As an adult, do you call your Aunt/Uncle by their first name only?

[stinkerbelle's mom]

I address my Aunts & Uncles by "Aunt first name" & "Uncle first name". One of my aunts remarried after her husband died and I call her new husband by his first name.

I use Aunt & Uncle for dh's family too, which is kind of funny because I used "Mr first name" & "Ms first name" for his parents.

 

[NMAmy]

Yep, my aunts and uncles are still addressed as Aunt FirstName/Uncle FirstName.

My nephew is only 12 years younger than me and my niece is 14 years younger. (My sister is 10 years older than me.) It's funny--their spouses and children refer to me as Auntie Amy but my own nephew and niece usually just call me Amy although they used to use the Auntie when they were kids. They're more like a younger brother and sister to me than niece & nephew.

 

[JARNJ3]

This thread made me realize - I only have one left.

Aunt MaryAnn

Would never call my aunts and uncles by their first name. Cousins - yes.

 

[Forevryoung]

My Uncle once yelled at me because I accidentally did not call him "uncle ___" I was 8 years old and very upset by it (I still remember it too)

I call most of my aunts and uncles "aunt __ and uncle __"

I call my mom's brother by his first name usually probably because I call his wife (who he married when I was 18) by her first name. It would be weird to call her "aunt" even though I am close to them.

 

[#1hockeymom]

I call them all by aunt/uncle first name, even DH's, except my Uncle Rob, who I now call just by his first name. We're only five years apart, though, so that is probably why. I was married before him and had kids and somewhere along the way he lost his uncle part to his name, though my kids call him Uncle Rob.

 

[DebbieB]

After my mom died, I became close with her younger sister. I'm 48, she's 65, I usually just call her by her first name. When I was younger I called her aunt.

 

[NCDisneyMom]

I call mine Aunt _______ and Uncle ________. My one uncle re-married when I was already an adult, so I call his wife by her first name, only. Although, my children do call her Aunt.

DH's family I call by first names. However, if we are sending a card from all of us, I do list them as Aunt and Uncle, since dh and the kids do refer to them that way. It's only if I, personally, and addressing them that I call them by their first names. It wasn't something I did consciously, it just kind of happened that way.

 

[maelstrom]

My mom's sister is just Aunt, and my mom is just Aunt to her four nieces and nephews.

I call my dad's sisters by their first names only. When I was younger, I'd say Auntie Doreen if I wanted her to do my nails (she's a cosmetologist). I might've said Aunt Denise at some point, but I don't recall.

All of my dad's nieces and nephews use the Aunt and Uncle titles for both of my parents. Most of them end up saying Unca Dave, though, because that's how my oldest cousin said it.

My mom's great nephews call her Aunt Robin, because as is tradition, their mother's sister is just Aunt. Luckily it evened out that my Aunt had two sons and two daughters, so the daughters' kids will just have one Aunt. Actually, my one cousin doesn't like to call my mother anything; last time we saw him, he told my mom that she wasn't his friend. He's six.

My one cousin's husband is named Dave, as is my dad, which created an interesting dilemma on what her nephew should call them. It turned out that my cousin's husband is Uncle Dave and my dad is Uncle David, because most of my mom's family calls him David.

I always used the titles Aunt & Uncle for my great aunt & uncle.

 

[catsrule]

My neices and nephews call me Jo Jo.

 

[antmaril]

Aunt _____ and Uncle _____.

I'm 56 and most of the my aunts and uncles are deceased, however, I would never call them by their first name only.

 

[KristiKelly]

I've never used "aunt" or "uncle" just their 1st name only. My kids do the same.

 

[tennisfan]

Some of my aunts & uncles have asked us to just call them by their first name, so I do. The rest I still call aunt or uncle.

 

[Claire L]

Only got one Aunt and she insisted ever since I could talk that she would not be called Aunt/Auntie and I have was used her family name which is different to her official first name!

Claire

 

[Tazicket]

I think I alternate between the two. My Mom told me when I was younger that my Aunt and Uncle (her brother and sister) were ok with me just calling them by their first names. I tried it out for a while and then switched back to Aunt Sharon and Uncle Joel. Now, I use both.

My Aunts and Uncles on my Dad's side are always Aunt ___ or Uncle ____.

 

[malibuconlee]

I call mine Aunt or Uncle Firstname. DH just calls his by their first name, not sure if he's always done that or not.

 

[minnieandme]

Yes, I still say Aunt ________ or Uncle______. I'd feel funny just calling them by their first name.

 

[Chattyaholic]

I only have two uncles and one aunt left, most have passed away but I always called them Aunt and Uncle and then their names.

I do have a step-aunt that I don't put Aunt before her name. She is my Uncle Jimmy's 3rd wife, and I don't really care for her. So I just can't force myself to call her "Aunt" Carol.

 

[Robinrs]

I only have two left... out of 16! My Dad's youngest sister and brother. We call my aunt by her name but call my uncle "UncleBrat" like it's one word! My Aunt grew up with us like a sister so I consider her my sister. My Dad was 22 years older than her and she's 14 years older than me. She's like my best friend!

I've been an aunt for most of my life and I've NEVER allowed my nieces and nephews to call me Aunt Robin! It just seems so formal and they're like my kids! Also, i wanted to be like the aunt I grew up with and wanted the same relationship. I'm so glad we do!

 

[Kirby]

I call all my aunts and uncles with their title first and then their names. I would feel like I was being disrespectful to call them by their first names only. In turn, I am very proud to be someone's "aunt" and prefer to be called that by all my nieces and nephews.

 

[OK!]

They're all still Aunt and Uncle to me. It'd feel weird now to change anything.