What name do your grandchildren call you?
By slanderson52
@slanderson52 (542)
United States
January 14, 2007 10:48pm CST
When I tried to decide what name I wanted my grandchildren to call me I was amazed at all the different names grandparents give themselves. The other grandmother already had grandchildren and hers was Nana so that was out. I had heard meme, so that is what I picked, as I felt granny or grandmother was going to make me sound too old (even if I was). My mother is 77 and the grandchildren dare not call her grandmother or granny, she is Mama Lou!!! There are so many names for grandparents now such as meme, gigi, Nana etc... What is yours????
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10 responses
@slanderson52 (542)
• United States
23 Jan 07
That is certainly different, but that is what is fun about mylot, learning about other cultures.
@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
23 Jan 07
All 10 of my grandchildren call me grandma.
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@slanderson52 (542)
• United States
23 Jan 07
That to me is what it should be, but just wasn't ready for grandma when I had my first grandchild 13 years ago...lol
@mom2rottie (620)
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15 Jan 07
My sons have 4 grandmas. My mom is Grandma Di, my step-mother in law is Grandma Debbie, my step mom is Nona. We think the Nona came because her name is Donna and that's what I call her, so I think my sons were trying to say Donna and Nona has just stuck. My mother in lay is Gigi.
The confusing part comes with the papa's... my dad and my step dad are named Mark!
Have you considered letting the kids decide what to call you? My dad and step mom said the boys could call them whatever they want and they got named Nona and Papa, which they love.
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@monica1216 (509)
• United States
30 Jan 07
My mom chose Nonni for my children to call her. My Aunt chose Meme for her grandchildren to call her. My mother in law is Greek so she goes with the original Yia Yia which is the Greek name for Grandmother.
I ahve always called my grandmother Nana and some day when i have grandchildren I will be called Nana. It won't make me feel old!
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@sherrir101 (3670)
• Malinta, Ohio
28 Jan 07
He's is only one, so I am trying to teach him to call me Grammy.
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
15 Jan 07
My grandson calls me Berma. Thats because my son used to call his grandmother that. He couldn't say grandma My son thought it would be cute for his son to call me that. He calls his other grandmother NaNa.
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@dreamhome (558)
• India
11 Jun 10
I do not have any grand children yet..But when I have, I like to be caled as "pattiamma"..Oh..How will I look when I become a granny?
