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Weird & wonderful names!

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Thrillednanny Mon 10-Oct-16 07:56:26

A bit random for (relatively) early on a Monday morning, but I've been noticing some amazing Gransnet names & would love a few explanations. Mine? Just signed up when a very new Nanny & was, & still is, very thrilled to be one!

Tizliz Mon 10-Oct-16 10:42:01

Mine was my father's nickname for me

NonnaW Mon 10-Oct-16 12:43:32

Mine is boring and unimaginative. I'm not Italian, just like their word for grandmother, followed by the first letter of my name. Wish I could have thought of something really original!

miep Mon 10-Oct-16 13:22:18

The name of one of my cats, never more than a couple of feet away. He nearly had a nervous breakdown last night when I went to the loo and shut the door on him!

Daisygirl Mon 10-Oct-16 14:13:41

I borrowed mine from the Chalet School Books - a great favourite of mine which I still collect and reread.

ninathenana Mon 10-Oct-16 14:41:59

You'll have heard of the journalist Nina Nannar.
Nina is connected my name, so I did a slight adaptation.

felice Mon 10-Oct-16 15:01:23

The name my birth Mother gave me and which is on my first birth certificate.

Irma Mon 10-Oct-16 16:44:33

Name my sister made up for me on a website Irma L Bug

Christinefrance Mon 10-Oct-16 16:48:23

Wish I had given it more thought too, there are some really good names on here. I love WilmaKnickersfit.
felice - my birth name was Moira

morethan2 Mon 10-Oct-16 16:58:29

Mines because when saying goodbye to one of my grandchildren he shouted "bye nanna love you" I shouted back "love you too" his little face dropped and he run up the path crying "I love you more than two nanna" after that it became one of our little ritual sayings. He filled my heart with sunshine.

Maggiemaybe Mon 10-Oct-16 17:04:19

morethan2, that's lovely smile

Penstemmon Mon 10-Oct-16 17:16:26

Mine is because I love the plant but had 'fat finger syndrome' when I signed up and pushed the 'send' button before checking!

LullyDully Mon 10-Oct-16 17:21:00

A pet name

petra Mon 10-Oct-16 17:23:22

Mine is the last holiday I had before joining and it was fresh in my mind.

oldgoat Mon 10-Oct-16 20:19:06

DS's affectionate name for his mother!

SueDonim Mon 10-Oct-16 20:39:36

I pinched mine from a novel. grin

grannypiper Mon 10-Oct-16 21:10:35

KATEK, that will be stuck in my head forever now !

grannypiper Mon 10-Oct-16 21:11:01

My name is just me

mumofmadboys Mon 10-Oct-16 21:13:12

I tried a few but they were already used. My sons can act in mad ways though at times! Perhaps it should have been
Madmumofboys though!!

Luckygirl Mon 10-Oct-16 21:50:19

This is the second name I have had on Gransnet and I chose it because it was more or less the direct opposite of the the first! - I had a run of bad luck and everyone was telling me I ought to change my name!!

NanaandGrampy Mon 10-Oct-16 22:10:42

I needed an email address to register so I used the one I share with Grampy for general stuff. Just used the name too .

mcculloch29 Mon 10-Oct-16 22:49:41

I knew I would forget the name if I used anything else! Loved The Broons chat, DaphneBroon, I discovered The Sunday Post on my first visit to my in-laws in 1977,my Dad-in-law was an exiled Glaswegian.

When all the quips about Nicola Sturgeon looking like Oor Wullie were doing the rounds, it was good to feel part of the joke.

Nanabigboobs Mon 10-Oct-16 22:50:54

I have unfortunately spelt mine wrong. The penultimate letter should, of course, have been a 't'. blush

#size10

Ana Mon 10-Oct-16 22:53:44

grin

merlotgran Mon 10-Oct-16 23:14:35

grin

Mine goes without saying. [cheers]

Cherrytree59 Mon 10-Oct-16 23:26:53

Nanabigboobs
Just wanted to hello again

I chose my name because my first grandson was born in the very warm month of july 2013.
And I would sit with him in the shade of our lovely cherry tree.