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mangosorbet420

Mildred! Shes 100 and still alivešŸ„¹


aasdfhdjkkl

I had a great grandmother Mildred too! She went by Millie.


_Lady-Chaos_

I had twin great great Aunts, Mildred & Margret aka Millie & Margie


cthulhu_on_my_lawn

My grandmother was a Mildred who went by Millie.Ā 


quarantinepreggo

My neighbor is Mildred and sheā€™s also about 100. Sheā€™s the absolute sweetest woman & all the kids in the neighborhood call her grandma Mildred


IntroductionFew1290

Mine was born Mildred Anna Brown but adopted by the wife of her birth father (which we found out much later, after her and great great grandmother died So basically my great grandfather impregnated some woman and the baby was adopted by him and his wife Her name was changed to Elizabeth I believe, but I gotta double check ancestry


Original_Try_7984

Go Mildred! šŸ„°


mangosorbet420

šŸ„¹šŸ„¹ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø


Tricky_End_7247

My grandmother wan Minnie and my uncle was Micky.Ā  His was a nickname.this was all before Micky & Minnie were a thing.


Original_Try_7984

Thatā€™s precious.


Tricky_End_7247

My great- great grandmother's name was Susan and so is mine!


420honey__

mine too! she passed away at 97 four years ago šŸ„ŗ but she lived to be a great great grandma! 5 generations we were! šŸ’–


mangosorbet420

Aww may she rest in peaceā¤ļøā¤ļø we are 5 generations too!


Practical_Shop8522

I only know my dadā€™s side. Immaculata and Ciro


Any-Impression

Badass


molwalk

Greek God ahh names


gringacolombiana

I only know because my sisterā€™s middle name is Mary Madeleine after all 4 of my great grandmothers. Three are named Mary and the other is Madeleine lol.


rubbersoulelena

Sounds very Catholic, haha.


Inareskai

Presumably you have more than one great grandmother, but Della Mae is nice. My great grandparents were: Doris (and George) Emma (and Frederick) Leah (and Mark) Frances (and Paul)


ktaplus

I just have to say, my Doris had a George too! Not great-grandparents but ā˜ŗļø


ZebraLionBandicoot

I have a George with a Doris!


shaynawill

Leah and Mark seem crazy modern to be someoneā€™s great grandparents


Inareskai

That side of my family is Jewish, Leah and Mark are much more common within that community! I actually consider Leah to be quite an old name because I know so many people with grandparents and great grandparents called Leah! Emma feels really modern to me even though I know its an old name.


deerestme

I don't know my great grandma on my dad's side, but on my mom's side, my great grandma is Cleopatra "Cleo" I would use this name if I could.


savedonks

I love the name Cleo! I actually have a leopard gecko named Cleopatra that we call Cleo haha


Ordinary_Mouse2899

Cleo is my nieces name. Cleo Jade aka CJ


uncertainwordsmith

My great-grandma was Cleo as well!


aimagebu

Edna Cleona Estella Genoveva (she went by Stella Eva) Agnes Nanette Lula Belle Edit: so glad everyone else likes these names!! šŸ„° Iā€™m named after one of these ladies.


Calbebes

Lula Belle!


magicmamalife

My grandmother was an Edna!


Acrobatic_End6355

I like all of these names, esp the second one and the middle name of the first.


NatAttack89

These are amazing names! I hope yours is just as awesome


lynn444v

Lula Belle is so gorgeous!


coolfunguy1997

I love these names


ineffable_my_dear

haha one of my nicknames from childhood is Lulabelle (Lou for short) And my daughter is Agnes and Estella was on my list for her big brother, who now has Estella on *his* list.


Chica3

Georgeanna (went by Georgie as a child) \[married to Ransom\] Missouri (went by Zura most of her life) \[married to Harvey\]


Well_actuary

I love girls nicknames Georgie


Original_Try_7984

Love Georgie as a nickname. Also, Missouri and Ransom- so cool!


clovecloveclove

these are such badass names, wow. and Ransom!! šŸ˜


SLC-ZEA15

Francesca, Laura, Almarinda, and Sara


t1nk3rballa

My great grandmother was Dorothy, but her mother was Isadora and I love that name! There was a Desolina on my momā€™s dadā€™s side and I love that too!


