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What do DCs call their grandparents these days?

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Bignorkz · 30/12/2011 21:12

Baby due next Friday, just looking for some ideas as to what grandmas are called these days? DHs mum is happy with "mammar" (think that's a regional thing - we're from Notts - but my mum doesn't like it, she also says nan or gran makes her sound old!! I just used to call mine Grandma (name)!! Any more ideas??

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 13:19

i dont really get all this confusion malarkey we had two grannys and two grandads it was granny xxx and granny yyy i wasnt confused. my exh mum died before we met so the kids never had the prob only had one granny but dp kids call his mum nana.... (thats the dog from mary poppins right???) and their other granny to avoid confusion, are kids stupid?

i may be wrong and think its an english thing as i hadnt heard of it before i moved here.
(mild bone of contention)

LanceCorporalBoiledEgg · 04/01/2012 22:28

Granny and Grandad
Nanna
Grandpa

We let the Grandparents choose their own names :)

SkiBumMum · 04/01/2012 22:24

Grammy & Grandpa
Grandma & Grandad
Nanny (great grandmother)
Gigi (other gg who at 94 declared great grandma made her sound old and after a few weeks changed spelling from GG as more glamorous Grin)

mildertduck · 04/01/2012 19:04

Mine: Grandma K and Granda D (maternal); Nana S and Granda B (paternal)
(I am so pleased to hear of other Grandas!)

His: Granny and Grandpapa (shortened to GPP) (maternal); Grandma and Grandpa (paternal)

Grandchild is still gestating but his parents want to be Granny and Grandpa; mine want to be Mops and Pops...

trinitybleu · 02/01/2012 21:07

Grandma and Grandad [his first name], Nanna Boat and Grumpy/Grandad Boat (they live aboard a boat), and Grandad [first name]. I wanted different names for each to make things easier, but completely failed iro the grandads!

exoticfruits · 02/01/2012 19:13

Just ask the grandparents what they want.

PotteringAlong · 02/01/2012 19:05

Grandma and grandad
Nain and Taid

Also use moonpig! :)

ilianora · 02/01/2012 18:59

We have Nainy (welsh) and grumpy (true). he wouldnt choose what he wanted to be called so he has always just been grumpy. when DS is older he will probably use grumps or Taid (welsh)

Kaekae · 01/01/2012 22:56

Nanny and Grandpa, my mother refused to be called granny which I like but she thinks it makes her sound old.

Montsti · 01/01/2012 09:58

My parents are Nanna and Grandad and my in-laws are Granny and Grandpa.

rednellie · 01/01/2012 03:45

On my side we're got Grandad X (our surname) and Mamgu (South Welsh grandma).

On my DH's side, his mother insisted she not be called anything grandma related as she doesn't want to be made to feel old (she's over 70...). So she tries to get our DD to call her by her name. Instead my DD calls her Aunty X which I find hilarious, but confirms for me that it's confusing not calling her a granny type name. My FIL has settled for Grandad X (his first name) and is very chuffed about it.

SucksToBeMe · 01/01/2012 03:31

Mine,Nanny and pop pop. His, abuela,abuelo (Spanish)

Sugarkane · 31/12/2011 21:05

Mine have a Nana and Papa, Nanny and grandad and a Nanny big dog (she has boxers) and papa. Nanny big dog is called nanny big bike by her other grandchildren as they have a big bike there so I think she feels she has moved up in the world now she is a dog.

winterreise · 31/12/2011 20:59

Depends where you live and your social class and how eccentric your parents are.

greenmoo · 31/12/2011 19:19

We decided that my mum would be Grandma and DP's mum would be Nanna but DS had other ideas! He calls them Nanna X and Nanna Y, X and Y being their first names.

fanjodisfunction · 31/12/2011 15:59

mine are called Poppa and Grams by mine and my nephew calls them Poppa and Nanna.

I think its up to the grandparents initially what they want to be called and then sometimes the grandchild comes up with a name themselves.

jandymaccomesback · 31/12/2011 10:26

Granny (place name) and Grampy (place name)
Grandad and Grandma (place name)
You could always invent your own name.

rhetorician · 31/12/2011 09:43

my dd1 calls her nana (her choice, not ours) 'mum' sometimes because that's what she hears everyone else calling her

felicitywits · 30/12/2011 23:40

*Gamma = my mother and Gaga = my dad, that is.

felicitywits · 30/12/2011 23:38

My mother tried to get DD to call her Mum! It has settled though on Gamma and Gaga and Granna for MIL (incorporates her name), FIL is his first name but everyone calls him that Inc. DH so was all they'd heard him referred to as iyswim.

scrummummy · 30/12/2011 23:33

Bignorkz- i dont know only worked for them for a few months but if you have an account would be able to get you a free card or some prepay.Grin

the only reason that i mentioned it was that it is one of the few places that you can get stuff tailored to your name needed.

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tigana · 30/12/2011 23:33

DS has a granny (turns 60 in 2012) and grandpa ( is 61) and a grandad (is 65).
He also has a 'papa' (great granddad...in his 90s)

When 'grandpa' was being a bit 'precious' and saying he should be called by his 1st name...we resorted to calling him "gampy firstname' for a while and he soon stopped :D

MabliD · 30/12/2011 23:24

My parents have decided to be Nanny and Pop (as that's what they called their grandparents)

MIL is Nain

FIL and SMIL are Taid and Nainy xxxxx (first name)

My grandparents are/were Nanny and Granddad Surname and Nanny and Granddad Other Surname. Only used the surnames to differentiate between them when talking about who we were going to see etc.

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Bignorkz · 30/12/2011 23:21

scrummummy - do we get commission now we've mentioned Moonpig on the thread!!? Wink

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12345667 · 30/12/2011 23:10

My mother insisted on being called "mam" in some sort of weirdy attempt to assert herself as queen of everything. I have encouraged my DC to call her granny to piss her off.

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