Teresa in MO Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My first grandaugther was born in October. My husband and I are trying to decide what we want to be called. This baby has lots of grandparents and great grandparents. So far its been grandma and grandpa, but this sounds boring and I want something different. Here is what already is taken. Grandparents - Nana Papa D Meme Pappy Greatgrandparents - Great Nana Memaw Great Grandma Momma Dot Pops Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 All the ones you have listed are used in our family. The only new I have is what my FIL is called - Grampy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Grammy, PePaw, NeeNee, MawMaw? What about combining it with something about you? One of my great-grandparents used a scooter (smaller wheelchair) so he was Pappa Scoot. I had a grandfather who wore blue dress shirts everytime he went anywhere so he was Blue Pepaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Grandmom Granddad Mom-mom (said like mum mum) Pop-Pop (said like pup pup) Granny B (Initial distinguished from another granny) Gram Mimi Grandfather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 oma and opa . . . of course we're of German decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My parents are Mamo (the /a/ is pronounced like AH as in "open up and say ah" not the short sound) This came because we always called her Ma and her work friends always called her Mo (long o sound) because of her last name My dad is Papa, because we always called him Pa so it sounded good and his friends all call him smurf because he's somewhat short so he is "papa smurf" lol My in laws are Grandma and Grandpa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My first grand was born this week! :D I wanted something different, too. Since I'm 'Happy' on this board and a variation of "Happy" on other boards, I decided to become "Happy" to my grands. Still trying to decide on DH's name, but I'm encouraging "Pappy". LOL My aunt's name was 'Sugar.' A friend's name is "Honey." Don't forget other languages. Oma and Opa are German and easy for the little one to say early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 (edited) My husband's parents (they're Russian): Babushka Dyedushka My mom: Grammie My mom's parents: Grampy Phil Nanny Connie My husband's grandmother: Boohaha (we referred to both her and Dh's mom as Babushka, but DS started calling GGMIL Boohaha when he began to talk) Edited December 11, 2009 by jujsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Grandma and Grandpa. I just can't get into the MeeMaw and such. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkodman Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 We use Grandma & Grandpa(my grandparents), Ga'ma & PawPaw (my parents), and Granddaddy and Grandmama (my other grandparents)to distinguish the sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyfulMama Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 In our families we have: Mom-Mom (originally Grandmom) Popper (originally Grandpop) Grammy Pop-Pop MiMi Nana GeGe (great-grandmother) Granddad Pop Pappy/Pap Grannie A friend uses Grandmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Great Grandparents Grammy Frances Poppy George Grammy Bert Papa Charlie LoLo (her name is Lois) Grandparents Papa + (shortened version of last name) Oma Silly Papa Mimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Barbara-Nana - My mom. Her name is Barbara, and she didn't want to be "grandma" PeePaw - my step-dad. The name started as a joke, but he liked it. Grandpa Smith - my dad. Aunt Joni - my step-mom... lol. "Aunt" suits her better as she's not much older than me. My maiden name is Smith and I married a Smith, so my husband's parents are: Babushka (grandma) & Dadushka (grandpa) b/c they served a mission in the Ukraine a few years ago. My grandparents are MawMaw and PawPaw (i'm from Georgia) My dad's parents are Grandpa and grandpa Smith Wow, I'm writing out my family history for y'all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hubby's folks (less than an hour away sot he kids see them often) Grandma and Grandpa My folks, divorced and all the heck and gone in California are Papa and ...California Grandma. The two who act like REAL grandparents (show interest in the kids, talk to them face to face or phone weekly...) Papa and Grandma (my dad and my mil). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 A friend's children call her MIL that. I've always liked it and it will probably be my choice. My kids use: Grandma (my mom, who has passed - She hated "granny" and really wanted to be called "grandmother", but that never panned out :001_smile: ) Grandpa Granny Grandad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My parents are Mimi and Poppy. DH's mom is New Nana (DD#1 started this when she was like two...it was so funny) DH's dad and step-mom are Pap and Grandma. My maternal grandparents are Nana and Pop-Pop. My paternal grandmother is Nana (and when my grandfather was alive, he was Pop-Pop). