Choosing what to be called as a grandparent

sarymclary

Both my grandmothers were called: Nanna E... and Nanna D.. (their surnames) I don't know if that's an old fashioned way of doing it or not, but that's how it went. My mother wanted to be called Grandma by my neice & nephew, because she thought it sounded 'posher' than nan or nanna. and she was only 41 when she became one. My dad's nan was called Nanna puffa trains, because she lived near a railway line.

I'll be happy and proud to be called whatever my grandchildren, should I ever have any, choose for me.

gibboelli

Dont worry about it, let the grandchildren decide, they will come up with something.

My grandparents were Nan and Da. Da came about as my older sister couldnt get out Grandad in any way so she shortened it to Da. It always stuck. When he died I was 19 my sister 24 and we still call him Da. Never once did we feel silly calling him that, we like being different

BitterAndTwisted

My sister's kids called their grandmothers Granny Doris and Granny Helga. I'm not fond of Nana or Nanny myself and I think Granny Helga should have been called Oma but they aren't my kids and I'm sure the grandmothers would have been delighted to have been called anything.

debtfreein4years

My Gran used to sign her card Gradmama & papa surname - we took the pee out of that and started calling her Gran as to us when we were younger (and still now) thought grandmama & papa sounded pretentious. so its gran and her partners name now.

my other is called nanny and grandad and has always been that, they were fairly young when they became grandparents - mid to late 40's and im early twenties now.

my oh calls both of his gran and granddad, gets a bit confusing when talking about them both. one is refered to as gran and the other one is reffered to as other gran. makes for a very confusing conversation.

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MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I'm a grand-ma and I've never felt old being called that despite being only 36 a week before my grand-daughter was born.
I do get some funny looks though when me and my now 18 year old grand-daughter are out socially of an evening and she calls me grand-ma.

clairec79

The kids seem to work it out themselves, mine called 4 grandmothers (2 greats) all nan, they have grandad nanny, chavvy nanny, greatnanny and nanny olive (which is what all my nan's greatgranchildren call her)

jenhug

My mum is Nee Nee by my 2 girls, eldest one started this, it was supposed to be Nanny, but she changed it!
You may find your child will do the same!

fernliebee

Somebody recently told me that mum's parent's are traditionally grandma/ grandpa, and dad's mum and dad are nan and grandad. Not sure how true that is. My mum is a nana, and my DH mum is granny. I called all my grandparents grandma and grandad (I have lot's due to step family!)

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

fernliebee wrote: »

Somebody recently told me that mum's parent's are traditionally grandma/ grandpa, and dad's mum and dad are nan and grandad. Not sure how true that is.

Actually that's what we always did with my grand-parents.

elastigirl

I can't believe we haven't had a mamma yet pronouced mom-ma. My husbands grandparents are irish and they liked to be called mamma and grandad. Spelling it mama for one grandmother and mamma for the other. It has just stuck now with our ds and he calls my mother and dh's mother mamma and our grandparents great mamma.

My nephew calls my mother in law granny which i hate it sounds so old, she doesn't seem to mind so she is a mamma and a granny.