Family Poll: What do you call your grandparents?

[lil_sunshine]

Maternal Grandmother: Grandma (RIP)
Maternal Grandfather: dunno (he passed when I was a year old; RIP)

Paternal Grandmother: Nana
Paternal Grandfather: Grandpa (RIP)

[yasava]

Maternal grandmother -- Granny
Maternal grandfather -- never met him
Maternal stepgrandfather (the only one I'll claim as being a grandfather, we were close) -- Shorty (RIP)
Maternal Great Grandmother -- Madea
Maternal Great-Great Grand -- Mama Ammie (RIP)

Paternal grandmother -- RIP, she passed when I was young, so no name for her.
Paternal grandfather -- (RIP) well, I never really called him anything. I rarely saw him and when I did, I just tapped his shoulder if I wanted something. My aunts, uncles and my dad called him by his first name.

My parents are Mama (or Ma) and Daddy -- my neice calls my mother Mama, also. For the longest, she told people that my mother was her "other mama" so much that it rubbed off on my nephew -- he stills calls her "Other mama" .

[zetafg]

Maternal Grandmother (RIP): Nana and in her later years MyNana (she left us when she was 85). MyNana and I were real close and I told my family at her wake that I am her favorite She called me her Corporate Grandbaby!

Maternal Grandfather (RIP): Grandpa

Paternal Grandmother (RIP): Grandma Josie or Nana

Paternal Grandfather (RIP): I never met him, and if I did, I was REAL young.

Maternal Great-Grandmother (RIP): Passed before I was born
Paternal Great-Grandmother (RIP): Grammy

Step-Paternal Grandmother: Grandmaw Guy or Grandmaw Connie

[WenD08]

Maternal grandmother - Nana
Maternal stepgrandfather - Roy (his real name)
Maternal grandfather (he died before i was born) - i guess, Grandpa
Maternal great-grandmother - Appy (RIP)*
*short version: my mom as a "wee one" said her grandmother looked happy. it sounded like "appy" and that's what she was called until she died 9/11/02. still a bit sad about that


Paternal grandmother - Gramma
Paternal grandfather - Grampa (RIP)

[Pandemonium]

Paternal Grandad= I never knew him
Paternal Grandmother (R.I.P.)= Grandma
Maternal Grandfather= Died from cancer when mom was 5
Maternal Grandmother (R.I.P.)= Granny

[D.COM]

Maternal Grandmother: Abuela
Maternal Grandfather (RIP): Abuelo

Paternal Grandmother: Abuela H. (their first name)
Paternal Grandfather (RIP): Abuelo R. (their first name)

Maternal Great-Grandmother (RIP): Mama M. (their first name)
Maternal Great-Grandfather: Papa O. (their first name)

Amazingly, both are still here:
Paternal Great-Grandmother: Met her when I was 2, I think.
Paternal Great-Grandfather: Met him when I was 2, I think.

Wow...didn't realize I had 3 "Greats" still here

[AKA2D '91]

Originally posted by D.COM
Wow...didn't realize I had 3 "Greats" still here

That's a Blessing!

[KSUViolet06]

mom's mom- Granny

mom's dad- Grandad

dad's dad- He passed before I was born, but they called him "June"

dad's mom- Grandma

[Proverbs31]

Maternal Grandmother: Grandma (recently turned 88!)

Paternal Grandmother:Grandma _______ (last name)

ETA: I never met either of my grandfather's. They passed before I was born.

[Lady Pi Phi]

I hope you don't mind me jumpin in here...

Maternal granmother: Nanny
Maternal grandfather(RIP): Grandad Paddy

Paternal grandmother: Grandma
Paternal grandfather(RIP): Grandad

[BabyPiNK_FL]

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!)

[preciousjeni]

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."

[FeeFee]

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

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

[DC_Zeta1920]

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

[AKA_Monet]

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