What are grandmas called in your family?

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  • hjensen2263
    hjensen2263 Posts: 68 Member
    Granny!
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    usually its maw-maw (grandma) big maw maw (great- grandma)

    but with my 2 year old great niece . its grammy (her great grandma) granny (her grandma) and nana (me, which I am tech her great aunt, but my niece wanted her daughter to call me nana :bigsmile: ) ..
  • sheliesperfectly
    sheliesperfectly Posts: 4 Member
    Mother's side- Grandma
    Father's side- Her first name (She HATES being called grandma)
    Step Dad's- Nonna. Her name was Shawna. RIP <3
    My mom is called Sweetie. :3
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I called both of my grandmothers "Grandma". We differentiated between them when they weren't there by using their surnames.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I enjoy being called Grandma.
  • Janet9906
    Janet9906 Posts: 546 Member
    My kids call her Nanny.
  • Blondie_05
    Blondie_05 Posts: 48
    Oma. :)
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Well, I'm Puerto Rican so we tend to call our grandmother's "Abuela", or "Wela" for short. I call my grandmother on my Dad's side "Nanny" for some reason. So I have both a "Wela" and a "Nanny". :smile:
  • MegRuthie
    MegRuthie Posts: 139 Member
    As the story goes, when my paternal grandmother found out she was having her first grandchild, she was determined not to feel old and be called anything like "Grandma" or "Granny"

    So she chose Grandmommy. I have never in my life heard anyone else use it and now it just sort of sounds normal. Although, we are southern so it tends to be said quickly and as Gramommy.

    My maternal grandma has always been "Grandma" or rather, "Gramma". My boyfriend and his sister call their grandma "Granny", which always sounds like a little old lady to me, and she's only in her early 70s.

    My aunt chose "Lollie", as her intention was for her husban to be "Pop". Cute, but kind of weird.

    I dread the day my mother has a grandchild and goes round and round with my mother in law about who gets called what!
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,280 Member
    We were a boring family....it was grandmom and grandpop.

    I am going to be a grandmother in March and I chose "Nandy" for my grandparent name....a cross between "Nana" and my first name.
  • Stella_Leigh
    Stella_Leigh Posts: 189 Member
    On one side of the family it's Yiayia (or Grams) and Papou (Or Grandpa), while the other side is Granny (or Manoush) and Babo (and GG, my great grandmother) :bigsmile:
  • abates14830
    abates14830 Posts: 3 Member
    I always called my grandma Nana. Since my siblings started having kids their little ones call my mom Ninny.
  • AUNique24
    AUNique24 Posts: 52 Member
    MuhDear...my folks are from the country!!
  • coastie_wife07
    coastie_wife07 Posts: 99
    we have nana for my mom since she is younger and grammy for his mom since she is older
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    Grammy, Mimi, Deedee, Oma, or just by their name. Mine are called Grammy. :)
  • bkw2488
    bkw2488 Posts: 190 Member
    Kids call her grammy, G, and for Great Grandma, the kids always call her Grandma Great!
  • bitxbit
    bitxbit Posts: 1,465 Member
    Mine were both Grandma. I'm Emma...oldest grandchild's way of saying Grandma when he learned to talk. Now, everyone calls me Emma. My Sis-n-law is Indian...Squaw-Maw is her name.
  • dc729
    dc729 Posts: 64 Member
    My grandma name is Mimi. My mom was Lola to my children.
  • MarjayaG
    MarjayaG Posts: 10 Member
    I live in Indonesia so it is Nenek or Dadong (Balinese) but I prefer Nenek.
  • LiziAB
    LiziAB Posts: 55
    My kids call my mom, Mimi (her first name is Miriam) and my MIL , Nana
  • SarahtheJillianfanatic
    SarahtheJillianfanatic Posts: 117
    Congratulations. :)

    We have Nanas.
  • Chastityx
    Chastityx Posts: 192 Member
    Yaya, but you don't get to pick. Whatever that baby calls you will be music to your ears.
  • krystico
    krystico Posts: 104
    Haha! I have a "Nan". My son calls my mom "Mimi" (we tried to call her "Grammy" - he didn't go for that...). I used to have a "Speed" (my mom's mom "slowed down" when she got older - we went with an "opposite nickname"). Congrats on being a Grandma!
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    My mom - nana (nahh nuh)
    My grandma- nani (nah nee)
    My great g- nana (non ah)
    My dads mom - granny
    My MIL - gigi

    My ahusbamd calls all of his grandmas Grandma *name*.

    Mine will be avo or honey.
  • maz_z
    maz_z Posts: 55
    ba' nội is vietnamese for grandma, this is what i call my grandma :)
  • withtimecomesmiracles
    withtimecomesmiracles Posts: 339
    Grand-maman (french) and Mamie (pronounced mah-mee)
  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    My Mom was called Meme
  • msshiraz
    msshiraz Posts: 327 Member
    I am Anya! Its Hungarian for grandmother and my 2 yr old grandson- its his favorite word! :)

    I was 39 when he was born- no was I was going to be called anything "traditional"

    And now I am Anya again- my granddaughter was born Sept 30th! :)
  • theskinnyonrue
    theskinnyonrue Posts: 8
    Nana & Grandma
  • justgowithit17
    justgowithit17 Posts: 1,392 Member
    just grandma


    lol but i have an "aunt fun", but she's like the exact opposite of fun.

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