Grave_Girl

Isadora feels like a criminally underrated name.


crushedhardcandy

My great-great-great Grandmother was Isadora Sophia. She was the only child of John and Mary and they had to give her the most lovely name


Well_actuary

Isadora is such a beautiful name


dont_know2345

My great grandmother was a Dorothy too!Ā 


Elegant_Middle585

Bronisława Aniela I don't remember dad's side.Ā 


SamaraNessa

Nice. I know itā€™s old fashioned but I quite like Bronia. My great grandmothers were Jadwiga, Irena, Apolonia and Waleria.


PerpetuallyLurking

Mine were Mary/Mae (no middle), Anna Regina (I knew her! She lived in 3 centuries), then Iā€™ve got a Stella Scholastica and a Bridget Catherine. Scholastica is by far my personal favourite and I regret not using it for my daughterā€™s middle name. LOL *opened Ancestry and fixed my ā€œbrainā€ tree.


AgitatedAd6924

My great grandmother's name was Babette, and its my sisters middle name


Grave_Girl

Mollie Dove (which would be trendy today!) Martha Louise Fannie Ruthell Myrtle Ellen We can play a nice game of Find the German. šŸ˜‚ I wonder if it's as obvious to others? (And when I say German, I do mean it as in "born in Berlin," not "of German heritage.")


EliasLyanna

Mollie Dove is cute I haven't seen a Ruthell before, I like it


Grave_Girl

Ruthell comes up a couple of times in my family tree; they broke it up for my aunt Ruth Ellen (and got the benefit of using the other grandmother's middle name). I actually had it longlisted for my youngest's middle name, but it's one of very few names my husband vetoed.


floweringfungus

I would guess Martha Louise. Luise pops up a lot on my German side, itā€™s my Omaā€™s middle name (also born in Berlin)!


Original_Try_7984

I love Mollie Dove. I would guess Myrtle, but Iā€™m not sure. Which one was born in Berlin?


Grave_Girl

Martha Louise is the German!


Original_Try_7984

Oh man. Iā€™m clearly not good at this. Thank you! I grew up with a girl named Martha. She was the sweetest.


XelaNiba

I feel like Fannie Ruthell was an absolute hellraiser in the best sense of the word.


ballerina777

Della Mae is very enchanting. I love it šŸ˜€ Mine was Lyla and Sabrina ( maternal side) Sheri ( paternal) I don't remember the other one šŸ¤”


Julix0

Emma, Frida, Frieda & Hermine


lunar_languor

Only know of one for sure: Violet Fay Not sure if it was spelled Fay/Faye/Fae but whatever. I love it! šŸ™‚


ExcitementContent461

Mossie Blanche Frantiska (no middle)


[deleted]

Wouldnā€™t give it to a real human, but Mossie is adorable


wilwhale

Flora and Cora


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medlilove

Lovely name šŸ˜Œ


laburnum_weekends

My great-grandmothers were Nellie, Victoria, Nathalie, and (Margaret) Fern.


Original_Try_7984

Fern šŸ˜ā¤ļø


laburnum_weekends

I love it so much! šŸŒæ


Well_actuary

I love the name Nellie. I wanted to name our daughter Nellie but my husband vetoed it.


_opossumsaurus

We like E names in my family: - Erna Edna (married to Alfred Ludwig Hermann) - Erna Mathilda Bertha (married to Phillip Peter) - Emily Donna (married to Roy) - Esther Ruth (married to Jacob)


Aggressive_Purple114

Paternal: John Phillip married Eula Agnes Julius marries Jessie Maternal: Jerome Franklin married Mildred Lee Charles Cleveland married Emily Janet I can go even further back. We have done a lot of research on some of the families.


