Siblings

Theodore "Ted" Jerome (my dad)

Alta Beverly

William "Bill" Scot

Douglas "Doug" ?

Their kids:

Samantha Rose (Me)

Sean Ryan

Our Cousins Mom's side (don't know middle names):

Nathan

Caitlin

Tyler

Michael

Dad's nieces and nephews:

Daniel "Dan"

----his wife: Mary

----their kids: Clara, Alicia, Marcus

Beth (Dan's sister)

Parissa

Miranda

Jonah

I think that about does it!

Answer 6

I like Willam Jackson and Josephine Rose. Those are pretty good names.

Answer 7

My grandparents name are:

Mom's side:

Tetsu Takashi

Mizuki Fukamachi

Dad's side:

Maximillian Elliott

Mei Ling Xiang

It's Mizuki not Misuki. I think I type it wrong earlier with another question.

Answer 8

William Orville Walter   W.O.W.!

I love the name Walter and would love to see it come back.

I could go for Walter William

Josefina Rose for a girl    Josie Rose ( :

Probably a safe bet is to just give the child a name of their very own with a family last name as a middle name if it's a boy. Not Carol, though (sorry)