Grandparents Names for Grandparents
I’ve been searching for grandparent names and names for grandparents with various search terms, but I can honestly say that the typical grandparent names are just too old-fashioned for someone like me. Grandmother? Grandfather? Grandma? Grandpa? Bleh! Seriously, where are the cool grandparent names for us hip grandmas?
You may recall my announcement about becoming a grandparent several months ago. I’ll be visiting my grandson James in February for his 1st Birthday, and I still don’t have a grandparent nickname yet, so if I don’t choose a nickname soon I’ll be in big trouble.
Considering the fact that the chosen name or nickname will stick with me throughout my life and beyond, I figure I need to have some say over what I’m going to be called. I’ve searched for “grandparent nicknames”, “nicknames for grandma”, “names for grandmother”, “alternative names for grandparents”, “unique cute names for grandparents” and various other terms to find different names for grandparents to choose from, but the results have been disappointing to say the least.
Do an online search for “grandparent names” and you will find such hideous names for grandparents like Big Mama, Bucket Head, Butter Butt, Chicken Nana, Grumpy, Chippy, Blah-Blah, Dodo, MooMoo/PooPoo, and Peaches and Pitts. Are you kidding me?!
If anything, such nicknames for grandma or grandpa would make my list of the worst grandfather and grandmother nicknames anyone could ever name their grandparents. I can honestly tell you that any child or grandchild who calls me Butter Butt or Big Momma is out of the will. And don’t call me Grandma!
Right when I was about to give up hope of ever finding a great nickname for grandmas to use, a friend told me about this newly released book called “You Can Call Me Hoppa! The Grandparents’ Guide to Choosing a Name that Fits
Come to think of it, the nickname “Chief” sounds pretty good to me right about now. No? How about “The Boss”? G-Ma? Okay, the grandparent book of names is on its way to me, so surely I’ll have something picked out soon enough. Are you a grandparent? What do your grandchildren call you? What were your grandparents names?
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I call my grandparents Mommom and Poppop (I’m 30
My kids call their grandparents Nana. My best friend’s kids call their grandparents Mimi and Poppy and another friend’s kids call their grandparents Jojo and Papa.
I guess it is just preference and sometimes the kids come up with a name all on their own (that is how the jojo thing happened)
Hi Melissa! I have a step-granddaughter and she calls my husband Poppie and me by my first name. Many of the other cute grandma names are already taken in this blended family, so I’ve been hard-pressed to come up with something unique, just for me.
Now that my daughter is expecting a baby in May, I’ve really got to get my grandparent name picked out. Once I do, I’m going to get myself one of those grandparent shirts that has my nickname on the front.
Hi Lin,
My kids have several sets of grandparents, so I know of a few examples.
My ex in-laws are “nanny” and “bampy”.
My father has been known to respond to “gumpa”.
And probably funniest (to me anyway), during the first 9 months I was married, I was in Iraq, and through a pre-arrangment (before I met Ana), my parents came to stay here in Hawaii. The entire time, and still to this day, my step-son Johnathan called them “Mr and Mrs Morris”. His younger sister (4 at the time) on the other hand was all about her new “Grandma!! and Grandpa!!
As for you, lol, how about something like “Oh Wise One”
Catch up with you later,
Todd
Don’t be surprised if your grandchild invents a name you think is perfect. My mother had reluctantly agreed to be “Grandma,” like her own mother, but my son couldn’t pronounce the letter G and it somehow came out “Das.” She liked that name for its jaunty modernity. My son came to like its uniqueness (no one else had a Das). He was almost 17 when she died, and Das she remained until the end.
i called my grandma- grandma or G’ma or granny –Some people called their g’ma: Nana andG’pa Papo. I think you should think more on the action that the name -My grandma by anyname was a super dymano teacher, cook, missionary to tampa super talented project making grandkid feeding,rib and chicken soup making Praying Praying Praying
awesomeness that could be contained in a human body (she has since exploded with goodness and when to heaven)
LOL Todd! You crack me up! “Ol Wise One” sounds really cool but I don’t think the parents would take too well to that one. LOL!!!
