To wish people wouldn't use the word "nana"

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Unless you are a toddler and are talking about bananas.

People never used it back in the good old days of MN.

I call mine nan as that is what she prefers.

As in, grandmother?

As in short for banana not for their grandmother?

Narna I agree.

Nana for your grandmother is quite sweet.

Eh? My son calls my mum Nanna, what's wrong with that?!

You mean for grandmother? If so YANBU as I hate it too!

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I’m 50 and grew up with two Nanas. Maybe it’s regional?

YABU I’m my grandchildren’s Nana. When they get older, they shorten it to Nan, but they use Nana for many years after the age of 2. If you don’t like it, fine, but it’s been in common usage in the UK since I was a kid and I’m 64! 🤷‍♀️

Another confused poster here.

Did you mean 'Nanna'
Or 'nana, short for banana

It's not clear.

If you mean we are not to use Nana for our grandmothers, you are being unreasonable. I had two lovely Nanas, and I’m 48 so it was used back in the day.Much prefer it to Nanny.
If you mean grown ups shouldn’t say nanas to be mean bananas, fine, although I’ve never heard anyone do that. Or are you talking about it in the context of “hoochie mamas, show your nanas?”

It was always Nanna to me. I'm 36. My nieces n nephews call my ma Nanna now. It's very common in Ireland.

My nana-her choice of name - was born in 1908. It’s a pretty old term, possibly regional, though.

If it's the grandmother version, we use it in our family for my toddler to distinguish between his grandmother and great grandmother. His grandmother is nan, his great grandmother is Nanna.

Nana and 'nana are pronounced differently usually

Oh, just realised you're talking about bananas!!🤣🤣

My Mum always recoiled at the thought of being called Nanna but I really don't understand why - it must have some subconscious origins somewhere

My Mums Mum was my Nana, my Mum was my daughter's Nana, Nan as daughter got older.

What's it to you what my family call those we love(d)?

I had a Nana. Her eldest grandchild was born in 1960 which is certainly before "the good old days of MN".

"Nana" as in "grandmother"?
Whats wrong with that?

Although, I dont call my grandmother, nana.
I called my great grandmother, nana.

Anyway, I've been here since 2012, I'm.npt sure if that's the good old days, but I'm sure nana has never been a problem

*People never used it back in the good old days of MN&

It's hardly a new thing my brother & I are in our 50s & my mums mum was Nana.

Is your issue with people using nana for grandmas? Or people over 3 using nana for bananas?

why do you care?

I adored my beloved Nana. I don’t really understand the hate.

At risk of turning this into a TAAT, it’s barna, not ‘nana so YANBU.

I think Nana is very affectionate - don’t understand why your so offended by it

Ambiguous post OP. You nana 😉