“Sir” as a grandfather name?

[Evianontoast]

My dad is a bit eccentric. I've asked my parents to choose what they want to be called as grandparents (e.g nanny, grandad, granny etc.). My dad has chosen "Sir". Not as a joke, he's deadly serious. Is this a bit weird? Anyone heard this before as a grandfather title?

i was referred to as the child by my parents, esp when talking to my older siblings.
i felt at the time that it was not fair, as they were children too, though older.
then i happened to see an old film, with family scene, where exact same thing happened; mother came in and said to teenage daughter, where's the child. it was a very naturalistic film of ordinary home life at the time, almost a documentary. made me feel better.

but i agree, for a grandfather to demand to be called sir is not on.
wouldn't work anyway. children will decide for themselves. don't worry.

Haha that's ridiculous.
My DH dad had no preference really and has become Grandad Ratbag. I really hope your dad becomes something similar.

My BIL is affectionately known as Mr **. It was just a flippant joke but many years later it works. that said 'sir' isn't jokey

Can you edge him towards grandpapa? It still has a hint of Victoriana about it, but a vast improvement on sir.

We just had 2 x parents' evenings, when both of our 2ry school dc greeted every male teacher with "Hello, Sir".

Sir is not by any stretch of the imagination a name for a grandfather.

Personally I'd prefer 'You Old Git'. But to each his own, I guess

Bloody hell my dad said he'd be Sir every time the topic came up during my first pregnancy. Never deviated. Always absolutely a joke. He's Grandpa officially, Grandper according to one child's pronunciation and copied by their sibling and one cousin calls him something so outing i daren't write it here. He revels in it all because he adores his grandchildren. To be called Sir seriously is batshit, does he actually want a relationship with his grandchild or is this his way of saying he'd rather not?

WTF? I would suggest Oi You in this case.

Zing that’s hilarious 🤣🤣

Is he actually a Sir? Has he been Knighted? If not tell him when he's a Knight he can be called sir.

I think my DH called his Grandad, Sir. It may have come from his Dad calling his Father-in-Law ‘Sir’ and it just stuck. I’ll have to ask him later.

Say no and compromise on Madame

He is being ludicrous.

Sod that.

Grandad Big Head it is then.

My DH apparently called his grandfather “Pompa”. Just a cute, childish mispronunciation of Papa, I assume. His family tried to carry this mistake on to the next generation, trying to get DD to call her grandpa Pompa, too. It didn’t work out for them. Because it’s stoopid. I call him “Grandpa”, so she does too.

In the US it’s sir in some families for Dad, Grandad, even to elder men in general too

Weird is an understatement?! Has he be knighted recently?....🤣, No, he's Grandad,Gramps or Grandpa, silly sir!

@HaroldSteptoesHorse

In the US it’s sir in some families for Dad, Grandad, even to elder men in general too

Americans love the whole sir and ma'am thing but the dad and grandad's actual title won't be sir.

That's ridiculous lol. Let the kids choose as he obviously can't choose a proper name.

Let him have it.

It's just a noise to the grandchild and will make him sound ridiculous to everyone else

Imagine, 'say goodbye to granny and sir'.

Just makes sir sound silly. His choice.

Donk maybe?

Papa maybe, Sir?
Unless he was Prince Phillip, no, of course not.

Odd

Grandpa knobhead it is then

Has he always had delusions of grandeur?
Tell him he’s a silly old sod and he’ll be Grandpa.

I chose Granny butbturns out I’m Bubba, so doesn’t matter what he wants anyway,

My grandfather was an actual Victorian and happily answered to Grampy.