5 generations...

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

A local story of 5 generations of girls (last one bring newborn, the eldest being 87). Interesting how name tastes change!

Here's the local story's names:
Great great grandma: Ivy
Great Grandma: Patricia
Grandma: Vicky
Mum: Amy
Daughter: Isabelle Jayne

My family's 5 generation on the maternal line:
Great great grandma: Oretha Pearl
Great grandma: Betty Lou
Grandma: Alice
Mum/Me: Diana
Daughter: Alexandra

Comments

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Hehe, the spelling Jayne on a girl weirds me out because I watch Firefly, and that's the name of a very manly, male, mercenary on the show. (see icon) :P

It's neat to look at names down the family line.

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Now all I can think of now is the conversation where River says it's a girl's name...lol.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

The styles may have changed, but none I can't say much for the taste. I don't like any of those names in the first group. Alexandra is pretty though.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

oooh fun!

mine is:
Great grandmother: Johanna
Grandmother: Jantje (became Jenny-when she emigrated to Canada)
Mother; Joanne
Me: Jennifer

apparently we like 'j's and yes, my mother and I were both named for our grandmothers. :)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's interesting! You can really see the different time periods reflected from those names =)

I like Diana & Alice, by the way. And I'm not very fond of Alexandra, but I do like the nickname Alex.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I had 5 living generations of women in my family for about 12 years before my great great grandma died. It was with my aunt and cousin though since it was my dad's side of the family.

Here's what I know of my mom's side.

Great Grandma: Eva Vivian
Grandma: Jeanette Mavis
Mom: Debra Lynn
Me: Alyssa Jeane

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

Here's mine:
Great-Great-Great-Grandma: Eliza
Great-Great-Grandma: Bertha
Great-Grandma: Hazel
Grandma: Margaret Lavange
Mom: Kim Renee
Me: Lindsay Rebecca

[joybelleblossom.livejournal.com]

Here's mine:

Great-grandma: Sidney Magnolia
Grandma: Laura Christine
Mom: Deborah Joy
Me: Joy Christine (see how that worked!)
my daughter: Rose Helena

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

Oooo this is fun. Mine:

Bisnonna: Maria
Nonna: Ines (sometimes called Cathy, dunno why)
Mamma: Maria (always always always goes by Marie)
Me: Gabriele

[singhappy02.livejournal.com]

Mine:

Great Grandmother: Helen Janelle (goes by Janelle)
Grandmother: Marilyn Ruth
Mama: Karen Marie
Me: Kristin Nicole

[traecrochet.livejournal.com]

Here's mine:

Great Grandmother: Gladys
Grandmother: Ruth
Mother: Leslie Jeanne
Me: Tracy Jeanne

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Mine:
Great Grandma - Euphemia Isobel (called Bel)
Grandmother - Betty Isobel
Mother - Wendy Jane
Me - Jordan Jane.

I'm not the oldest so the 'me' part should really be my sister, Courtney Jane.

[googlebee-ohmi.livejournal.com]

my family (maternally)

great-great-grandma: Alenka Teklusia (the emigrated to the United States from Poland in 1923.)
great-grandma: Halina Lideczka (customs changed her name to Helen - she was four years old when she came to America.)
grandma: Mary Josephine (totally Americanized. My great grandfather was from Rhode Island.)
mom: Teresa Marie (obviously born in the mid 60s)
me: Lauren Juliana (boring 80s name)