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I call my dear grandparents: Mommo Poppo I've never heard it used before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alte Veste Academy Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Grammy (my mom) and Paw-Paw (DH's grandfather) are the two in my family that aren't on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_claire Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Do you have an ethnic background with traditional names you could use? For example, Jews use Bubbi and Zeidi. Latin (since we are classical lol) Ava (Avia) and Avus. etc... http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/grandparents-nicknames.htm There is a list of a whole bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My inlaws are Grandmama and Granddaddy My parents are Gran and Paw-Paw Nu Great grandparents-Grandpa and Mrs Tipp. (Grandmother died a few years ago and Mrs Tipp is his new wife) We used to have more greats when our kiddos were first born: Grandmother and Paw-Paw (different set form Grandmother and Grandpa) Nanny and Granddaddy Gilliland (even though both Granddaddys have the same last name, you knew who people were talking about by adding the last name, or not) And our oldest son got to meet two great, greats- Gramma (pronounced Grohma) and Mama Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 my parents grandma and pa( was started with the first grandchild because he could not get out grandpa) DH parents are grandpa and nana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 We have Poppy and Grammy here along with Grandpa and Grandma. When the kids were younger, they called them Papa and Maga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I only had one set of grandparents, and one g-grandmother. Grandparents were Grandmother and Poppy; g-grandmother was Grandma. I rather like the sound of "Grandmother." :-) That will be my choice for my new grandchild (due in May on her mother's birthday!). For my dc, my mother and her dh were Noni and Grandpa. Mil was Grandma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 All four grandparents share mom-mom and pop-pop (pronounced the American way, not mum or pup. Prounounced Mahm and Pahp.) When we're referring to them we add the last name, Mom-mom Smith vs Mom-mom Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 We have grandmas, a grandpa, Kat-Kat, Poppa, Grand Dot, Big Daddy, Gramsey Ramsey and a Granny Fanny. I'm going to be MaBelle, that's what we called my great grandma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Grammy and Grampy. And... I wanna be "Nana" when I have g-kids. But, I have to tell you... children name their g-parents to a big extent! You can say whatever... and then they decide:-) Carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I know a Grammy and a Grandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My parents are grandma and grandpa. Dh's mom is grammy. Dh's dad is granddaddy. Dh's step-father is Papa-Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 We have: Grandpa and Grandma Maria Grandma and Grandpa Ron Grandma Pat and Grandpa Dave Grandpa S-- Great Grandparents are Nanny and PaPa (pronouced Pawpaw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 It does get confusing when there are multiple sets of Grandparents. We are usually Grandma Katie and Grandpa Greg. Sometimes they use the last name...we really didn't have it figured it ahead of time, it just evolved as the grandkids needed to be able to distinquish between sets of Grandparents. One memorable moment was just after our first Grandson had just been here for an extended visit. Our DD took him to his Dad's softball game and was telling him that Grandma was coming. When Grandma got there, his face fell as he was confused and expecting me. Soo dissappointing to the other Grandma, altho Grandson lives by her and usually she sees way more of him than we do. At that point, we added in the first names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I call my Grandma, Grams, and my MIL and FIL are Grammy and Papa. My parents liked Annie (her middle name) and Poppers. I think it would be fun to call someone Goody (like Goodwife so and so in the Pilgrim era). We've also used GG and Papa GG for great grandparents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I only had one set of grandparents, and one g-grandmother. Grandparents were Grandmother and Poppy; g-grandmother was Grandma. I rather like the sound of "Grandmother." :-) That will be my choice for my new grandchild (due in May on her mother's birthday!). For my dc, my mother and her dh were Noni and Grandpa. Mil was Grandma. congratulations!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My in-laws go by what ds (oldest grandchild) called them when he was a toddler: Oppies (AH-piece). Together they are "The Oppies". FIL is "Oppies". MIL is "Oppies-Mommy". Yes, it's truly absurd. But so are they ;) so it fits... My parents are just Grandma B- and Grandpa C-... The great grandparents go (or went) by Grandma Rose, Grandma Lil, Grandma June, Papa (pr. paw-paw), and Pops... (I should clarify: Grandma and Grandpa sound more like "Gramma" and "Grampa" when we say them...) My MIL and FIL did suggest (before ds named them) "Granny" (I couldn't see calling a woman who wasn't quite 50 "Granny") and "Grampy" (which sounded an awful lot like "grumpy" to me)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 congratulations!!!!!! TYVM. Notice how I just snuck that in here, lol.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato3 all-boy boys Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My dad is called Opa. It is German, and totally fits his personality to a 'T." It took us a few weeks when my son, the oldest grandson, was born. We tried, Gramps, Grandpa, etc. but once I heard the Opa word, it was like he was born for that moniker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Dh's parents are Grandpa and Grandma (He called his grandparents Lolo and Lola when they were alive. That is the Filipino/Tagalog term.) My parents are Granddad and Grandmom. (I called my grandparents Granddad and Grandmom too when they were alive.