What grandparent names do you use?
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tjscraps
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
I called my grandparents Grandma B and Grandma S (last names lol), and Poppa and Uncle Carl (my mom's stepdad - now I call him Grandpa but until I was about 10 that's what we called him, I never knew my mom's dad, he died when I was a baby).
My girls call my mom Granmom and my dad Grandpa.
Hubby's mom is Gramma and his step-dad is Papa
We don't have anything to do with dh's father, the name he is called isn't appropriate for children or this forum lol (I've never met him in the 13 years we've been together)
My girls have 2 great grandpas, and they're both Great Grandpa (insert first name here). Great grandmas were Gigi and Great Grandma S.
My girls call my mom Granmom and my dad Grandpa.
Hubby's mom is Gramma and his step-dad is Papa
We don't have anything to do with dh's father, the name he is called isn't appropriate for children or this forum lol (I've never met him in the 13 years we've been together)
My girls have 2 great grandpas, and they're both Great Grandpa (insert first name here). Great grandmas were Gigi and Great Grandma S.
I had a granny and grandpa for my moms parents and a nana and a pa Lorne for my dads parents.
Holly has trouble with grandpa so she calls my dad Bebop. I really hope it sticks as she gets older. She also has a granny and a grammy I usually confuse them so I have started saying "granny with an n" or "grammy with an m" when I talk about them.
Holly has trouble with grandpa so she calls my dad Bebop. I really hope it sticks as she gets older. She also has a granny and a grammy I usually confuse them so I have started saying "granny with an n" or "grammy with an m" when I talk about them.
DawnMarch
Active member
Love this one!
I was talking with my parents about this topic and my stepfather told us a story about his grandmother and how he used to call her Beebee. My mom -- who has been married to him for like 40 years now -- said, "I've never heard that story." It was a sweet moment -- all because of weird grandparent names.
jessica31876
New member
All of mine were just Grandma and Grandpa. My husbands mom was me-me and dad was pa-pa. My mom was na-na (said kinda like banana but without the ba LOL) and stepdad was paw-pop. Now that I have two grandkids and another on the way I am Ga-ga. My husband is pop-pop. The girls other grandparents are me-maw and pa-pa.
My daughter did not want another me-me. She did not want a nana. She used to call me Ga-ga when she was little because all of my nieces and nephews called me Aunt Ga-ga. So she asked if I wanted it to be my name for them to call me. I said whatever they want to call me. They sometimes say just Grandma but its mostly Ga-ga.
My daughter did not want another me-me. She did not want a nana. She used to call me Ga-ga when she was little because all of my nieces and nephews called me Aunt Ga-ga. So she asked if I wanted it to be my name for them to call me. I said whatever they want to call me. They sometimes say just Grandma but its mostly Ga-ga.
MamaBee
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
My grandparents where grandma and grandpa on my dad's side... granny and grandpy on my mom's side... my great grandparents were big grandpa and little grandma.
For my son - my mom is Grammy and step dad is Grandpa D (name is Dave)... my dad is Grandpa Johnny... on my husband's side... it's just Grandpa Kuch... my husband's step mom refused from day one to be called grandma - but we call her babushka behind her back (she is from Russia) haha... now that she has grandkid, she wants him to call her grandma... my son won't, just calls her by her name, Marina.
For my son - my mom is Grammy and step dad is Grandpa D (name is Dave)... my dad is Grandpa Johnny... on my husband's side... it's just Grandpa Kuch... my husband's step mom refused from day one to be called grandma - but we call her babushka behind her back (she is from Russia) haha... now that she has grandkid, she wants him to call her grandma... my son won't, just calls her by her name, Marina.
rdjrneace
New member
I called my grandparents Mamaw & Papaw (mother's side) and Granny & Pa (dad's side).
When my daughter became pregnant I wanted Mamaw but my son-in-laws mother already had grandkids and was called Mamaw so not to confuse I am Grandma.
My husband kept saying he wanted to be called Elder Dad but that went away when little one (Abby) was born and he said "I am your Grandpa".
My mother-in-law was GG to her great grandkids (Great Grandma).
When my daughter became pregnant I wanted Mamaw but my son-in-laws mother already had grandkids and was called Mamaw so not to confuse I am Grandma.
My husband kept saying he wanted to be called Elder Dad but that went away when little one (Abby) was born and he said "I am your Grandpa".
My mother-in-law was GG to her great grandkids (Great Grandma).
Sherri Tierney
New member
I grew up with only one grandparent in the picture, my grandma who raised me. I called her Mom most of the time. If it was something besides Mom (like when my mother was around and I needed to differentiate) it was Gram or Grandma, the same as the rest of the grandkids called her. When my kids came along, she became Grandma Great.
My husband called my grandma 'Grandmom'. His grandmas were Nana and Nannie. His grandfathers were gone before I met him, I don't know what he called them.
