What do you perfer your grandchildren call you?

[Tiggerlovinggrandma]

Just curious as to what other grandmothers perfer to be called. My DH and I are grandma and grandpa. Our DGS's other grandparents refer to themselves as nana and poppy. I tried to select the most popular choices I have heard of but if there are other names not in the poll, please post them. Thanks

 

[Jenvenza]

My parents are called Mimi and PopPop and DH's parents are Grandma and Grandpa.

 

[thegrimdwarf]

My MIL and FIL are grandma and grandpa. My parents are Meme and Pepe (pronounced mem-ay and pep-ay).

 

[scouthawkk]

Not a grandparent yet-LONG way to go before that happens...but DS6 refers to most of his grandparents as either grandma or grandpa, followed by their first names. One grandma prefers to be called nani (naw-nee), and one grandpa prefers to be called grumpa. But the others are all just fine with grandma/grandpa.

 

[Stephaniecmc]

Our DS4 has been blessed with 3 sets of grandparents (no thanks to my parents' divorce), but he has a Papa & Mema, Meme & Grandpa, and Nana & Pappy Dan.

Poor thing gets confused at times, but he loves them all!

 

[Eeyore's Wife]

My grandparents were from Germany and were called Oma and Opa. I am not yet a grandmother, but when I am, I want to be Oma.

The "O" in Oma is long and then the "A" is short. Stress on the "O."

My parents have passed, but my kids call my husbands parents Nana and Papa.

My mother-in-law and I cannot really stand each other and we drive each other nuts, but she loves the kids and does admit that I love them ,too. So, we try to grin and behave for their sakes. I think we do a pretty good job given that each of us would most likely want to hit the other with a frying pan most days.

I am looking forward to the kids marrying. I have decided that as long as they are happy, I am happy. Period. I don't care if my son brings home a coctail waitress in a Dolly Parton wig and Lee Press On Nails. If he loves her, then I love her.

If my daughter brings home a Vegan flute player, but she loves him, then I will learn to make bean loaf.

--Eeyore's Wife
Someday Oma

 

[MaleficentFan]

My inlaws are Oma and Opa as well... German heritage! My parents opted for Grandma and Grandpa.

 

[nessz79]

I'm not a grandparent, but...

My parents are called Grandma Pat and Grandpa Barney (Barney is his nick name).

DH's parents are called Memaw and Grandpop (sometimes Hector, his actual name...he doesn't mind, luckily).

 

[Maggie'sMom]

My parents let all their grandchildren pick what names they would call them. My oldest brother's kids (guided by their mother) chose Grandma Susie and Grandpa Paul (that's when they were older, I can't remember what they used as toddlers). My middle brother's kids chose Granny and PopPop. With my daughter, she started calling my mother MawMaw on her own. I can't remember how old she was at the time. I think around 15-18 months. She didn't have a name for my dad yet and he was really jealous so he started suggesting names to her. The one she latched onto was PopPop. It was about a year later that my mom told me dad hated the name PopPop. Well, then why did he suggest it to her????? Funny thing is, she's mostly switched to calling my mom Grandma, but she still refers to my dad sometimes as PopPop.

 

[jenb1023]

I have found that sometimes it will be a name you pick and sometimes it will be a name picked for you. I am not a grandparent - my dd will turn 5 next week.

However, she was the first grandchild on my side so I asked my parents what they wanted to be called. My mom tried out lots of names and settled on Mammaw (Jordan already had a Grandma and a Nana on the other side). My dad said he didn't care so we just went with Grandpa. Well, when Jordan started talking and said her version of the word Grandpa it came out P-Paw so he has been P-Paw ever since to her and to his now second grandchild.

Other grandparent names in the family - Grandma, Nana, Great-Grandma, Pap-Pap, Poppy

 

[ntz4disney]

My kids call both sets of grandparents, Mommom and Poppop. They add in their first name to make sure we know which one they are asking about

 

[jeepgirl30]

My kids call my mom Bubba and my dad is Poppa. My nephew calls them Granny and Pappa. My kids call MIL Gimmy and FIL Pappy.

My DD named all of them. When she first started calling my mom Bubba my mom had a FIT! She thought my DH was teasing her and making my DD call her that to be mean but she just did it on her own. He called his grandma Bubby, the entire HUGE family did.

My DS called my dad either "other Bubba" or "Dude Bubba" for a long time! Now he says Poppa or "my best friend Poppa". Its so sweet. One day he said to me "mommy, you know my best friend Poppa?" I was like well yes son I do know him!

 

[bookgirl]

I don't have kids, so I'm pretty sure it's a moot poll for me, but my nephews call my mom and step dad Nana and Papa. They call my dad and stepmom Grandma Linda and Grandpa Roger, or just plain old Grandpa and Grandma. They call my ex sil's parents Ma and Pa. (first grandkid started that)

 

[foltzy]

My kids call my parents Mem and Bap-bap, my husband's parents Pappy (His dad dies this past March but he's still refered to as pappy), his mom is Grandma and her husband is Pappy Nate, His Grandma is Nana and her husband is Jerry and my grandparents are Grandma or Grandpa insert last name after each.

 

[LadyShea]

We did an open adoption, so DS has 4 sets of grandparents, several living great grandparents, and honorary grandparents in our neighbors

He has the following:
Nana and Poppo
Mimaw and Papa
Granny and Buddy
Nana <first name> and Papa <first name>
Nannynette and Papa <first name> (kiddo made up Nannynette which incorporates her name)
Two g-grandmas are Mimaw
One g-grandma is Grandma <first name>
G-grandpa is Grandpa

 

[MinnieGi]

My kids have a mommom and poppop and nonnie and poppop plus a GG (Great Grandmom).

 

[bigbabyblues]

MIL is "Noinee". Not sure if that's how you spell it, I doubt anyone else knows either...

She wanted to be Nana. DS couldn't say Nana, he said Noinee. And, it stuck. She never has to wonder if they are talking about her...

 

[luckey-lasvegas]

My DD calls my parents MiMi and PaPa, and my MIL Grandma. My DN's called my mom Grandma Janet and she loves being able just right MiMi on all my DD cards and gifts instead of writing out G..r..a..nd..ma..J..a..n..e..t. .

 

[swkmom]

My mom wanted to be called Nonna (what I called my grandmother) it is grandmother in Italian however my daughter pronounced it Nonny when she was little and it stuck. So my parents are Nonny and Pops. My kids call my husbands parents the good ole country Mamaw and Papaw.

 

[lovebug21]

My little boy calls my mother "Mine" and my dad "PopPop". He came up with those and we refer to them as Grandma and Grandpa. Well, now we call them PopPop and Mine. We left it up to him.