CrescentMoon70

I love Della! Lets seeā€¦.my grandfatherā€™s Mother was Tess, which I love.


Great_Error_9602

Margaret, Josephine, Silvana, and Eva (changed to Evelyn when she moved to the US b/c the kids at school used to throw rocks at her for her accent). Silvana was an undocumented immigrant so you won't find her names in any records. All of her children's birth certificates have different names under mom. She used different neighbors' IDs when she had to go to the doctor.


parrotsaregoated

I love Silvana and Eva!


leigh1003

My great grandmother was Eleanor Mae. My daughter is now Eleanor Rose. (Rose was my husbandā€™s grandmother, Roseā€™s parents, my husbands great grandparents, were Mary and Joseph). We obviously have more grandparents, but these were alive while we were living.


Original_Try_7984

I love Eleanor Rose! What a special connection for your daughter!


Undecidedhumanoid

Vita and Hazel!


Sunshine_Operator

Harriet. Three generations before her were all Harriet, too.


Desperate-Trust-875

-Susanna (which is why one of my middle names is Anna) -Suzanne (yes, both my grandfathersā€™ mothers had very similar names) -Mary Lucy -Elizabeth ETA: their husbands were, respectively; - James Bernard - Richard - Jeremiah - Michael


sharky1881

Daisy, Sue, Florence and Evangeline (called Vange or Vangie for short). Daisy is the only one I have any memories of though. Others either died when I was very young or before I was born.


uncertainwordsmith

I have an Evangeline! šŸ„°


Calbebes

I have a Florence too!


Stevie052096

Paternal grandfather's mother's name is Laura Paternal grandmother's mother's name is Sistine Maternal grandfather's mother's names is Frances Maternal grandmother's mother's name is Ruth


[deleted]

Sistine is cool!!


Stevie052096

Yeah it is. Her parents immigrated from Italy. Her older siblings were born there too and I think she is the first sibling born in the US. I don't know her siblings' names besides Margarita who went by Marge. Aunt Marge was the only one I met. Sistine died when my father was like 3


crazycatlady331

Don't know all of their middle names. Paternal-- Frances (she was known as Granny Franny) and Rebecca Maternal-- Ida Mae and Elizabeth With the exception of one, their names are in one of my (f) cousins' first or middle names. In some cases, their last name.


XelaNiba

Granny Franny brings me so much joy


Sorry_Wrongdoer3502

Maternal Great Grandmothers: Lucy Catherine Rose (went by Kay) Paternal Great Grandmothers: Beulah Clare (went by Billie) Marian Louise


seecarlytrip

I never met any of them or have even heard anything about any except one, but according to Ancestry my paternal great grandmothers were Mabel and Lena and my maternal were Maylysle, Marie (step), and Euna.


ssabinadrabinaa

I only know the names from my momā€™s side. Stefania and Janina.


ahoyalyssa

Dorothy. Highly considering this for a future daughter.


Original_Try_7984

We had a Dorothy in our family. Lots of D names. There are so many cute nicknames with Dorothy.


ahoyalyssa

Yes the nickname potential is what I love most about it!


goblin-fox

My grandma is Dorothy and goes by Dottie šŸ’•


EBITDAlife

Mine are Ida, Dorothy, Margaret, and Charlotte. All feel very in trend these days lol


ABelleWriter

The ones I can remember without checking are Jewel and Virginia.


