What are grandmas called in your family?

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  • luvmydog2
    luvmydog2 Posts: 243 Member
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    :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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    "...I called one cookies grandma and the other candy grandma."

    I want to read that book now.
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,590 Member
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    Granny & Granda
  • Dub_D
    Dub_D Posts: 1,760 Member
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    Nana and Nannie
  • WifeyCarion
    WifeyCarion Posts: 91
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    "Nonna"
    My family is Sicilian :)
  • juli_jones
    juli_jones Posts: 101 Member
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    My parents are G-ma and G-Pa, My husbands mom is GiGi
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
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    I call both of my grandma's--grandma. My mother is called mamaw from my niece and nephews : )
  • mfpseven
    mfpseven Posts: 421 Member
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    Grandma Van, Momma B, Oma, Meemaw
  • AdoraK
    AdoraK Posts: 724 Member
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    My monther is called
    Bama

    My husband mother is called
    Didi

    I called my grandmother
    Nana
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    nana & grandma

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