What is wrong with Granny?

[Jane958]

Both my grannies were Granny.
My mother was Granny.
My sister has chosen Nana, why?
Is this an indication of how far we are plummeting towards the bottom?

I’m a nana . No way would I want to be called Granny .I’ve never like that term. Granny is unattractive and unappealing .

I want to be a granny one day 🤞
but I don’t see anything wrong with nanny or nan either.

She’s not as “upper middle class” as she thinks she is!🤣

She doesn’t think anything TBF, never heard her discuss what class she might be. That was just my observation based on ‘traditional’ class markers. She’s Nana because that’s what my eldest daughter decided to call her!

My only grandmother (maternal) was Nanna, so my mum was Nanna (for mine and my siblings' children). My sister and I have both asked to be called Nanna. Never spelt it with one 'n'. Other grandmothers in the family have gone with Grandma. All grandfathers have chosen Grandad. Not sure what it says about us?

We were very basic middle and referred to one as Nooni and the other Flo!

Everyone's dead now, of course, and I didn't reproduce...but I do have a fine collection of Jellycat teddies with equally bonkers names. I plan to keep otters in my dotage, when my skittles start tippling.

Plummeting towards the bottom??! Wow.

I'm actually not keen on Granny. Dh's mum was Nanny 2 Dogs, then she was re-named Nanny Seaside. My mum is Nana. Who cares?

A nanny is a job though, or a goat. I had a nanny (not a real one I mean my grandma was was referred to as nanny). I was the youngest grandchild, I assume my cousins called her nanny but I am not sure. I didn't like it as no one else called their grandparent nanny.

Grandma is my preference. I really dislike quirky adaptations of grandparent names.

My mum is granny, DH's mum is grandma.

I hate "nana" it makes me think of a goat.

😁 😁 😁

If DS ever has a child, I will be Nonna.

Can I ask why? Just curious about your preference.

OP - it's not very classy to be a snob.

But to actually admit it in writing! Oh dear - not cool.

My mum used to say that it was very common to talk about anything being common.

I'm grandma. I'd prefer granny. Other parent got nanna. That's the best one but it's reserved for daughter's kids. Sons kids get grandma.

I'd rather be nanna. It's easier for kids to say

This! Goodness me, who cares?

We use Nanna first name for grandmother and Grandma first name for great grandmother. It has always been this way as far back as people in the family can remember. I don't know how or why it started but we always continue it on.

Its grandad for grandfather or grandpa for great grandfather for the male side.

As opposed to just a regular snob like you.

Seriously, why does it bother you what your sister's grandchildren call her?

My mum really didn’t want to be Granny - don’t know why she had such an aversion to it. She’s grandma.

MIL is granny 😊

@Jane958 my Mum said no to ‘nanny’ or ‘nanna’ because ‘nanny goat’. She was Grandma.

How on earth can you possibly know this? Or are are you just sneering at people who use 'nana' because in your opinion it's 'common?' 🙄

Calm down Hyacinth.

It’s ok, my MIL is too classy to care what class other people think she is anyway 😁. She wouldn’t care that a random snob on the internet thought she was common because her grandchildren chose to call her Nana.

I had a grandma. DH had a Nana and a gran.
My mum became gran gran. Mil went by Nana.
I'm for some reason no one knows why 'window'