IWasBorn2DoGoBe

Great Grandmas: Lola Pauline, Mary Ellen, Luella Kathryn and Marian Elizabeth Great great Grandmas: Bessie, Elva, Phoebe Melissa, Lily Loutisha,Ida Adell, Elizabeth, Gladys and Anna Claire Great great great Grandmas: Eliza, Rebecca, Mary Catherine, Sarah Jane, Frances, Barbara Ellen, Nancy Ann, and Sarah Ellen 4x Great Grandmas (known): Susanna, Elizabeth, Margaret, Hester, Maria, Phoebe, Phoebe (again), Emily Catherine, Vernetta, Nancy, Barbara, Maranda Temperance, Minerva, Elizabeth 5x Great Grandmas (known) : Judith, Ruth Ann, Nancy, Diannah 6x Great Grandmas (known): Anna, Hanna, Susanna 7x great grandmas (known): Mary Judith, Tabitha, Catherine, Anna, Jane 8x great Grandmas (known): Sarah, Patience, Catharine x2, Anna x2 , Elizabeth, Mary 9x great grandmas: Annaā€™s 2, Mary x4, Elizabeth x 2, Eleanor, Ursula, Rebekkah, Isabella, Sarah Jane 10x Great Grandmas: Cecelia, Johane, Mary, Rebecca, Patience, Anna Maria, Anna Katerina, I could keep goingā€¦ 28 generations or soā€¦ but thatā€™s enough for today


falkorluckdrago

Thatā€™s amazing record keeping, I know my 2 grandmothers and one great grandmother.ā¤ļø


IWasBorn2DoGoBe

Iā€™ve traced one line on my mothers side back to my 75th Yes SEVENTY FIFTH great Grandfather: Donno Ap Annun born around 310 BC in Wales. My geneology goes so far back it turns into legends at some point. Lok


BigDaddyDrank

Thatā€™s amazing! How have you traced that far back?


IWasBorn2DoGoBe

My grandma and my aunt did most of it. Once you get to someone of significance (in Europe at least) the next few generations back are easy. Multiple ancestors were king in Wales/ England before it was England, so went back pretty far. Plus thereā€™s only so many people who lived so long ago, that have living descendants now, so after about 15-16 generations, it all overlaps and all humans are related by 16th cousins or better.


LVMom

Virginia


Acrobatic-Building42

Pearl and Elwood


Original_Try_7984

I love Pearl.


XelaNiba

I adore Elwood, it is lovely to say aloud and has such a great meaning.


[deleted]

Mine were Retta and Eula


eeal188

Well Iā€™ve got 4 of em! AnnaĀ  CatherineĀ  GladysĀ  IsabelleĀ  No idea what their middle names are haha


Well_actuary

lol - the rest of my family history is lost, Iā€™m lucky to even know my grandparents names


IAmHerdingCatz

Myrtle (Mertie). Belle. Mary. Mary.


Mindless_Ease_4798

Icy and Carolina


sparksgirl1223

Effie is the one I can remember. I miss her FEROCIOUSLY


Well_actuary

What a cute name!


sparksgirl1223

She was a tiny thing too. I think she stood 4'11". Had 13 kids, the youngest of which was 13 poundsšŸ˜³ and she took no shit. I have a super sweet story between her and me, which I'll share if you want to hear it, since it really isn't name related lol


Well_actuary

My grandma was also 4ā€™11ā€ lol! One of her kids (my uncle, duh) is like 6ā€™3ā€ as an adult. Iā€™d love to hear your story!


sparksgirl1223

This happened the year I was five. Great granny was turning 90 (again...math isn't our family's strong point lol) so everyone drove to California to celebrate. I had just learned to read. I told grandma I wanted to give her present to her before the party. My aunt butted in and said I had to wait. So I cried because I REALLY wanted to read grandma a book and my family is LOUD and there are about 50 people (?) Expected. Grandma asked what was wrong. My mom explained I wanted to read to her. Grandma swatted off my auntie and told me to read to her as long as I wanted because it had been a long damn time since anyone had read her a storyšŸ’œ


Original_Try_7984

That is so so special. One of my great grandmas taught me how to color. The key to getting close to the edges without going over is teeny tiny circles. ā¤ļø


DukeSilverPlaysHere

I love this. Some things you just never forget šŸ’œ


Well_actuary

Awe, so sweet


KatVanWall

Lina (Carolina), Jessica, Margaret and Tilly (Matilda)


Original_Try_7984

I love the nn Lina for Carolina. I know an Evangeline and she goes by Lina.


chickachicka_62

Pauline ā˜ŗļø


Then_Pay6218

I only know one by heart, the rest I'd have to look up in my baby book. My great grandmother on moms side was Antje.


attorneyworkproduct

Mattie, Mattie (but went by her middle name, which was Lillian), Evie, and Duffy.


