Grandparents...names?

[Meriweather]

We're Nana and Papa

I called the only set of grandparents I knew, Nana and Papa

 

[willowsnn3]

All my grandchildren call us Nanny & Poppa.
My kids called my mother & father Granny and Poppa Joe and my grandkids called my mother Granny-Granny, lol.
I never knew my grandparents so just refer to them as my grandparents.

 

[cfriend416]

My niece is the first grandkid in the family. My parents were meant to be Nana and Grumpa.

She's done alright with Nana, but recently she's been calling her Nanny - I think because she recently made the switch from Mama and Dada to Mommy and Daddy.

While we always refer to my dad as Grumpa, to her he started out as Baba, but lately it's something more like Bubba or Buh-pa. Who knows what that will turn in to!

I only knew my maternal grandparents, who were Mimi and Papa. My grandfather, who is still alive, is Papa to my niece, too.

On a side note, I (Auntie) ended up as Die-die in niece language. Sometimes awkward when we're in public and she starts calling out for Auntie. Die die die die!

 

[Pugsly]

I'm Gram and DH is Grandpa.

DH's ex is Oma.

DSiL's parents are Lola and Master and Commander. I really don't know what he wants to be called - this is what he told me when I asked. :lol:

Of course, our granddaughter is only 6 weeks old, so who knows what names we'll actually end up with.

My parents wanted to be Maw-Maw and Papa. When DS (first grandchild) started talking, he couldn't say Maw-Maw. So Nana she became. Papa stuck.

 

[cluvsdisney]

We called my grandparents Nanny & Poppop (Mother's side) and Grandma (Father's side). My father's father died before I was born so I always refer to him as my father's father.


My mom goes by Gram to her grandchildren.

One of my friends, who was not quite "ready" to become a grandfather, goes by PaPa Joe or PaJoe.

 

[Funfire240]

My Dad to my kids is Papa and my mom is Grammie Carrot (when DD was 2 she was naming everyone and said Carrot for Carol and it stuck!)

DH"s parents are just Grandpa and Grandma.

Growing up we used last names Grandma ____ and Grandpa ____. I laugh now that it seems so formal and unlike us.

 

[aristocatz]

I'm not a grandparent. My children have two grandmothers. When I asked them what they would prefer to be called, they both chose "grandma." To avoid confusion, we did "grandma+first name" (i.e. "Grandma Deb"), so my daughter would know who we were referring to. Once she learned to talk, she ended up naming my mother "Beemom," which I think was just how her articulation translated "grandma." My MIL ended up staying "Grandma." I don't think my mother loves her name, but I think its adorable because it was a name created by my DD.

 

[minkydog]

My mom/stepdad - Yiayia & Papou (Greek).

My DH is 2nd gen Greek-American, so we'd like to go by Yiayia and Papou, also . We called my grandmother Granny, but all her friends and relations called her by her childhood nickname, Nonna. I always felt a little jealous of them. I don't like the name, Granny, but if the kids don't want to use our Greek names, I'd like to go by Nonna and Papa.

 

[luvflorida]

Our three grandkids call us gramma and grampa. It took awhile, though, for our first grandchild to get to those names! I remember a similar thread from last year or so, where I posted how he eventually arrived at gramma and grampa.

Our grandson was a late talker and didn't always pronounce words clearly. For awhile, he called us "grum" and "grump". I was happy when he finally could say "gramma" and "grampa". But it wasn't long before I had a new name, and it wasn't gramma. His other grandmother (SIL's mother) was in Australia for an extended time when our grandson was born. It was almost two years before our grandson met his other grandmother. When they finally met, our grandson called her "gramma new one". Well, that was okay, except he started calling me "gramma old one".

It made perfect sense to him. His other grandma was brand new to him, and I was his well known "old" grandma, even though his other grandmother is 15 years older than me! It had nothing to do with age. I was very glad, though, when he started calling me "gramma" and his other grandmother "gramma-first name"!

 

[soccerdad72]

My boys call my parents Grandma and Grandpa. They call my MIL Nonnie (my FIL passed away a while ago, but my older son used to call him Papa). It originally was supposed to be Nana and Papa, but when my older son was little, it always came out "Nonnie", so it just kind of stuck.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

From a realistic POV -- it probably doesn't matter what you want the grandchildren to call you. Once they start talking, they will call you something, and whatever that happens to be will likely stick. That's how my uncle became BUMPA, because oldest grandson tried to say grampa, and it came out as Bumpa. To this day, college age grandson and all the other grandchildren call him Bumpa.

Truth! My old neighbor was "Mocca" and my grandmother's sister "Gobbie" to their grandchildren

 

[lovesmurfs]

Sounds really stupid, but I'd like my grandkids (when they come...not soon!) to just call me Grandma, and DH Grandpa.

Inlaws are Grammy and Grandpa. My parents are Grandy (because "Grammy" was "taken" -- whole 'nuther thread) and Pop-Pop.

They don't make Hallmark cards for Grandy and Pop-pop (although there is a card which lists a whole bunch of grandpa-type names on it that I think we've sent several years in a row). And don't send her a Grandma card -- she's not "Grandma." So now that the kids are older, we have to seek out "to a wonderful grandmother" or just cross out Grandma on the card. It's a real pain.