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Well, I really like Nana but someone in the family already has that nick name so it is out. And I like memaw but a particularly unpleasant grandma had that one so it's tainted so I think that I am going to go with grams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My first grandaugther was born in October. My husband and I are trying to decide what we want to be called... ...probably come up with something on his own. :001_smile: That's what happened in our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Forgot to say: my parents are Noni & Pa, and dh's parents are Mimi & Papa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My late paternal grandma wanted us to call her Muzzy, which we shortened to Muz; my maternal Grandma is "grandma" to me, and "Nan" to my kids; my paternal grandfather is "Dad" to me, and "Granddaddy" to my kids; my mom is "Oma" to my kids and my niece; my dad is "Papa" to me and them; dh's mom is "Grandma" to the kids; dh's dad is just his name, "Randy," as dh only met him about 6 years ago, although dh himself has now started calling him "Pops;" I vote for Oma and Opa, as they are easy to say, as a pp mentioned. :) I think the only thing not on your list is the first, and I was never fond of it, so I hesitate to recommend it! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Great grandmother on mom's mom's side was Little Mama Great grandmother on mom's dad's side was Big Mama :D Mom's mom) was Madear, and Dear Dear by the littles Dad's mom was Grandma My mom is Nai Ma (Nay Ma) My dad is Grandaddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen_OK Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 When our children were very young, their grandparents and great grandparents were all still living. For the great grandparents, we called them Grandma and Grandpa followed by their last names. Then for grandparents we asked if our parents would mind being called Grandma and Grandpa followed by their first names. So we had Grandma Joyce, Grandpa Harold, Grandma Jo (for JoAnn), Grandpa Virgil, and then all the greats. One Great Grandpa wanted to be called by his first name, so he was Grandpa Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 If my husband and I had our druthers, we would have two sets of Grandma and Grandpa. My daughter (1st grandchild) said "Papa" when she was learning to speak, so my mom hinged on that and taught her to say "Mama" ... so my folks are Mama and Papa to their grandchildren. My MIL decided (with my nephew) that she wanted to be Grammy, so we have Grammy and Grandpa. One out of four isn't bad LOL. While it wasn't our first choice, I do admit it is convenient to have everyone with a different name. All that to say, I would check with your daughter to see if they want a different name used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa in MO Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 thanks everyone for the ideas. I am going to look through them carefully and get some ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 ...probably come up with something on his own. :001_smile: That's what happened in our family. It is interesting to think that many grandkids are 'allowed' to choose the name of the grandparents. It's actually the parents and grands that decide to 'allow' the child to get creative with the names. My nephew's daughter started calling her grandpa by his first name...everyone thought it was cute so now all the grands call him by his first name. I kinda think it is sad to not have a clever name for this stage in life. My opinion, of course. I've chosen a difficult name and will keep on teaching proper pronunication until the dgc gets it right--just as I would teach them to say their brother or sister's name correctly....certainly by 12 or 15 they should be able to say 'Happy' properly, don't you think? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My first grandaugther was born in October. My husband and I are trying to decide what we want to be called. This baby has lots of grandparents and great grandparents. So far its been grandma and grandpa, but this sounds boring and I want something different. Here is what already is taken. Grandparents - Nana Papa D Meme Pappy Greatgrandparents - Great Nana Memaw Great Grandma Momma Dot Pops Any suggestions? Nana is my favorite. My mom was Grandma to my niece and nephew long before my ds was born. It irriatated everyone that I have had ds call her Nana...but now it is ok...she is Grandma and Nana. Could you be Nana + your first name? My friends had a Gongie growing up. I always liked that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 thanks everyone for the ideas. I am going to look through them carefully and get some ideas. My ds was 1 when mom married my step-dad. I asked him what his other grandchildren called him and we went with that for ds to use. I like GG for a great grandmother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa in MO Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Nana is my favorite. My mom was Grandma to my niece and nephew long before my ds was born. It irriatated everyone that I have had ds call her Nana...but now it is ok...she is Grandma and Nana. Could you be Nana + your first name? My friends had a Gongie growing up. I always liked that. I really wanted to be Nana. My inlaws were Papa and Nana and my kids and they are very close. Nana is still alive, but Papa passed away 3 years ago. I thought since MIL was Nana I shouldn't be. I wish now I had chosen that name and we would just be Nana and Great Nana. One of the other granmas was going to be Noni, but recently that got swithced to Nana, so I am too late. I am going to suggest to my husband that he be Papa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My kids call my dad Grandpa, and my MIL Grandma. When my oldest was a baby, she called my mom Gagoo. I thought that was quite original, but my mom insisted on changing it to Granny. They called my Grandmother GG before she died last year. I'll be called whatever my oldest grandchild names me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 If you want to go international you could be called: Oma (Grandma) & Opa (Grandpa) (German) or Grandmere & Grandpere (French) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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