What are grandmas called in your family?

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  • luvmydog2
    luvmydog2 Posts: 243 Member
    :wink: All my 9 grandchildren call me Nan ...
    I called my mothers mother Grandma ...

    But my brother-in-law and his wife ....Asked to be called Grandmother & Grandfather ...Sounds to posh for me ...lol.
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    I had a Grandmother and a Mammy.
    I don't know what my grandchildren will call me. I hope something original.
  • bsuew
    bsuew Posts: 628 Member
    My mom is called Nanny, her mom was grandmama, her mom was called bigmama (she was a very small person not sure where that name came from) Then her dad's mom was mama Dollie, Dollie was her name. On my fathers side it was grandma and pawpaw. I think I like memaw. No grand kids yet. :D Just 3 grand dogs. One of which comes for his nightly visits. Our daughter lives below us.
  • angimac
    angimac Posts: 145 Member
    Don't have time to read through right now but
    I am called GiGi (pronounced jee jee)
    My mother is Nanny
    My mother-in-law is MeMa
    I know others called Grammy, Gammy, and one of my dearest friends is called Lolly by her grandson (he calls her husband Pop, so they are lolly and pop, so darn cute)
    Tutu is Hawaiian for grandmother
  • Ladyslippers
    Ladyslippers Posts: 186 Member
    I had a Grammy and Grandma. My boys have Grammy and Nunny. And Memmay (Meme' I think...my ex's new wife's parents are French).
  • lila1980
    lila1980 Posts: 63 Member
    I have a Grandma, a Memère (French), and a Mimi (short for Memère, but when I was a kid I couldn't pronounce it and started calling her that)!
  • c4ssandra
    c4ssandra Posts: 11
    My grandma's were called:
    + Momo
    + Grandma - We called her Grandma in person, but she lived in another state, so when we talked about her, we called her "Grandma who lives in *State*" which I now think is very odd.
    + Grandma *First Name* (was second wife of one grandpa)
    + Granny "First Name" (was second wife of other grandpa)

    My parents called their grandma's:
    + Dear Mama
    + Gran'ma
    + Grandmother

    My mom is called:
    + Nana

    In other families I've heard:
    + Gammy
    + Lama
  • StarIsMoving
    StarIsMoving Posts: 437
    My kids call the grandma's on the father's side "Grammy (last name)" and on my side they call her "Nana"
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    "...I called one cookies grandma and the other candy grandma."

    I want to read that book now.
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    Granny & Granda
  • Dub_D
    Dub_D Posts: 1,760 Member
    Nana and Nannie
  • WifeyCarion
    WifeyCarion Posts: 91 Member
    "Nonna"
    My family is Sicilian :)
  • juli_jones
    juli_jones Posts: 101 Member
    My parents are G-ma and G-Pa, My husbands mom is GiGi
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    I call both of my grandma's--grandma. My mother is called mamaw from my niece and nephews : )
  • mfpseven
    mfpseven Posts: 421 Member
    Grandma Van, Momma B, Oma, Meemaw
  • AdoraK
    AdoraK Posts: 724 Member
    My monther is called
    Bama

    My husband mother is called
    Didi

    I called my grandmother
    Nana
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    My grandmothers are grandma and nannie. Nannie passed away last year, but she got her name from the first grandchild who tried to say Granny, but it came out Nannie.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    MawMaw
    Granny
    Nonna
    Memaw
    Mameire
    Didi
    Gran
    Mimi

    I go by Gram. My partner is Mim. My first grandbaby (boy) will be a year old in January.
  • Dragonnade
    Dragonnade Posts: 218 Member
    Big Granny and Little Granny. I always thought because Big Granny was about 5'8 whilst Little Granny was about 5'1. My mother says it was cos Big Granny was fat whereas Little Granny wasn't. Charming!
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
    nana & grandma
  • All4Tris
    All4Tris Posts: 215 Member
    I called my father's mother Granny Barbara and my mother's mom, Lena O_o... her first name.

    My son calls my mother "Nahnee" and I think it's so cute!
  • emmy3111
    emmy3111 Posts: 482 Member
    My kids have a Grandma and Grandpa on their Dad's side, and an Opa and Oma on my side... :)
  • juiceplusbecky
    juiceplusbecky Posts: 56 Member
    My grandma that lived far away was just Grandma. My grandma that lived close to us was "Grams". My great grandmas were Grandma *last name* and Grandma-ma.

    My kids have Baba and Nana and the great grandma from their dad's side was Nannie. Their grandpas are Pappy and Grandpa (or Grampy)
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I just found out I am going to be a grandma. This baby will have alot of grandmas and great grandmas. I want to go by something else, so it won't be so confusing. What have you heard grandmas called?

    We stick with the word grandma, then add their name to specify which one.
  • razorbecky
    razorbecky Posts: 134
    Mine were Mamaw (last name) on dads side and Grandma on moms side
    my mom is mamaw or maw for some of the kids, hubbys mom was Grammy and his step mom is meme
    I want to be G-mama i think lol
  • swt0pie
    swt0pie Posts: 327 Member
    nanna in Maltese language :)
  • Captainobvvious
    Captainobvvious Posts: 272 Member
    Meme and pepe

    Pronounced: Meh-may and Pep-ay

    French!
  • Melaniec78
    Melaniec78 Posts: 259 Member
    I have an Oma in Germany and a Gram in the US (well in heaven now)
  • nonstopper
    nonstopper Posts: 1,108 Member
    GRANNY
  • domgirl85
    domgirl85 Posts: 295 Member
    My mom's mom was Grandma Jean (Jean was her nickname/she made it her middle name at 18).
    My dad's mom was Grammy (I think my older cousins started it).
    My mom's (former) stepmom is Nana Wez (everyone else calls her Grandma Wez but tried to get me to call her Nana so I wouldn't be confused. I added the Wez myself lol).

    You can come up with something or let them come up with it.

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