“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?

Offer Grandpapa, and pronounce it like Jacob Rees-Mogg would.

I'd offer no alternatives and ignore the situation. I wouldn't call him anything at all to the baby, especially as I would be actively trying for them to spend as little time together as possible.

Crackers. I would veto that, he's not lording it over your kids like a weirdo.

You've just reminded me of my Dad saying something similar, tongue in cheek. My DM saying "Don't be so ridiculous" 😂 that was 5 years ago, he's "Dwadad" 😂

'Athol' springs to mind . Let's hope he likes it!

Is he American? I think they sometimes do that.

Personally I'd be saying no and calling him Grandfather instead if he wants to be formal. You could tell him male teachers are generally addressed as sir and it could be confusing.

I would have a serious conversation with him. Tell him that this sir thing has you genuinely concerned how he will treat your child and the relationship he will have with them. Tell him the sort of relationship where a child calls their granddad sir is not one you want. You want love and closeness, not military hierarchy. Ask him to think about whether he can offer that relationship or not and let you know.

You need to just shut it down, it’s just not going to happen so think of something else.

Normally I think you have to accept what the grandparent wants to be called.

But SIR is preposterous.

It will evolve and the children will call them whatever they like. My parents are nanny first name and grandad first name because that’s what the other grandchildren call them, my in laws were just nanny and grandad. Over time it has evolved and the children call them nanny first name and grandad first name. My father in law is called Gary and they pronounce it ‘gay-ree’ which I think is hilarious 😂😂😂

Sir is ridiculous. Tell him he's going to be "Pops" until he can choose something that's more user friendly.

Utterly ridiculous.

I think you might need counselling if your father is actually serious with this request. But then, you probably already know that

My dad said the same. He was joking.