Grandma First Name (or even last name) would have been preferable.

 

[njmom47]

Dh is Pop and I am Grammy to our dgd. That's what I wanted to be called.

My maternal grandparents were Grandma and Grandpa.
My paternal grandfather was PopPop.

My dmom and her husband (my dad passed away long before I had kids) are Mimi; he was PopPop.

Dh's mom is GG (Grandma last-name-that-starts-with-a-G), also because she's a great grandmother many times over.

My biological dad and his wife were/are Grandpa Name and Grandma Name to my kids.

 

[MIGrandma]

Our grandchildren have always called us Grandma and Papa.

I called my maternal grandparents Grandma and Grandpa. Spent a lot of time with them while growing up. I never met my paternal grandfather (but know I wouldn't have liked him as he was an abuser) and I only got to see my paternal grandmother a few times in my life but called her Grandma also.

 

[MichelleVW]

Sounds really stupid, but I'd like my grandkids (when they come...not soon!) to just call me Grandma, and DH Grandpa.

Inlaws are Grammy and Grandpa. My parents are Grandy (because "Grammy" was "taken" -- whole 'nuther thread) and Pop-Pop.

They don't make Hallmark cards for Grandy and Pop-pop (although there is a card which lists a whole bunch of grandpa-type names on it that I think we've sent several years in a row). And don't send her a Grandma card -- she's not "Grandma." So now that the kids are older, we have to seek out "to a wonderful grandmother" or just cross out Grandma on the card. It's a real pain.

Grandma First Name (or even last name) would have been preferable.

Doesn't sound stupid. I want my Grandkids to call us Grandma and Grandpa when it happens. I really hate all the cutesy names that people come up with because they are "too young to be a Grandma" I'm 47 and have a 23 year old...I'm old enough to be a Grandma (she's just not ready yet lol).

When I was growing up everyone called their Grandparents, Grandma and Grandpa.

 

[SirDuff]

We had...

Mumsmum, Mumsdad

Dadsmum, dadsdad

All said as one word.

Apparently, we liked to be literal (I'm pretty sure that the names came from a British children's book).

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Truth! My old neighbor was "Mocca" and my grandmother's sister "Gobbie" to their grandchildren

I actually think those names are extra special, as, to me, they connote an early and unique relationship. I never had the closeness of a grandparent, really, so if my granchildren (that I hopefully have someday) want to call me a silly name, I'll cherish it.

 

[Riles_and_Gabe]

My boys call my parents Grandma and Grandpa. They call my MIL Nonnie (my FIL passed away a while ago, but my older son used to call him Papa). It originally was supposed to be Nana and Papa, but when my older son was little, it always came out "Nonnie", so it just kind of stuck.

I call my Grandmother Nonnie too for the same reason! She was supposed to be called Nana but it came out as Nonnie. Because I was the first grandchild, the name just stuck.

I think someday (far, far, far in the future), I would also like to be called Nonnie.

My kids call my Mom, Grandma.

 

[JVL1018]

My parents were Grandma and Grandpa. My father in law is Pop Pop.
My MIL died before my kids were born, but we refer to her as Grandma.

I called my grandfather, Grandpa (my other one died before I was born).
My dad's mom I called Grandma Babe. Babe was her nickname that what all her family and friends called her, so that's what we called her.

My moms mom lived with us, we called her Grandma, but referred to her, always, as Grandma Who Lives Here.
Even now, when she's been gone for 15 years and no one lives in the house we grew up in, she remains Grandma Who Lives Here.

And actually when speaking to both of my Grandmas, I usually shortened them both to just Gram more often than not.

My dad's grandmother was my only great grandparent alive when I was born. She was Mum. Not sure why, but that's what her children and grandchildren called her. (she was Scottish).

Don't know what my grand kids will call me, but I''m sure I'll love it.

 

[DisneyChula]

Sounds really stupid, but I'd like my grandkids (when they come...not soon!) to just call me Grandma, and DH Grandpa.

Inlaws are Grammy and Grandpa. My parents are Grandy (because "Grammy" was "taken" -- whole 'nuther thread) and Pop-Pop.

They don't make Hallmark cards for Grandy and Pop-pop (although there is a card which lists a whole bunch of grandpa-type names on it that I think we've sent several years in a row). And don't send her a Grandma card -- she's not "Grandma." So now that the kids are older, we have to seek out "to a wonderful grandmother" or just cross out Grandma on the card. It's a real pain.

Grandma First Name (or even last name) would have been preferable.

I don't think that sounds stupid. My parents would like to be called Grandma and Grandpa. My sister just announced her pregnancy and my mother had one request. They can call me anything, just not Nana.

My paternal grandfather died before I was born but has always been referred to as Grandpa and my grandmother is Grandma. My maternal parents are Grandma and Grandpa. My maternal great-grandmothers were also Grandma. Since my Grandpa was the only grandfather, he has always just been Grandpa. For the grandmothers, we just added first or last names to distinguish between them all. Grandma Maiden Name, Grandma First Name, Grandma Dee, etc.