Author Topic: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)  (Read 107975 times)

Offline Cell

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,710
  • Two words that can change the world "Thank You"
    • View Profile
Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« on: Friday 20 February 09 15:30 GMT (UK) »
Hi all,
I don't know where to post this ( here or in the even lighter side?)

Just a simple question: which is the correct English language way to spell Grandad?
I have always spelled it  as Grandad , as does my whole family ( British), until recently ( I've been pulled up by spell checkers), so I've started to spell it the other way with two dd's .

It makes sense to me to spell as Granddad, but it looks odd and it is totally alien to me to spell it that way.

Anyone know which is the correct  English language spelling?

Kind Regards


Census information in my posts are crown copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.u

Offline Ayashi

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,789
  • William Wood, who was your mother??
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #1 on: Friday 20 February 09 15:32 GMT (UK) »
Since both of mine died before I was born, I've never actually had need to spell it in childhood... Although I agree to the logic of 'grand-dad' if you have 'grand-ma'...

Offline jksdelver

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,261
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #2 on: Friday 20 February 09 15:36 GMT (UK) »
Both are in the dictionary but I tend to use granddad now

Offline lizdb

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,307
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #3 on: Friday 20 February 09 15:53 GMT (UK) »
I have always used Grandad, and to me Granddad looks wrong. But I have noticed some greetings cards have Granddad on them - and some Grandad!

No idea which is right - or perhaps both - but I am sticking to Grandad!
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk


Offline hamiltonhunt

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 202
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #4 on: Friday 20 February 09 15:55 GMT (UK) »
Got around it by using Grandma and Grandpa.
ARMSTRONG: Ireland, Canada, USA  BUCKLEY: Ireland, Canada  DONOVAN: Ireland, London, USA, Australia  DOOLEY: Ireland  DOWNEY: Ireland  ECKERSALL: England, Penang  HAMILTON: Tyrone, Armagh, Penang, England, Wales, Australia, Canada  HAMPTON: England, Wales  MACKEY: Ireland, Canada, USA  McINTYRE: England, Penang  REID: Ireland, Canada  REID: Ireland, Canada  SAWYER: England, Canada  STEWART: Penang, Ireland, USA  TODD: Ireland  TOOLSERAM: Penang, Australia  WATTS: England  WILSON: England

Offline stanmapstone

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,798
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #5 on: Friday 20 February 09 15:57 GMT (UK) »
The Oxford English Dictionary has grand-dad, and grandad, there should be a hyphen in grand-dad which is why granddad looks wrong  :)
Stan
Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline lizdb

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,307
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #6 on: Friday 20 February 09 15:57 GMT (UK) »
and Grandpa.

... thats what hubby's dad is called. Mine always been Grandad !
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline Gaille

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 575
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #7 on: Friday 20 February 09 16:04 GMT (UK) »
lol well in my house they are .............. Da-da and Pops lol

Manchester – Bate(s) / Bebbington / Coppock or Coppart / Evans / Mitchell / Prince / Smith

Cheshire Latchford – Bibby / Savage / Smith.
Cheshire Macclesfield,  Bollington & Rainow – Childs / Flint / Mc'rea
Cheshire Crewe – Bate(s) / Bebbington
Shropshire Wellington, Wobwell – Smith
Walsall Midds – Smith
Norfolk - Childs / Hanwell / Smith

Also looking for:
Mc'Rea/McCrea – Ireland to Cheshire

And
any relatives of Margaret Bibby married to Thomas Smith all over country

Offline Cell

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,710
  • Two words that can change the world "Thank You"
    • View Profile
Re: Grandad or Granddad? ( spelling)
« Reply #8 on: Friday 20 February 09 16:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi all, Thanks for the replies.

yes (Stan), Grand-dad looks correct to me with the hyphen. It looks totally alien as one word and grandad with the only one d  is correct ( as I  write it). Thanks for clearing that up  :)

It's just that  I'm teaching my son to spell ( 3 yrs old) ,whilst writing out a birthday card to his grandad I'm starting to question my own everyday basic spelling . I've been pulled up on spell checkers when posting on forums using grandad with one d , so in the end I'm bl**dy confused ??? . Before the internet/spell checkers, I was   quite happy with my own old fashioned spelling ( whether it was wrong or right)

Kind regards :)

Census information in my posts are crown copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.u