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what do you call your parent's mother ?

238 replies

BrizzleMint · 16/02/2019 15:42

I was doing that dialect quiz and selected Granny which apparently is nearly unique to Scotland and (mainly Northern) Ireland.

I'm from the south west.

What do you call your parent's mother and roughly where are you from?

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Aozora13 · 16/02/2019 20:21

I have a Gran from Scotland - Ayrshire in fact - and a Nan (was Nanny when we were little) from East Anglia. I grew up in SW England. My mum is now Gran and my late MIL (London) was Nana

TheFallenMadonna · 16/02/2019 20:34

I'm from the south east, but both of my Grandmas were Irish.

DH called his Gran and Granny, and they are from the South West.

My DC have Grandma (my mum) and Granny (DH's mum).

TheFallenMadonna · 16/02/2019 20:35

My MIL definitely thinks Granny is posher!

Mamimawr · 16/02/2019 20:37

Nain - north Wales

Bluerussian · 16/02/2019 20:38

Gran, Granny, Grandma.

Chinks123 · 16/02/2019 20:38

Ones Grandma and the others Nana, North Yorkshire.

IWillWearTheGreenWillow · 16/02/2019 20:40

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pinkpantsrock · 16/02/2019 20:40

Mummums

pinkpantsrock · 16/02/2019 20:42

because she's my mums mum, started when i was a tot and gone one since, most great grandkids call her mummums as well

Applesandpears23 · 16/02/2019 20:45

I had a Gran and a Grandad. My kids have a Granny, Grandad, Nanny and Gramps.

sanityisamyth · 16/02/2019 20:54

Granny. I'm from the South West.

RainbowMum11 · 16/02/2019 20:58

Grandma & Grsnny - East Mids

mrswx · 16/02/2019 21:00

Granny - Scotland

Redcrayons · 16/02/2019 21:00

Mums mum was Nana. I didn't know my dads mum.
My mum is also Nana, she didn't want to be grandma because it was for old people. MIL is Grandma who didn't want to be Nana for the same reason. Grin

YouBumder · 16/02/2019 21:01

Gran - west of Scotland

ColdTattyWaitingForSummer · 16/02/2019 21:04

I had a grandma and a nanny (southeast England), my mum is grandma, ds1 has a nanny (also southeast) and ds2 has a granny (Scotland), so fairly accurate for us. I think I’d like to be gran, but hopefully not for a few years yet!

YouBumder · 16/02/2019 21:06

I quite like nan. It’s not really used here tho

AhhhHereItGoes · 16/02/2019 21:09

Gran/Granny.

Born NI, raised near London, live in South West.

I think it matters a lot what your grandparents want you to call them, therefore where they come from counts.

AhhhHereItGoes · 16/02/2019 21:10

My kids call my Mum Granny
DHs Mum Nanny

WickedWytch · 16/02/2019 21:37

Granny. For three generations. With family from west and south of Ireland.
I’m amused that Granny is considered posh as all my posher friends had (or now, are) Nanas

PippilottaLongstocking · 16/02/2019 21:43

Mothers side - Granny (all grandmothers on that side have been Granny, all Irish up until my great granny who moved to England)
Fathers side - Grandma (Northeast England, very middle class)

idlenook · 16/02/2019 21:48

West Yorkshire, Nanan (paternal grandmother) and Grandma (maternal grandmother). Grandad on both sides. DM called my grandma Mam.

When I had kids, both my DM and MIL refused to be called Grandma as it made them feel old, but would happily be called Nanan, which flummoxed me as my Nanan always seemed ancient while my Grandma was very sprightly! Grin

Stellafox · 16/02/2019 21:49

I called my grandparents -granny, granny, papa and granda. I'm from Glasgow and have a lot of cousins from both sides so I presume it was just what the first grandchild called them and the rest of us just followed.

anniehm · 16/02/2019 22:06

Nanna, as do my kids. By chance so did my husband despite us being from different parts of the country

anniehm · 16/02/2019 22:06

Oh London and midlands