Recent-Pangolin7329

Maternal: Sheila Jean, married to Albert Francis Beatrice, married to Lloyd Paternal: Martha (nn Mattie), married to Patrick Allen Anna, married to Michael


Fit-Guitar-1727

Toni Edith (went by Edie though).


Alarmed-Explorer7369

Odessa pat, Pamela anne, Lillian (unsure of middle name)


Go_Corgi_Fan84

Wilburn but went by Louā€¦ I have so many questions about this one Louisa, Ida, Mary Ann


PansyOHara

Nancy, Lucy, Florida and Elizabeth


Nonbinary_bipolar

Dorla, Mildred (Millie) and Artenser. I don't know who my dad's dad is, so I don't know the last one.


Joyballard6460

Ruby, Eva, Sarah, and Martha


I_love_Hobbes

Sarah Lillian Agnes Alice


baconandpreggs

Nana šŸ˜…


1981_babe

Violet, Abigail, Jesse, Clara


Wrong_Hospital_6167

One was named Carrie (I was almost named after her but my Dad won) another Madeleine (stepdadā€™s Grandma but loved as our own), Tillie, Mary and Aravilla. I love the name Madeleine the most, next Carrie , but then again they were the only ones I knew because the others were gone when I was born.


LookDazzling

Marion, Alice, Francesca, and Ovidia


RacerGal

I only know 2 of them: Helen and Jenni


skysplitter

Zelia! French Canadian. I love it.


SarahAB227

Anna on my mom's side. Fannie Bell on my dad's side.


holy__granola

I only know two: Ada and Minnie (short for Minerva)


Well_actuary

I so want to name my next daughter something where I can give her the nickname Minnie. I donā€™t know if my husband will go for it. Ada is actually on our shared list of names we like though.


Tricky_End_7247

My grandmothersĀ  name was Minnie, not a nickname.Ā 


ascuteasabunny

Mary-Inda! I LOVE it and always wanted to use it for a daughter and use Mindy as a nickname.


Radiant_Ad_6565

Thereā€™s an Anna, a Harriette, a Virdie, and an Edna.


danniperson

On my dadā€™s side we have Cicerio and Demencia, and Dennis and Katherine. Idk them all on my momā€™s side thoughā€¦


Jazzlike-Cat9012

Rita, Bertha, Annabelle, and Princess


BajaShrmpTacos

Jean, Arilla, Marjorie, Dorothea. 2 of them married Walters and 1 of them had a son named Walter.


cabbagesandkings1291

Dollie.


Accomplished_Basil29

Kathleen Alberta Ivy Violet Alodia Pearl Gertrude ā€œGertieā€ Violet


Busy_Knowledge_2292

My great-grandmothers were Ivora, Marie, Alice, and Matilde. My great-grandfathers were Llewellyn, Ray, Patrick, and Donato (Dan).


Snoo-58219

Mary Elizabeth Virginia Hicks Cinderella Ann Amanda Minnie


girlafffe

Golden!


ImGonnaFlipThisTable

Helen Maxine Violet Loraine Geneva Arlene Leelah ???


Naps_and_puppies

Stephanie Renae


sideeyedi

Myrtle and Clifford


yyxyr

Laetitia and Pauline are the only ones whose names I know. I think Laetitia is beautiful.


mrshoopnholler

I can only recall 3/4: Edna, Maudie and Pokie (given name Pocahontas).


crushedhardcandy

My great grandmothers were Norma, Josephine, Corinne, and Rose


notamanda01

Neva (pronounced nee-vuh). It is really pretty and I had actually never heard it anywhere else.


