Grandpa Names

I thought at first that it made sense that the male version of the Old Lady Game would be called the Old Man Game, but somehow that seems less respectful to me. So I changed it to Grandpa Names. We've covered quite a few old lady names here in these posts, but we've never really given grandpa names the attention they deserve. And it's high time because there are some AMAZING ones out there.

Now there are some wonderfully unique yet quintessential grandpa names like Leroy or Marvin or even the odd Shirley (who, of course, goes by Shirl), meaning you know by the name that it's not referring to anyone under the age of 60. These kinds of names we're pretty used to or at least we've happened upon them one or twice before. But the ones on this list are definitely one of a kind. Here are just a few we've recently come across in the obits.

Errald

BenOrlo

Avard

Graig

Harden

Murlin
LaRell

Vean

Gaymore

Larvin

Now for the commentary. Errald is just plain funny because it's like you're intentionally forcing everyone to say poor Harold's name cockney style. Graig brings up pronunciation questions. Harden . . . makes me think of harden your heart, which probably isn't something you want to advocate. Murlin gets a spot just for its unique spelling. LaRell is just another example of the undesirable mid-name capitalization. Vean also makes me wonder how to say it. At first I thought it was like "Veen," which is totally weird, but then I thought maybe they just got creative and changed one letter of Sean so it would be like "Vaughn." Gaymore, besides the obvious modern-day implications, is just strange. Why put "more" in a name? Maybe it was a family name, like Fillmore, or something. That I could understand.

But worst of all, I think, is Larvin. Because it obviously sounds like larva, and I'm fairly certain that breaks one of the naming rules we've discussed before. It's a little like naming your son Wormin, or something.

So what do you think? Which one is the worst? Do you have any grandpa names to share?