What was your grandmother's first name?

One was Hattie and the other was Martha.





Yes, names frequently run in fads. Names like Mary,John, Robert, Elizabeth,William, Margaret etc are always steady.





I was named Shirley during the Shirley Temple era but not for her, but for a little girl my mother thought was pretty. However, that little girl was probably named for Shirley Temple. When I was growing up Shirleys were everywhere.





My younger sister thought she was picking something different and unique when she named my niece Heather about 37 years ago and now there are Heathers everywhere.





One set of my great great grandparents named their girls for states, Virginia, Indiana, Louisiana and Missouri. When you look at census records in the 19th century, you see that frequently. Actually I have seen girls named Arkansas. I've also seen Sophronia and Permelia.





We can laugh at a lot of those names but the day might come when people laugh at Tiffany etc.





I might add I had a great grandmother named Roxie Catherine and another just Katherine and there were 2 Sarahs.

What was your grandmother's first name?
My maternal grandmother is Geneva Marie


my paternal grandmother is Delores Irene
Reply:Maternal Grandmother was Betty Jo


Paternal Grandmother was Eleanor...?





Didn't really know my Dad!
Reply:Mary (Mullally)


Wilhelmina (Maasberg)





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Reply:Frances
Reply:Evelyn
Reply:Helen %26amp; Elizabeth
Reply:I had two grandmothers, both were old-fashioned names.





I wonder how reading given names will benefit your family history research.
Reply:My maternal grandmother's first name was Mary. My paternal grandmother's first name was Emma.


I have found it interesting in my family tree to watch the first names change; not only from native languages, now long gone or nearly so, but for men, they seem to alternate: sons have the first name of their GRANDFATHERs; daughters seemed to have first names from cousins or aunts.


Then there were the Germans; Hans, Johan, Johannes and other variations; in some families, every son had one of these names. For the girls, Mary, Maria, etc.


I'm glad someone invented some more names!


Oh! One more thing: for the most part, they never used their name, but a nickname, such as Polly!
Reply:Barbara
Reply:For what reason do you need that information? How will having that information benefit you?
Reply:hi there my grandmothers name was Hannah my mothers name was Florence Vera and i am Christina Anna regards Christina give my luv to NY i live in Spain and run a little bed and breakfast to keep me out of trouble. have a good evening Christina
Reply:Jessie Laverne Waggoner Musati (maternal)


Maggie Tucker Dillon (paternal)





We called my mother's mother Ma Jess. She said her middle name Laverne (as was the custom) was after the midwife who delivered her.
Reply:my paternal grandmother's name was Ona Belle and my maternal grandmother's name was Lytta Angetta
Reply:Grace Ann on one side and Elizabeth on the other
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Anna
Reply:My Maternal grandmothers name was Donna Jean


My Paternal Grandmothers name is Joan





My Mom's is Angela Lee





And mine is Emily Jean


my Sisters is Monica Joan





I don't know if that will help you or not but i just thought that i would add the other little bit of info for you so you could get kind of an idea what our names were. I hope that this helps you out with whatever you may need it for.
Reply:Martha Anne . maternal,


Helen Paternal.
Reply:Rose Marie and Christine Marie-Isabella Agnes Jeanette (yes, she was a smidge on the French side...both of her parents were born in Europe and kept the old Catholic naming traditions)
Reply:Nacy
Reply:Paternal grandmother - Julia . Maternal grandmother - Mary Jane.