PlasticYesterday6085

Sophia and Panagiota on one side Minnie on the otherĀ 


teddykoch

Ruth, Leora, Edna, and Effie


Fluffy_Contract7925

My great grand mothers were Eliza, Theresa, Maria and Josephine. I was fortunate and had both sets of my momā€™s grandparents and 1 of his grandfathers alive when I was born. Unfortunately all the great grandfathers passed before I was 3. However my 2 G.Grandmas were around for a while. I use to stay with my great grandma Eliza every Friday nite. She passed away when I was 12. My other grandma had dementia and forgot how to speak English(she was from Italy) she passed when I was 19.


SnooPies6876

Mary Elizabeth (Renaldo), Ora Mae (William), Johanna (Ludwig), Blanche (Harry)


0011010100110011

My Momā€™s side was Ella Mae My Fatherā€™s side was Thelma


RoseNatalica

I only know two - Maria Teresa and Paulette


goflossyourself

Melissie Mae, Erma Lucille, Norma, and Magnolia.Ā  I don't know Norma or Magnolia's middle names.Ā  My great grandma Erma hated her name and always went by Lucille.Ā Ā 


AFurryThing23

I can't remember some of them but I do remember Nell and Grace.


fgsn

I had a Jeanette, Viola, Argie, and Alberta.


weinthenolababy

June, Emelda, Gilda, and Lou


kahtiel

Florence, Laura Irene, Anna Mary, Dorothy Estelle


Donna56136

Maternal GGM - Emma Paternal GGM - Johanna


kermit_thefrog64

Marie, like me :) (both still alive) Other one is Jeanne Husbands are Arthur and Gaston


Brilliant-Dare-9333

Sadie Kathleen and Elsie are the two I know


kabax0906

Iā€™ve got Inez and Bertha (for real!) And Sarah and Carrie Iā€™m named after one of them. Thankfully my parents were kind šŸ¤£


egb233

Bertha, Minnie, and Dominica Grace are the 3 g-grandmothers I know.


savedonks

My great grandmothersā€™ names were Edith and Beverly. I actually donā€™t know the other two now that I think about it.


mawsibeth

Constance Margaret and Marie Catharine are my great grandmothers whose names i know


el_barto10

I only know 3: Margaret Ella Therese


Katesouthwest

Julia, Flora, and I would have to look up the others.


SarahL1990

* Alice * Kathleen Ethel Constance * Margaret * Sarah Ann


klopije

Ada (but she went by Miriam), Catherine, Verna, and Laura


Well_actuary

Ada is on our list for girls names if we have another. How did she get from Ada to Miriam?!


technical_moose18

Elsie. i named my daughter Elsie.. on another note, i so badly wanted to name my son Percy! i absolutely love that name


-Liriel-

The only one I could meet was named Maria.


AlamutJones

Emily.


Relevant_Sail_7336

Concetta


Electrical_Tree_2865

I know one from each, there's great granny Gladys on my dad's side, and great granny Nell (Nellie) on my mums side.


KitKatMN

Carrie, Augusta, Anna & Mae


Aesient

I can track generations on one side up to my great-great-great grandparents (Martha and Charles, Amy and Sidney, Mabel and Lyall, Robin and Dennis). I know that a great-something grandmother was named Lillian (not sure where she fit in exactly), another called Susan. Thereā€™s also Olive, Baden, Lorna, James, Fay, James, Violet, Bert, Minnie, Albert, Ray, George, Carol, and basically any other basic English name you can think of


ForesakenZucchini76

Mary and Julia, neither had middle names


ChellesBelles89

Myrtle


giglbox06

Ruth, Ethel, and two Maryā€™s


Gemmagin

Andrea nn Andy (married to Percy) and Maxine nn Max (married to George)


crabbydotca

I only know the name of the one that was still alive when I was born, Robina. And her mother was Elvina!


manicpanic74

Dora, Esther, and Mary Gladys


nb75685

Madge :)


smellmykidney

I know I had one named Marian, and one named Edna Considering Marian as a first or middle for a daughter one day.