hee hee hadda add my great and wonderful grands!

Maternal:
Grandpa and Grandma

Great Grandmother-Grandma Jenny ( i usually just said Grandma's Mom) She passed in about 2003/4.


Paternal:
Mama
and her husband but he IS my REAL Grandfather (i never understood why we had different last names for the longest time...) Papa
(He passed just this Memorial Day, he was healthy and just went to bed and that was it. I'm still upset.)

My dad's biological father-I don't know that man! (LOL) I heard me and my daddy look just like him though.

Great Grandmother-Great Grandma Clara Bell (she died when I was 5 and I STILL cry sometimes, I have a few memories of her but they are SO precious!)

Uppity Side:

Paternal Grandmother (RIP): Directly - Grandmother/Indirectly - Grandmother [lastname]

Paternal Grandfather: Directly/Indirectly - Granddaddy

-- Here's the funny part...my Dad and aunt have their own names for their parents.

They both called my grandmother "Ma." But, my Dad calls my grandfather "Pappy" and my aunt calls him "Dadeo." I think it's adorable!

I call my own father "Papa."


Country Side:

Maternal Grandmother: Granny

Paternal Grandfather: Grandpa


Greats

Father's Mother's Mother (RIP): Grandmother Hart

Father's Father's Mother (RIP): Grandmomee or just Momee (pronounced: mah MEE)

Mother's Mother's Mother (RIP): Grandmother Kirk

Mother's Father's Mother: Grandmother Butler*

*Bless her heart! She's 104 years old!!

OHHHHHH! The heritage we seem to identify most with is my father's mother's family. We refer to my great-great-great-grandfather by his first name! LOL!

And, that name is "Atharates."

Maternal Grandmother - Grandma. I'm her oldest grand-daughter. :D

Maternal Grandfather and Paternal Grandparents: They passed before I was born. :(

Maternal Grandmother: Grandma (when I was a kid I called her "Grammy")

Maternal Grandfather (RIP): Granddaddy (but when I was really small I called him "Da-yee")

Paternal Grandmother (RIP): Grandma (she used to always call my name in Portuguese...since that is where she is from)

Paternal Grandpa: Granddad

Maternal grandmother: (RIP) Mama Lucy
Maternal grandfather: Never had one, so I was told...

Paternal grandparents:
Granddaddy (RIP)
Grandmother or Grandmommy, but all my dad and his brothers and sisters call her "Mother" or "Mother Dear"--so sometimes I call her that...

Paternal great-grandmother: (RIP) Mama Lucas

All of my grandparents are now deceases but this is what we called them:

Maternal grandmother: Mena (This was a shortened version of her first name. Everyone called her by her name.)

Paternal grandmother: Granny
Paternal grandfather: Big Daddy

Maternal Grandmother: Grandmother (what else!)
Maternal Grandfather: Poppy

Paternal Grandmother: Grandmom
Paternal Grandfather: Granpop


__________________

grandmomma

granddaddy

Maternal Grandma-Ma Lou
Maternal Grandpa-Daddy
Paternals-Grandma and Grandpa

Both grandfathers were gone LONG before I was born.

I called my paternal grandma (RIP) Grandma Lulu
I call my maternal grandma Nana

Maternal great grandparents (RIP) Big Mama and Big Daddy

Maternal Grandmother (RIP) Frank - Short for Frances. Everyone called her Frank so I did the same thing.
Maternal Grandfather - (RIP) He died when I was 6 months old. My mom (RIP) called him James so I probably would've done the same thing.
Maternal Great-Grandmother (RIP) Ma Mary :D

Paternal Grandmother (RIP) Died before I was born :(
Paternal Grandfather (RIP) Died before I was born :(

maternal grandmother: Abuela Tina (short for Justina)

never knew my maternal grandfather... :mad:

paternal grandmother: Abuela Dinde (pronounced deen-deh)

paternal grandfather died when I was 7 mo old, never got a chance to call him anything! :(

Maternal Grandmother- Punkin
Maternal Grandfather- Big Pimp (started by my sister and he actually answers to it)

Paternal Grandmother-Mama or Nanny
Paternal Grandfather-Papa

I was unoriginal...

Maternal grandmother (RIP): Grandma
Maternal grandfather (RIP): Grandpa

Paternal grandmother (RIP): died before I was born
Paternal grandfather (RIP): Grandpa

When I was little, if I was talking about all my living grandparents collectively, they were "Grandma and Grandpa and the other Grandpa" - the "other" Grandpa being my paternal one.

My son calls my father "No hair Grandpa" and he calls Mr Toocute's Dad "white hair Grandpa"


:D BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

BWAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH He's a mess.

Ayeeyo (Somali word for Grandma)
Awoowe (Somali word for Grandpa)

:D

Both of my grandfathers have passed :(

But I called my maternal grandfather Granny Dave (his first name)
Paternal - Pop Daddy

Maternal grandmother - Granny
Paternal grandmother- Granny :D

May my grannies rest in peace:

Maternal Grandma : Edi-Mae (she never let us call her grandma)

Paternal Grandma: Mone Kate (my dad and his siblings called her 'mone' (said fast) so i guess the grandkids just added her name)

May my grandaddy rest in peace:

Paternal Grandpa: Paw Paw


I never knew my maternal grandad.

Maternal grandmother: Granmudder (less formal)
Paternal grandmother: Grandmother (more formal)
Maternal grandfather: Gramps
Paternal grandfather: Paw Paw

both sides: Grandmama and Granddaddy

maternal
grandmother - mama
grandfather (rip)- daddy

paternal
grandmother (rip)- grandma janie
grandfather - pop

I never realized people had so many different names for their grandparents. I'm plain:

Maternal grandmother & grandfather: passed before I knew them

Paternal grandmother & grandfather: grandma and grandpa

Maternal Grandmother – Died years before I was born so no nickname
Maternal Grandfather – Daddy

Paternal Grandmother - Grandmere
Paternal Grandfather – Grandpere

My son, and I assume my daughter will too, calls his grandparents:

Maternal Grandmother – Died just before my son was born but he talks to her picture and he calls her Granny.
Maternal Grandfather – Grandpa
Maternal Step-Grandmother - Grandma

Paternal Grandmother - Mimi
Paternal Grandfather – Papa

I have some older friends with a 2-year-old granddaughter. She calls them Honey and Bear. Another set of friends are called CoCo and Boompa.

maternal grandmother-Grandma (RIP)
maternal grandfather-grandpa or grandfather

paternal grandmother-Nana
paternal grandfather-Big Daddy (RIP)