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Any 'original' names for Grandparents?
My mother in law is having a hard time deciding what she wants to be called. It seems like both sets of parents are on a quest to find something for the baby to call them OTHER than the traditional Mom-Mom, Grandmom, Nana, etc. I was curious to see if anyone had any ideas that I could pitch to them... I seriously think that they are starting to lose sleep over this oh so important decision 
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Re: Any 'original' names for Grandparents?
Really, you are starting to loose sleep over what your lo will call his/her grandparents?
I think this is something that they need to tell you what they want to be called.
My parents are just grandma and grandpa, DH parents are grandma and grandpa but being said in Polish (I know how to say it, spelling it is a different story - but I am sure once she is here, I will learn fast)
My parents are going to be Meme and Pepe...thats what we called my Dad's parents, and all of his siblings are called that too.
But I have friends that call their Grandmas Bubby and Papa (this might be Yiddish), and even one who is called Big Momma (although she is such a tiny lady).
No, I'm not at all! I think its funny that THEY seem to be losing sleep over it.. Sorry for the confusion.
Anu and Apu are Hungarian, so DH's grandma will become Anu.
My Mom is going to be Grandma (because she kinda already is to my bff's son). My Dad will be Poppa.
Bff's parents will be Momma Jo and Poppa Steve - because that's what I call them and they are like another set of parents to me.
DH's parents are still trying to warm up to the idea of being grandparents. I've suggested Grammy, Gran, Nana to his Mom but she's not down with being called anything that resembles a grandma title. I've suggested Gramps, Grandpa, Grandad, Grumpy {MIL's suggestion} to FIL, and he's not down with any of those names either.
GL!!
My mom will be Boopy (that is what my nephews calls her - no clue why but it stuck with them!), my stepfather and DH's parents are more traditional grandparent names. I called one of my grandmother's bubby...
Sometimes when the baby comes they pick something entirely random and stick with that - regardless of what someone wants to be called!! My brother called me beedee when he was a baby and it stuck, my nephews call me Aunt beedee and my brother (at almost 18) still calls me that!
My mom is Mamo (it's Irish - correct spelling is actually maimeo). DH's mom is grandma. The grandfathers were just grandpa, but my nephew (8 months older than DS) calls them papa so we have been calling them Papa John and Papa T.
I'm sure DS may choose to call them something different as he really learns how to talk (he says papa but not grandma or mamo), and we'll go with that.
Sorry...I am at work and tend to read things quickly...I read it wrong...
My grandparents were both 100% Polish so we called them Babci (grandmom) and Dziadzi (grandpop). I loved that each of my grandparents had a different name but I don't think my LO will be so lucky. All the grandmom's want to be called Grandmom _____ (I don't know if it'll be first or last name). It was very cool growing up knowing each of my grandparents had a special name, especially since they were all at family gatherings together.
I've known people who called grandmas mimi, gigi, gran, lolly, nanny, nana. Our LO will have a grandma and and a grammy (ours won't be the first grandchild on either side).
Grandpas - my brother called his grandpa on his father's side frog, but I think everyone called him frog. I think the only other "original" one I've heard for grandpa is col. Our are papa and grandad.
My DS calls his grandparents, Nana and Papa and Mom-mom and PopPop.
It was really easy for him to say. Grandma is hard to say for early talkers so you never know what they will come up with.
The only non traditional name I have heard is my Aunt had her grandchildren call her G-Mom.
Here is a link to some other names that people can use. HTH
https://www.grandparents.com/gp/content/activitiesandevents/everyday-activities/article/grandparent-names.htmlMy dad will be Poppy, but my mom hasn't decided yet. She's leaning towards Gia (Italian) or Lolly. (The concern with Lolly is that when she and Daddy are together, they'll be Lolly-Poppy!)
DH's parents are German so they will be Oma and Opa.
FWIW, your parents can come up with cutsey names if they want, but if the kid can't pronounce it, it will evolve into whatever's easiest. DH was "Nung Nung" for the longest time because my nephew and niece couldn't say "Uncle Roland".
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When I was a kid, my grandparents went by Ossie & Nan, which were both nicknames for their real names (Oswald & Edna).
My kids call both of their grandma's 'Granny' and their grandpa 'Papa'. I pland on picking out something far more original for myself when it is my turn to be a granny.
well, my mother wants to be called Gran. my MIL wants to be called Nonnie (italian), my step dad wants to be called Daddy George (his name is george) and my FIL doesn't care what he is called, so we have been jokingly calling him granpa fluffy - don't ask!
but in college i babysat for some kids who called GM Nana and GF Puddin' - get it> NanaPuddin...
My aunt's name is Karen. Her grandchild calls her Nar because she heard everyone else call her Karen and couldn't get the K. It stuck.
There's a bunch of ideas here:
https://www.grandparents.com/gp/content/activitiesandevents/everyday-activities/article/grandparent-names.html