Rona, I’ve wondered how many kids actually come up with a grandparent name by not being able to correctly pronounce grandma or grandpa etc. That might make for some really fun times if that happens. Out of the mouths of babes….. hehehe
Hi Linda, I’m definitely NOT going to be called “granny”. Ick! LOL Nana or Nonna doesn’t sound too bad. When I was reading the various grandma nicknames I found online, I couldn’t believe the suggestion of being called Butter Butt or Chicken Nana! Those are awful nicknames!
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My wide of the family was just the traditional Grandma and Grandpa. My wife’s grandma goes by “Nan”
hi Lin,
My wife’s parents are both remarried, so our kids have two grandpas, a G-ma, a nana and a papa.
I personally think “G-ma” sounds really hip.
I tell people, “You can call me anything you like, just don’t call me late for dinner.”
~ Steve, aka Mr Booth Displays
LOL Steve! I kinda like “G-ma” myself. We’ll see…
Hi John, I’ve heard of “Nan” being a grandparent nickname quite often. I think I’m looking for something a bit more unique. “Oh Wise One” is sounding better and better. LOL
I know what you mean, gotta have that perfect name that fits you well. My wife is “Grammy”, and I stuck with the traditional “Grandpa”. I guess I have such fond memories for my two Grandpas. I have a page of nicknames I started over on an old site:
http://mygrandplace.com/grandnames.html
Thanks for the entertaining post.
My daughter-in-law’s mother has her grandchildren call her Oma. I think it is German for grandmother. Me, I don’t mind grandma at all!
Hi Shayne (sorry I just can’t bring myself to call you Grandpa), thanks for stopping by. I have a funny feeling that I’ll find the PERFECT grandma nickname and my grandson and yet-to-be born grandchild will choose something much better and probably hysterical. I can’t wait!
Hi Nina, I know a few grandma’s that go by “Oma”. That one is used up for sure amongt family and friends. Good suggestion though!
Congratulation Lin for your grandson, James 1st birthday.
Hmm…, if you don’t mind, how about “LinLin” or “Gimmy” (The LinLin Sound like Tin Tin!)
My children are 1 and 3, so it will be a long time before I become a grandparent – but when it does happen, I can’t imagine being offended at being called “grandma” – it should be a badge of honor, not something you are ashamed of being called because you don’t think you are that “old”. It is a special privilege to be a grandparent, and whenever I hear of someone who refuses to be called grandma (especially when you consider that that is what you ARE, regardless of what you are called) it seems silly and childish to me.
Also, the grandparent is not supposed to pick their own nickname – that is something special that your grandchild should get to do.
Thanks Wilson, I’m really looking forward to seeing the little guy (and spoiling him rotten) hehehe
Married Mom, it’s really not that I’d be offended per se. Grandma is a very nice grandparent nickname, but I would just prefer something else. If my grandchildren decide to call me Grandma and not some other grandparent name, I really wouldn’t care one way or the other. I’d just PREFER something else.
I’m only just 40 and my granddaughter is 18 months and she calls me Mema and my husband Papu we have both of our parents and one great great grandma so names were a problem and my son suggested these names for his child to call us they fit us very well
Jennifer
Jennifer, you’re only 40 and you’re a grandma? Wow! Mema is really cute and I like it, but it’s already used in the family. Darn it!
Italians call their grandmothers simply and lindly: nana. I don’t know how it’s spelled in Italian but sounds very cute.
Hi George, Nana is good grandparent name but it’s already taken in this family, so I’ll have to pick something else more unique. Thanks for your input!
I’m a soon too be Grandmother – I don’t understand the people that say the grandchild should come up with the name. If that was the case each grandchild would call us a different name. If all the rest of the kids learn the name we should be able to tell the first one what we prefer too. Now if you like their version and want to change thats okay. But the name everyone has picked in our family has worked for all grandkids.
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