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Intense1920 05-09-2003 06:42 PM

Maternal Grandmother (RIP): Mena. A shortened version of her first name. Her kids, grandkids and great-grands called her that.
Maternal Grandfather: Never met him

Paternal Grandmother: Granny
Paternal Grandfather (RIP): Big Daddy

cinamin1 05-09-2003 07:10 PM

Maternal grandmother: Muh-dear (pray for her yall...she just had a stroke & she's the one that i'm closest to):(
Maternal grandfather: Granpap

Paternal grandmother: Grams (RIP)
Paternal grandfather: Paps (RIP)



PS-My mom said when I have kids (just putting all on me), she wants them to call her Nana.

brickhouse492 05-09-2003 08:16 PM

Maternal grandmother: Ma (RIP)
Maternal grandfather: Never met him (RIP)

Paternal grandmother:Ma (94 years old)
Paternal grandfather: Never met him (RIP)
Adopted grandma lived next door: Tanti Cynthia. In trinidad everybodies Tanti or Tanny sometin'

doubleblue&gold 05-09-2003 09:28 PM

Maternal: Grandmother and Papa
Fraternal: Grandmother and Grandpa

And.....my parents were Mother and Daddy (and I was a Daddy's girl!)

2DISCRETE4U 05-09-2003 09:54 PM

Well both my father's parents passed before my parents were even married.

Maternal Grandmother: Grandma
Her husband (RIP): Uncle Chrissie

Maternal Grandfather: Grandpa
His wife: Auntie Flo...my mom calls her this too.

Brickhouse492 - we have a Tanti in our family too. :D

nikki1920 05-09-2003 10:29 PM

cute!!
 
Maternal grandparents: Grandaddy (RIP)and Thelma (step grandmother)
Paternal grandparents: Grandma and Grandpa (RIP)

My daughter calls them (my parents)
Nana and Poppy
and (his mom) Grammy
both grandmothers chose the names to be called..

RedefinedDiva 05-09-2003 10:34 PM

Maternal grandmother: (RIP) Maw
Maternal great-grandmother: (RIP) Maw-Maw
Maternal grandfather: (RIP) Paw
Maternal great-grandfather: (RIP) Paw-Paw

Paternal grandfather: (RIP) Paw
Paternal grandmother: (RIP) Never met her (she died while giving birth to my father)

I was the first grandchild (and great-grandchild) for my mom's family and I lived with my grandparents until my grandmother died when I was 15. I was the only girl for my dad's side. Trust me, this Diva was spoiled! :D

CrimsonAngel2001 05-09-2003 10:57 PM

maternal grandmother: Grandma P and the little kids call her GG for great grandma
paternal grandmother: Granny

Im_just_me 05-09-2003 11:39 PM

Mother's side-- Grams or Gramma...RIP, and granddaddy...RIP

Father's side-- Grandma and I only met my fathers father once and to this day I still don't know his name...:confused:

Ideal08 05-09-2003 11:54 PM

Maternal Grandmother: Gram
Maternal Grandfather: Papa (when I was REAL little), Grandpaw (when I got older, like 8 or 9)

Paternal Grandmother (RIP): died before I was born
Paternal Grandfather (RIP): Grandpaw

Eclipse 05-10-2003 10:08 AM

cute thread...

Maternal Grandmother: Big Momma (RIP)
Maternal G'father: Granddaddy (RIP)

Paternal G'mother: Grandmomma (RIP)
Paternal Great G'mother: Grandma Sankie (RIP)
Paternal Grandfather died when my dad was 4, but we refer to him as Granddaddy Hayes

My mother is now Mam Mam to her grandkids (my neices and nephews). She really wanted to be called Big Momma, but considering she's about a size 8 it never stuck!!

Kandi 05-10-2003 04:58 PM

Maternal Grandmother: Mama (RIP)
Maternal Grandfather: Poppy (RIP)

Paternal Grandparents died before I was born. (RIP)

DigitalAngel126 05-13-2003 12:16 PM

Maternal Grandmother: Grandma
Maternal Grandfather: Grandpa Tom (RIP)

Paternal Grandmother: Nana (RIP) (Pronounced Nan-nuh)
Paternal Grandfather: Nono (RIP) (Pronounced Non-no)

Dr. SAX 05-13-2003 05:38 PM

I'm takin' it to the country with these :)

Maternal Grandfather: Paw-Paw
Maternal Grandmother: Maw-Maw

My Paternal Grandfather and Grandmother died when I was young, so I didn't really have any cute nicknames for them.

Wonderwoman4 05-13-2003 06:35 PM

Maternal Grandfather: (RIP) Pa-pa or grandaddy
Maternal Grandmother: Gramma


Paternal Grandfather: Grandaddy Richard
Paternal Grandmother: (RIP) Grandma Viola


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