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What to call step- grandfather?

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Sleepyhoglet · 19/04/2015 20:34

My mum has asked that her first grandchild calls her nana. She's only a baby so not calling her anythibgb right now! We call her nana but what should we call her partner. I was thinking maybe papa followed by his 1st name.

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DunelmDoris · 19/04/2015 20:39

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Variousrandomthings · 19/04/2015 20:41

Papa xxx sounds good

My children named my step dad. He's called Nibbles

Somebodystolemyname · 19/04/2015 20:41

Could you not just have grandad? My DS has 4 Grandads! (I'm separated from his Dad).

Sootgremlin · 19/04/2015 20:41

We have a step-great-granddad, he is Granddad Firstname.

2madboys · 19/04/2015 20:44

I had step-grandparents on both sides. They we're know as Uncle/Auntie-name.

PetuliaGristle · 19/04/2015 20:49

Grandad, as far as your dc is concerned step-grandad will be just another grandad from day 1

BlueThursday · 19/04/2015 21:15

Has he given any indication as to what he'd like to be called?

Cockbollocks · 19/04/2015 21:20

My 'non biological' dad is called grandad x.

I'm not sure there is a need to come up with anything different.

notmuchofaclue · 19/04/2015 21:23

My stepdad is just Granddad xxx to my dd, she doesn't know or care about any difference between him and her biological Granddad - who she knows as Popsie!

lexyloub · 19/04/2015 21:33

Grandad!

SunnyBaudelaire · 19/04/2015 21:35

by his name, he is not a 'step grandad' he is a man who lives with your mum.

BreacaBoudica · 19/04/2015 21:40

My step-dad is Pops :)

seastargirl · 19/04/2015 21:53

My father in law wanted to be grandad, so my mum's husband is grandpa, he was grandpa first name, but that only lasted for about a month.

marriednotdead · 19/04/2015 21:55

We have Pops too. I'm Auntie when the roles are reversed.

We could have become additional GPs but didn't want to tread on anyone's toes.

wheresthelight · 19/04/2015 22:05

My parents are Granny X and Grandpa Y to my step kids. they asked of ot was ok when I had dd as they didn't want her to think it was odd that her grandparents weren't theirs too

LemonYellowSun · 19/04/2015 22:11

Grandad first name too. This is only because my dad died and he was grandad. Otherwise why worry about the step. Just grandad if he is comfortable with it

Akire · 19/04/2015 22:12

ive called mine Grandpa Name to twll apart from regular grandpas but depends if there are any other grandpas around!

drspouse · 19/04/2015 22:21

My step-grandmother was Aunty X. My grandmother died before I was born, so it's not like there was any blood grandmother to have her nose put out of joint.

Other options are of course Grandpa Lastname or just Firstname.

RainbowFlutterby · 19/04/2015 22:24

As a step-grandmother I am known simply by my name. Ask your stepdad what he would like.

BackforGood · 19/04/2015 22:35

Grandad
Grandpa
Grampy
Pops
Poppa
Grandpoppa

Any of above with hi name after them.

Have you tried asking him?

emwithme · 19/04/2015 22:53

I had a step-granddad who was Granddad Sam. He was my only granddad and I didn't realise he wasn't my dad's dad until I was about 8 or so, by which point it didn't matter.

TinyMonkey · 20/04/2015 08:52

My friend's stepdad is known as GrandRob to her little boy which I think is very sweet. His name being Rob obviously.

fattymcfatfat · 20/04/2015 08:57

my DCs call my step dad grandaddy.
my dad is grandad and they have no grandads on their dads side