What Do You Call Your Grandparents?

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by indygphib

Maternal great-grandmother: Busia (Polish nickname - pronounced BOO-shuh)

My maternal great-grandmother was around until I was 13 and we all called her Busia.

I'm kinda hoping that when my parents are grandparents we can call them Busia & Abuelo.

[IrishLake]

I was fortunate to have 3 pairs of grandparents growing up, and 2 pairs are still alive. Two pairs are Gramma and Grampa, the third pair is Oma and Grampa.

[LouisaMay]

This is such a sweet thread.

My maternal grandparents were Grandma Sunny and Papa. Sunny was the nickname that Papa gave her when she came to the U.S. from Belgium, and everyone called her Sunny.

My paternal grandfather was also Papa, and Grandma Kitty (short for Kathryn) is still living.

My kids say Grandma First name and Papa First name for both sets of grandparents. I always wondered why we didn't use first names for our Papas, so I made sure to use their names.

[southbymidwest]

My maternal grandparents were Goka (closest I came to Grandma, and it stuck, as my grandmother didn't want to be called Grandma/Grandmother anyways) and Grandad.
Paternal grandparents: Grandmother and Grandfather (they were a bit more formal).
I loved them all dearly.

My kids' maternal grandparents: Grandma and Grandpa.
My kids' paternal grandparents: Mama and Papa.
They were/are wonderful grandparents.

[AGDee]

Paternal = Nana and Nanu (variations of Italian)
Maternal= Grandma and Grandpa

My kids- Called my mom Grandma, My dad and his wife are Grandpa firstname and Grandma firstname, their dad's father is Grandpa lastname, his mom passed away before I met him.

[msd0009]

Alright this is going to get in-depth.

I'm the youngest grandchild on my dad's side of the family.
My dad's mother is Grandlady. Yes, we are southern, haha. It fits here though, she is a southern lady through and through. My dad's father was Papa, and his new wife was just her first name.

My mom's mother died before I was born, but my granddad (as we called him) re-married, and we called his new wife Grandma Jean. The rest of my family weirdly called my granddad "Beebop". I have no idea why. I refused as a kid,

I call my step-grandparents Oma and Opa since they're German.

My dad is called "Pop" by my nephews and nieces. Not sure how I feel about it yet...My step-mom is called Omi (since she's German) and HATES it. It's stuck now though....

[preciousjeni]

My paternal grandparents were retired diplomats, so there was quite a bit of formality when it came to everything about them, from what we called them to how we conducted ourselves during meals and beyond.

They were "formally" Grandmother [Last Name] and Granddaddy [Last Name]. However, my brother and I sometimes called them "Ma and Daddy-O," which was my father/aunt's nickname for them.

My maternal grandparents are, well, country. We're talking about square-dancing, pie-making, fruit canning, deer hunting, Georgia farmers. Both are still living, in large part because they had their children very young. My grandmother was still a teenager when my mother was born. We have always called them Granny and Grandpa.

ETA: On an odd note, my paternal grandfather's mother was called "Mommee" pronounce mah-MEE, with the accent on the second syllable (as opposed to Mommy, where the accent is on the first syllable).

[Senusret I]

Also, since my uncle has become a grandfather, I have decided to title him the new Paw-Paw.

[Leslie Anne]

Some real cute names in this thread. Three of my grandparents were already gone before I was born and I only met my paternal grandfather twice before he died when I was six. The whole "grandparent" thing is a foreign concept to me. I missed out!

[aephi alum]

I called my mother's parents Grandma and Grandpa. I called my father's father Grandpa. (My father's mother passed away before I was born, so I never knew her, but I refer to her as Grandma.)

[ms_gwyn]

Maternal:
My Mom's Mother: Madea
My Mom's Father: nothing, never said a word to him
My Mom's Grandfather (paternal): Pawpaw
My Mom's Grandmother (maternal): Aunt Mary...long story, but she had a lot of nieces and nephews and it just stuck

Paternal:
My Dad's Mom: Grandmommy
My Dad's Stepfather: Daddy Bill
My Dad's Father: Granddaddy
My Dad's Grandmother (maternal) Big Mama

[ForeverRoses]

My Mom's parents were Oma and Opa. My Dad's were Grandma and Grandpa.

When I was pregnant with my first son, I decided that my parents would be Oma and Opa (since I really didn't like my grandma so the word isn't positive my my mind).

My parents went with it and now all the grandkids on that side call them Oma and Opa.

My husband's parents go by Grandma and Grandpa.

[ElieM]

I had an Oma & Opa

And a Nanna & Grandad

[DSTRen13]

My grandmother is Grandmother. Her husband I just call by his name. My grandfather is Granddaddy. His wife I just call by her name. My other grandfather died before I was born. My other grandmother died when I was little, but I do know that I called her Granny.

[honeychile]

My paternal grandmother was called Gramma, while my maternal grandfather was called Granddaddy. The others were long gone before I was born. Before my parents realized that they wouldn't be grandparents, they announced that they would like to be known as be Big Daddy and DeeDee.

I was "adopted" as a grandchild by one of my friend's grandmothers (who knew that my Gramma had senile dementia); I was asked to call her Gram.