My kids' grandparents on my husband's side are both MomMom and PopPop. We differentiate by using the first name, except for one MomMom who goes by MomMom Pumpkin. On my side there is only my mother. She goes by Grandma Bonnie. The kicker is that her name is Cheryl. LOL When she moved close to us when my daughter was little she had 3 ferrets. One of them was named Bonnie, and that was the sweet one that let my daughter hold and pet it. My daughter would ask to go see Grandma Bonnie when she wanted to see either my mom, the ferret or both. It stuck. She doesn't love it, but my kids are 11 and almost 15 now (2 more days!) and they still call her that.
Do people really decide what they want to be called, or does it just sort of happen? My inlaws already had grandchildren when my daughter came along and my kids just called them what their cousins do.
My husband called my grandma 'Grandmom'. His grandmas were Nana and Nannie. His grandfathers were gone before I met him, I don't know what he called them.
My kids' grandparents on my husband's side are both MomMom and PopPop. We differentiate by using the first name, except for one MomMom who goes by MomMom Pumpkin. On my side there is only my mother. She goes by Grandma Bonnie. The kicker is that her name is Cheryl. LOL When she moved close to us when my daughter was little she had 3 ferrets. One of them was named Bonnie, and that was the sweet one that let my daughter hold and pet it. My daughter would ask to go see Grandma Bonnie when she wanted to see either my mom, the ferret or both. It stuck. She doesn't love it, but my kids are 11 and almost 15 now (2 more days!) and they still call her that.
Do people really decide what they want to be called, or does it just sort of happen? My inlaws already had grandchildren when my daughter came along and my kids just called them what their cousins do.
Tronesia
SugarBabe
My 2 living grandparents when I was younger lived more than 800 miles from us when we were growing up. We referred to them as grandma and granddaddy. My great-great grandmother lived next door to us until she passed when I was 9 years old and we called her Big Ma or Big Mama. Funny thing was that she was about 4'10" and weighed about 90lbs, but her presence was always known when she came in the room. 
My kids and my sisters kids all call our parents (their grandparents) Ma and Da, just like we do. We call my brother-in-law's father Paw-Paw.
My kids and my sisters kids all call our parents (their grandparents) Ma and Da, just like we do. We call my brother-in-law's father Paw-Paw.
keeshaobrien
Member
I called my grandparents Grandpa and Grandma. My kids call my parents grandma and grandma, and call my in-laws Grandma Jan and Grandpa Paul. 
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Neverland Scraps
Active member
My parents:
Mee-Mom & Grumpy
My grandparents (both sets deceased)
Grammy & Pappy
Mum-mum & Pop-Pop
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His parents:
Mammie & Papa (sometimes Papa John)
His grandparents (both sets deceased)
Uncle Chet (he is not their uncle) & Mother
Grandma and Grandpa
Mee-Mom & Grumpy
My grandparents (both sets deceased)
Grammy & Pappy
Mum-mum & Pop-Pop
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His parents:
Mammie & Papa (sometimes Papa John)
His grandparents (both sets deceased)
Uncle Chet (he is not their uncle) & Mother
Grandma and Grandpa
kristalund
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
This. But my MIL doesn't like it but if we don't add their name the Kids get confused.
rach3975
New member
We've always just called the grandparents Grandma and Grandpa, and when we need to differentiate we add first names. My kids called their great-grandparents Great-Grandma Betty and Great-Grandpa Marty. When I was growing up we did the same that my kids do, but we used Bubbe (Yiddish for Grandma) for my great-grandmothers.
AmieN1
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
In my family- I at one point had 9 grandparents alive! Both my kids had a great-great-grandma alive for the first few years of their lives! So cool!
My dad's side we always called them Nanny & Papa. My Nan's mom was Great Grandma Leeila. My Mom's Parents were just Grandma first name & Grandpa first name (step) and Grandpa first name & for some reason we never called his wife by anything other than her first name! I even had a Great Grandpa (first name) & Great Grandma (first name.)
My kids call my husband's parents Papa first name (his mom & dad are Grandpa/ma (last name)) & Grandma firstname (her parents are GG (1st name.)) My parents (divorced) are: Grandma 1stname & Papa first name and Papa T & Grammie 1st name.
My dad's side we always called them Nanny & Papa. My Nan's mom was Great Grandma Leeila. My Mom's Parents were just Grandma first name & Grandpa first name (step) and Grandpa first name & for some reason we never called his wife by anything other than her first name! I even had a Great Grandpa (first name) & Great Grandma (first name.)
My kids call my husband's parents Papa first name (his mom & dad are Grandpa/ma (last name)) & Grandma firstname (her parents are GG (1st name.)) My parents (divorced) are: Grandma 1stname & Papa first name and Papa T & Grammie 1st name.
Hpgirl
New member
For my mom's parents, we called them Ama (oldest cousin couldn't say Grandma) and Grandpa. Occasionally he was Grandpa George or GG, but that came more from one particular cousin. My dad's parents were Granma and Grandad. As kids when we needed to clarify which grandma we were talking about we called my dad's mom Granma with the bracelets because she always wore gold bracelets.
