What did you call your grandmother?

[georgina]

So my oldest DD is expecting. Yay! I never met any of my grandparents. My mom, who was from Ireland, was Nana to my kids, my MIL was Grandma. Just curious what others have liked, I have 6 months (or more until he/she is talking) to decide.

 

[ItsMEH]

I had a Nana and Grandma. My Mom is Grammie to my kids. My Aunt that I’m close with has grandkids that call her Mimi, which I think is super cute

 

[Meriweather]

my grandmother was Nana
and now I am Nana

 

[dclpluto]

One was mom mom and the other one
Was grand-mom

 

[Schneewittchen37]

Nanny is what we called my grandmother.

My mother is a Nana.

 

[lynxstch]

I called my Grandmother on my Dads side Grandma..called my Mothers mother Nana, and her mother, my great grandmother, Memere

 

[lifesavacation]

Grammy
On other side it’s Grandma and her name.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Mom-Mom and Nanny.

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

I called my grandmother “granny.”

Just remember your grandchild might end up calling you what they want no matter what you try to get them to use. My mom has always been “grandma” to my kids even though she tried to get them to call her “nana.”

 

[Kitty 34]

Granny and Grandmother

 

[Disneylover99]

Nanny

 

[mmbrad02]

I called my grandmothers "Nannie (Insert last name". I have no idea how that got started, I was well down the line in grandkids.

My mom is MaMaw to her grandkids. My Step MIL is also MaMaw to my daughter, so it's MaMaw Beth and MaMaw Joy - we somehow switched to first names. My husbands mother is Grandma Nancy to my daughter.

 

[DLgal]

Abby. Her name was Arlene, but it wasn't a nickname. We are Puerto Rican (she was Irish American but married a Puerto Rican man). When her first grandchild was born, my cousin couldn't pronounce "abuela" (spanish for grandmother) as a toddler, but she could say "abby." It stuck and we all called her that. My other grandmother died when I was very young and was in a nursing home for many years beforehand so we never knew her.

 

[ronandannette]

Only one was living by the time I came along. I called her Grandma and so did all my cousins.

 

[mamamary]

Nanny. I never met my other grandmother before she died.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Nana and Grandmother.

 

[design_mom]

Mine were both Grandma. (And we used their last names to differentiate when speaking ABOUT them. One of mine died when I was very young so I don't actually remember calling her anything but she was referred to as "your Grandma LastName" when she was spoken about.) It's the same for my kids. We asked my mom and mother-in-law what wanted to be called and they both wanted Grandma, so...

My husband called one of his grandmothers Grandma and one Gram.

 

[kiddo76]

Nana (Irish - Mom's side) and Mémé (French Canadian - Dad's side)

My Mom was Grams. She thought "Nana" (what her mom was called) sounded "mean", lol.

My Dad was supposed to be Grampa, but the first grandchild came out with "PaPa" and it stuck. So you never know what you might end up being called.

 

[Marrila]

My grandmother was Grandma.
I chose Nana. I like it.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Mother's mother: Mamaw

Father's mother: Nanny