What were your great-grandmothers' named?

both me and my husbands great grandmas names were Fanny, funny huh? [not the fanny part but that theyre all named the same on both side]

LOL. My great-great grandmother`s names I know Margareta - she came from Sweden Eliza Carolina- my 12 year old daughter Caitlyn Rose came damn close to being named Caroline Rose sort of after my dad Charles Ralph Maisy - short for Margaret I think My great grandmother`s names: Nora Daisy- - sometimes she was called Dolly Myrtle Hilda My grandmother`s names Irene Elizabeth -- was called Bessie LeMoise -- shortened it to Lee and moved Moise (pronouced Mwoss or Mwah) to her middle name. LeMoise`s sister is Marcella - not my grandmother obviously but as LeMoise died when I was nine she has been like a grandmother. Agnes Victoria -- technically my dad`s stepmom after Bessie died but the only grandma I knew. Bettie Louisa -- my mom`s stepmom from the time I was 11. My husband`s grandmothers and some great grandmothers: Fern Evelyn Kristina Ida Rose Genevieve My kids` grandmothers: Sue (not Susan or Susanne -- Sue -- but when she went to put her full name down for things people wanted to change it to Susan. She was LeMoise`s daughter so I am guessing my grandmother wanted to give her children more simple names) Bonnie Rae

Mabel Anne

Patricia Marie

Louise Grace

Sara Rose

Anna Christine Wilamina

Goldia Elizabeth

Bessie Louise

Claudia Kate Bernice

Dad's side:

Elizabeth Catherine

Madeline Odina

Mom's side:

Helen Delores

Clara Josephine

Only one of them was born pre-20th century (Elizabeth, 1898). I was named after her [in reverse] , but it's kind of cool to look at these names and notice kids being born now having them! Especially Elizabeth, Catherine, and Madeline. I read an article a while ago that said that names pretty much go in cycles of around 100 years, so the names that were popular when our great-grandparents were born are becoming popular now, almost 100 years later. Most of the male names are really making a comeback [Henry, Charles/Charlie, Harrison, Joseph, John/Jack, surnames as first names...].

Mom's side

Helen- my middle name is after her and I vaguely remember her, but I was only 2 1/2 when she died.

Hazel- this was almost my middle name. lol

Dad's side

Anne

Ann

I don't know the middle names on the top of my head but I'm fairly sure that they were common names back then. My mom's side was all Irish, while my Dad's side is German and Bohemian.

I like the older time names. I want to incorperate my grandparents' names into my future kids names. So they'll have Earl, Kenneth, Bernard, Doris, Delphine, or Nancy in their names somewhere.

Maternal Side:

Grandfather's Mother: Elisabeth Ava

Grandmother's Mother: Lydia Cathryn

Paternal Side:

Grandfather's Mother: Berit (no middle name)

Grandmother's Mother: Josephine Mae

Esmay Roline Bishop

Ivalee Malyn Gable

My great-grandmothers did not have real names, they had numbers. In China, where my ancestors were from, if a male baby was born, the family would gather to strategize what a good name would be. But for girls, they just gave a number by birth order, like "Ah Sam" (3), or "Ah Chut" (7). And when they married, their name was "<last name>'s wife"

Don't blame me, I didn't come up with that system, but women weren't valued very much.

Mom's side:

Mabel Lucille

Marie Louise

Dad's side:

Gertrude Sophia Hannah

Alma Frieda

I'm not sure about my Great- Grangmothers expect one who was named Lillian

My grandma is very old for a grandma, (some of my friends have great-grandmothers younger than her) and her name is Shirley Bell, she just turned 80, and her sister is Martha

My other grandma is only about 67 and her name is Constance

this is a great question!!! Love it!