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


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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