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What do DCs call their grandparents these days?

62 replies

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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Thumbinnapuddingwitch · 30/12/2011 23:10

When I was little, I had 4 grandparents and 2 great grandmas. My dad's parents were Grandma and Grandpa, my mum's were Nanna and Grandad, and then the greatgrandmas were Gran and little Nan (because she was too small to be great Nan Wink). So I was going to follow this tradition with my DS - MIL was happy for me to choose what to call her, so she is Grandma; but when it came to my own Dad, he just didn't "fit" the Grandad name, so he is Grandpa.
BUT! It seems that Grandpa is quite rare these days, as the number of cards available for Grandpa is really limited - whereas there are plenty of Grandad cards.
Likewise Grandma cards seem to have been largely replaced by Nanna (and Nanny) cards, which were a right bugger to find when I was a child!

I did make a classic faux pas at one school friend's house though - she said something about Nanny being around, and I said "oh I didn't realise your grandmother lived with you" - wasn't her grandmother, was the actual nanny, who was a proper old-fashioned live-in nanny who had never left after the children grew up.Blush

RockStockAndTwoOpenBottles · 30/12/2011 23:10

My mum is Ranny (as named by DD3), Grammy (as named by my youngest nephew) and Granny Germaleeeeeee as named by my older three when they were smalls (she lived in Germany until the oldest was about 10). The number of es at the end changes every time it's written.

I called my grandparents Granny and Pa and Granny Jet (had a black Lab called Jet) and Boppa.

Bunch · 30/12/2011 23:07

Are we the only ones to have a Grandfather?

scrummummy · 30/12/2011 23:07

My DDs only have my DM an DF as GP and I hoped they would call them the same names as I called my DM parents Nana and Granddad, yes to the first Nana and Papa (I blame pappa pig grandpa pig/papapig) but it works they also have Granny, my DH's granny who brought him up but is Granny as they talk to her on the phone and we sent photos and they sing songs to her.

Moonpig is great

iklboonkey · 30/12/2011 23:06

My mum & dad are nana and pops
FIL & his wife are nana & grandad
MIL is nanny

ceri1985 · 30/12/2011 23:05

My parents are nain and taid (pronounced nine and tide) - the north Wales translation of grandma and granddad.

TheFowlAndThePussycat · 30/12/2011 23:04

Granny A (my mum's Christian name).
Granny 'Onne (mispronunciation of dh mum's name!)
Grandpa P (dh stepdad name)
Uh-Oh! This is my dad! Dd1 christened him this as everytime he sees her he says "Uh-Oh, here comes trouble!" He looooooves having a special grandad name, as does Granny 'Onne actually. I think the best ones are the onesthe kids themselves make up. It is slightly confusing though as dd2 (2.5) was asked last week who her grandads were and she hadno clue! She talks about other children having Uh-Ohs too!

staylucky · 30/12/2011 23:01

Grannie, grandad xx, nanny, grandma xx, nanna xx

They all just worked out their own names somehow and we fell in line!!!

Tonksforthememories · 30/12/2011 22:53

Pils are Nanny and Grandad
Ps are Grumps and Gigi - chosen by them as DM was only 49 when DD1 was born!

Yaya is greek for nana i think.

Woodlands · 30/12/2011 22:48

My mum is Gran but my DS is 17 months and still doesn't have many words so it comes out as Nanny - she hates it! My dad is Granda (NI). The PILs are Granny and Granddad.

Maybetimeforachange · 30/12/2011 22:37

Grandma and grandpa. Could just about tolerate a nana and papa but never ever nan or grandad.

FestiveFriedaWassailsAgain · 30/12/2011 22:36

Nanny and grandad for DHs parents. (She was already known as Nanny, we produced the last grandchildren)

'The other grandad' for my dad. Or sometimes the grandad who brings sweets. Or the fat one Blush

Bignorkz · 30/12/2011 22:30

Haha good old Moonpig!

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snala · 30/12/2011 22:25

We use moonpig a lot!! Wink

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rhetorician · 30/12/2011 22:17

DDs have 3 grannies poor loves (same-sex couple); one is 'nana', the others are Grandma S (her name) and Grandma J (her name); although the latter slightly competitively (she is biological grandma) claims full 'grandma' rights on cards etc (which irritates me slightly). But dd is used to this formulation, as she has 'mummy my name' and 'mummy dp's name', and sometimes just generic 'mummy'...

JollySantaJackrum · 30/12/2011 22:16

I gave my parents and DP's parents the choice.

My parents are Granny and Granda, DP's parents are Nana and Pops.

I myself have two Grannys and a Granda. I think it's a regional (NE Scottish) thing - my mum and dad couldn't conceive of being called anything else.

TheOriginalNutcracker · 30/12/2011 22:12

My dad is Grandad and my mum insists on being Grandma. It was ok when the kids were little, but they hate saying it now, and refer to her as nan to their mates.

Bignorkz · 30/12/2011 22:10

I like the "made up" ones resulting from children not being able to say words properly, will they still call them this when they're 18 I wonder!! Grin Also a nightmare to buy greetings cards I imagine! Grin

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OldLadyKnowsSantaClaus · 30/12/2011 22:01

I am supposed to be granny and dh his grampa. To dgs (2.5) we are dan and papa. Grin

Bignorkz · 30/12/2011 21:59

Grin at grumpy!

I quite like nanna, my mum's name is Shirley, Nanna Shirley sounds okay I reckon. Problem is my great grandma was "nanna", she always had white hair as far as I remember, so make take some persuading...I guess DC will call her what it wants when it's old enough anyway!

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snala · 30/12/2011 21:48

Nanny and Grandad for my parents.

Baa Baa and Paa Paa for PIL. Officially Grandma and Grandpa but DS1 made the names up so they have stuck Grin and now both dc call them that.

wigglesrock · 30/12/2011 21:45

Mine have a Nana and a Pa (from Grandpa), but Pa stuck and a Nana and Granda.

My Mum chose Nana - me thinks in my more cynical moments that she thought nana would be easy to say and therefore would be babys first word Grin, which of course it was Blush, bloody Nanas between all the hugs and chocolate Mummy never stood a chance Grin

oreocrumbs · 30/12/2011 21:44

Grama and Grandad, and Nanna and Grandad, my Aunt is called YaYa by her GC which I think is lovely - but that came about naturally when DN was trying to say Grandma and could only pronounce YaYa, it stuck!

MummyAbroad · 30/12/2011 21:41

Shame, I liked "Granada" Grin