If you were going to be a grandmother, what would you call yourself?

[MILTOBE]

Just as the title says - if one of your children was having a baby, what would you want to be known as?

The only options I can come up with are:

Gran
Granny
Grandma
Nan
Nana
Nanny

Which would you choose, or would you choose something else?

I'll probably be a Nan/Nanny as that seems to be our family tradition.

I like Granny. But that’s probably because my Granny was super glamorous and I loved her.

I can’t stand Nan, Nanny or Nana.

DW was adamant that she was to be "Gran". "Granny" was her mother (i.e. baby's Gt-Gran) and DW wouldn't be called "Nana" at any price.

What about Grams, like on Dawson’s Creek. That’s nice.

Don't know if it differs by area but I'm from the Midlands and loads are called nanny Christian name

Granny for me, Grandma is OK but I would never want to be Nan, Nanny or Nanna.

I'm Granny as that's what's been used in our family for a couple of generations.

My GC isn't old enough to talk yet so may come up with something different, which will be fine!

I wanted to be granny but the children had their own thoughts and call me nana. I don't really care tbh!

I would give it zero thought and let my grandchild decide.

Always tends to be Granny in my family. My brother is simply called G by his grandchildren. I've also heard of a Grammy and grumpy.

If I'm ever lucky enough I'd like to be Mama. I also like Mimi. But I bet you I'll be called the unflattering nickname my DS calls me!

Something fabulous but I can’t think of it yet. I have a while as my children are children 😄

My kids have 2 Grandmas and 2 Grandads as that’s what our parents chose... So they have a differentiator added on by us.

Nanna and Grandma are my grandparents too so I can’t imagine that for myself.

I’m Granny, sometimes Grammy. Love it 😁

DD has
Nan-nan & pops (my parents)

And nanny and grandad (DHs side)

I love pops for a grandfather I think it's so fun

Gran

I quite want to be Granny in honour of Granny Weatherwax

In the French translations she's called Meme Ciredutemps (with accents, so it's pronounced like may-may). That's also quite nice.

My mum thought Granny and Grandma sounded too old so went for Nanny.

I prefer Granny Weatherwax myself 😉

I know someone who is Gee Gee. Or you could go down the Scandinavian route and have Farmor or Mormor

I don't know why but I just don't want to be a Nana, Nan or Nanny it just makes me wince

I like Bubba though as PP

But will probably end up a gran, granny or grandma or some completely weird made up word

I would be Grandma. Not Granny or Gran, although I could probably bear Gran if they were older

Nan, Nana and Nanny seem so 'old' to my ears

I hope to be a Grandma, Granny or Gran maybe followed by my name. I hate all the Nan, Nana and Nannys.

I initially had Grandma and Grandpa on mum's side and Granny on my dad's, but at some point in my teens started calling my Grandma by her first name, no idea why, and it stuck.

Same thing happened with my DC. My parents are Grandma and Grandpa but PIL were called by their names from early teens onwards, their choice.

Second time of reading this thread - think I'll go with my first name. As a child I hated having to call people 'auntie x' or 'uncle y' and dropped the auntie / uncle bit when I grew up. None of the next generation refer to their respective aunts/ uncles like that. I feel it is so formal, so the idea of being called nanny first name or granny first name etc is nauseating. But if it ever happens, maybe the kids can decide (or my kids rather, since they'll have to start before their children can speak).

I'm quite happy to have no grandchildren for a long time yet, even though my children are all grown up now....... here's hoping......

I became a grandmother for the first time in October and I call myself Nana. It seemed a ‘softer’ name somehow than Granny.
My husband is Scottish and is Papa. He had a Papa as a boy, and his Dad was Papa to our girls.

Mamma here, chosen by my DILz pronounced Mam-ar

I Iove it. 😊😊

I am nannan, because that's what I used to call my grandmother. Also every other grandmother/great-grandmother/older woman in the family is called Nanny followed by her name and I really didn't want to be called Nanny Kate. It makes me sound ancient.