The name "GiGi" for a grandmother?

ChelseyB5186

So this is new to me, but maybe you all already have this or heard of this...when we revealed we were expecting, DH's mom took all of about half a day to declare what she was going to be called now that she's going to be a grandmother.  Now, every email she sends us contains: Love, Mom (I mean GiGi, my new grandmother name!)

:rolls eyes: 

I want to be like, "I hate to break it to you, but LO is going to have like 3 grandmothers and you will be called whatever he decides he can pronounce!"

But the other day, my grandmother (LO will have 2 great-grandmothers!) signed her email GG!  (I'm guessing it's for "Great-Grandmother). So, is this a new trend going on, or does my family have this weird new coincidence?

 I personally don't like it at all.  It reminds me of a stripper from the 70's or something.  Or that bad JLo and Ben Affleck movie (minus one "L").

FusionLMT

I've heard it a bunch. My mom picked Nan-Nan and I didn't fuss about it. My great-grandmother is Gigi to some of her g-grandkids and Granny to me and some others. My grandmother is Mimi to her grandkids.

Tambcat

Suddenly, I don't mind so much that my mom wants to be called "Grammie." lol

JSweetieXO

I never heard of it and quite frankly I don't get why certain grandparents want to be called something else besides grandma/grandpa or whatever else like nanna or something. I plan on having my child call BOTH sets the same thing grandma/grandpa. Nothing different.

Moneypenny424

I will not tell my parents what our kids will call them--I don't see a problem with them choosing what they'd like to be called.  I mean, if my mom wanted to be called "Moonflower" or something instead of grandmother, then maybe, but Mimi/Gig/Nana, etc. and names that are easy to pronounce seem fine to me.

DragonflyBelle

My mom = Nana

My other mother = MeMe

My grandmother that just passed away = Granny

My MIL = Gammie

My step MIL = Gran to Juliana and MeMe to Mason and Aiden (my nephews) instead of just choosing an all-original name, she worked around and existing MeMe and Granny on both sides of the fam.

Step MIL's mom is GiGi, which is short for great-grandmother

I tried to convince my step MIL to be Honey or something completely original that all the grandbabies can call her, but she's an idiot.

beth6287

I have heard it before but i think its a bit weird. but the baby will call her whatever they want to call her. my god duaghters have a grandpa that they call kopaw....that is what came out when the oldest one tried to call him grandpa and it stuck. so she wants to be gigi but that might not be what sticks.

ChelseyB5186

Tambcat:

Suddenly, I don't mind so much that my mom wants to be called "Grammie." lol

HA, my mother says she's "not old enough to be a grandmother yet" so she wants our LO to call her "Aunt Pam".  Um, thanks. 

Tambcat

ChelseyB5186:

Tambcat:

Suddenly, I don't mind so much that my mom wants to be called "Grammie." lol

HA, my mother says she's "not old enough to be a grandmother yet" so she wants our LO to call her "Aunt Pam".  Um, thanks. 

lol

My cousin had a baby at 19, and my uncle felt the same way. He told her he wanted to be called "Bill Thompson." Totally random.

funkymonkeyohyeahhh

My nieces and nephew call my mom GiGi. It's what the first born started calling her, and it stuck.

I think it's confusing for children to only call their grandparents "grandma and grandpa". I always had separate names for them growing up because they are all different people. To the person that said their children will be told to only use "grandma and grandpa"- What's so wrong with calling them different names?

starshollow

My niece and nephew call my grandmother (their great grandmother) GG, short for great grandma.  I assume my LO will probably do the same.  It really doesn't bother me if people want to be called something special.

katieh1017

I have heard Gigi before, my cousin is having a baby soon and my Aunt wants to be called Gigi. I thought she came  up with it though, guess not! She is Grandma Gail, so thats where she got the Gigi from.

I feel the same as Moneypenney. If my mom wants to be called something specific, so be it.

 A lot of times things don't work out with how you want them to call others anyways. Kids have a nack at making up all sorts of crazy names. My parents haven't even brought it up yet. I know DH's parents will probably be Abuela and Abuelo (spanish).

My nephews call me Titi (tee-tee) kind of an abrievated version of "Tia" Kate and I love it!

wwnbw

My MIL is Noni....I think it's a little strange but when DH had SS he was very young and she said she was too young to be called grandma. I don't think it's a big deal for the grandparents to pick what they want to be called.

erinoa319

My grandmother is my sons great grandmother (obviously) and we call her GG short for Great Grandma, I think its cute. My mom is just grandma. I'm not getting into DH's side of the family, they are crazy and want to be called mami and nana. I don't like it lol.

plantmom05

There are so many differant names to call grandparents now! My husband and I have a little issue with "GiGi". I'm 100% russian and the short name for grandpa is russian is "GiGi". But on my husbands side that is what my neices and nephews call their great grandma. So I'd say no definetly not just your family! Go with what baby comes up with!

gisa886

My mom was thinking of GiGi. However, she is gonna be called Lollie. I have no problem with them picking their names and she could be whatever she wanted. 

UTbride06

Haha!! This sounds so familiar. My MIL started this about 15 minutes after we broke the news. She is so concerned about having a cute, "trendy" grandma name. grandparents.com apparently has a lot of lists for names. She's narrowed it down to Sugar, Honey, and MeeMa. At first I was a little annoyed with her constant texts regarding this subject, but now I just realize that it is her first grandchild and is so excited. I figure there is no harm and if she ends up with a silly name, then it is her name.   (DH and I are pushing for MeeMa out of her choices)

jld1687

My mom will be called GiGi, but only because my brothers kids call her that.

 My MIL is called Nana and my step mom is called RahRah (her name is robin)

oceanangelbeauty

There is a cute musical called Gigi. You might want to check it out. It may be how she came up with the name. Also it means grandpa in Japanese. I know this because it is my dd's nickname and both have been pointed out to me. Lol It is new to me a's a grandma name. Not sure if I like it.

MsNessa

DH's grandma goes by GG (Great Grandma) with her great-grandkids so we're fine sticking with that. I actually started using Grammy for my mom because I wanted DD's grandparents to have different names. Growing up I had a Grandma and a Grandma Lastname. I didn't really like that.

laf10

My mom wants to be called Gigi. I'm completely okay with that, considering my dad seriously told me he is thinking about "big daddy." That one I don't think I can do. 

devious1031

Lots of people have nicknames rather than being refered to as grandma/grandpa. My gma (dad's mom) everyone called Mema and now the grandkids all call my mom Mima (IDK how that happened but it did).  DH's gma they call abuela (which is gma in spanish) and his mom is just gma.