Names for Grandparents?

Mrs.Ginger0718 · October 2010

I have been dwelling on this for a while. Our child is going to have a lot of grandparents! DH Mom/Stepdad, DH Stepmom/Stepdad, and my dad.

What are some names to differentiate grandparents? Growing up I had my Grandma/pa P (Moms Maiden Name) and Grandma/pa J (Last Name). This is NMS for my kids, and I'm trying to come up with names.

I know there's Grandma/Grandpa, and Nana and Papa, but are there any other names that are somewhat familiar? We figure, we will call DH mom/stepdad Grandma/pa and his step parents Nana/Papa, but then that leaves nothing for my dad?

My dad's live in girlfriend Confused babysits this little girl non stop that calls my dad "Papa", and it drives me nuts that another kids calls him that considering she's not family and my child was supposed to be the first one to call him papa or grandpa. So, I don't want LO to call him that, for my personal reasons.

So what's left out there? And for the record, I don't like Pappy, reminds me of this creepy show I watched as a kid and this old guys was "Pappy".

TIA

Mrs.Ginger0718 · October 2010

For the record, DH wants LO to call my dad "Big Bad John" because my dads name is John, and DH thinks it's hilarious to say behind my dad's back, but never to his face! Stick out tongue

cfranklin1 · October 2010

My mother will be "mamaw [her name]". DH's mother will be "mamaw [her name]" and his dad will be papaw. My dad died in 2003, but I still want Sam to know about him, so I'll just refer to him as "papaw Robert" when I do talk about him. My grandfather died before I was born, and I always just knew him as "papaw Fred."

DH has a very close friend that helped raise him that he calls his aunt, but she will be "nana [her name]" instead of aunt to Sam.

eeyoreem · October 2010

My DH has a neice and she calls his parents mom-mom and pop-pop, don't know if those are ones you might like, papa and pop-pop are close. She calls her other grandma didi (her name is debbie). My grandparents were grandma and grandpa S(last name) and we didn't deal much with my mom's parents.

Jade1230 · October 2010

We are having the same type of issue. Both my mother and my BFs Mother want to be called Nana...So we might just do Nana Lori(my mom) and Nana Tami(MIL) but we will see what the baby calls them i guess..My mother's bf will be Papa and my dad will be Grandpa Don I believe...its all so confusing with all the grandparents!

Rindesai · October 2010

I had the best grandma in the world. So, I have issues with anyone being called grandma, even my own mother. So my mother will be "Namy" and my bf's mother doesn't have a name yet. Maybe you guys can help me too?

Mrs.Ginger0718 · October 2010

Grandparents Names

I just googled "Cool Names For Grandfathers" and this came up. Lots of ideas, but I'm still not sure!

bikernun · October 2010

My mom is Nan and my dad is Pop.

My mil is Grandma and my fil is Pawpaw.

We have friends that have used the Mimi and Pepaw one.

I think it is totally up to you and your dh.

StellarStina26 · October 2010

I am curious about what I am going to call my parents and BF's parents to my children... I guess I hadn't even thought of this before!!!

Anyway... my cousin's kids call my aunt Geemie (gee-mee).

kwitt22 · October 2010

I am greek so my mom will be Yiyia, and my Dad will be Pop. For IL's FIL will be Pap (pittsburg thing) and we are not sure for MIL DH calls his one grandmother Andee, bc its what he could say as a little kid, and it stuck and now his entire family calls his grandmother. I love it personally and would love for MIL to have a name like Andee.

bootsie08 · October 2010

Your LO will probably call them whatever they can at first and it might stick. We call DH's parents Grandma -first name and Grandpa -first name, but DD calls them Gunka and Bumpa. The other grandchildren, who are much older, have now taken to calling them those names as well.

This honestly isn't something I ever gave much though to. I guess I don't see why grandparents need their own special name. My mother (who really has no relationship with DD) does though, and wants to be called Lady LoLo (her name is Lois). Yeah, right. Not happening. DH and I almost pissed ourselves when she told us though, so now we refer to her as that amongst ourselves all the time.

devilbaby713 · October 2010

The names for all of the grandparents in our family include:

Mamaw Kathy (my mom)

Mamaw Laurie (DH mom)

Papa (DH stepdad)

Grandpa (my dad)

Grandma Cindy (my stepmom)

Gigi (my grandmother)

Mimi (DH grandmother)

Mamaw Edna (DH great grandmother. who passed away earlier this year)

Our daughter came up with all of the names based on how she could pronounce them when she was little.

DefiantRose · October 2010

It's funny, as a kid I had Grandpa T and Grandpa M (last names) and I just called them Grandpa when I was with them, as far as Grandmothers, I just had Grandma and Great-Grandmother. The only other "grandparent" figure I had was my great-uncle who I call Pawpaw. Also have a Memaw now (Grandpa M's SO).

pregaftertubal · October 2010

we sort of went with what came out of our first borns mouth, except for my DH's parents. they were adament to be called grammy and grampy. i personally never cared for it because i thought it would be a little weird calling them that when my kids got older, but then she came up with some doozies. my mom she called moomee, and my stopmom and father are nani and papa

since she was the first born on either side, thats what they were all named!

JanaVT9183 · October 2010

My dad is Pap to my nephews, and they love calling him that. My mom is Grandmom. My grandfathers have always been Poppy and Pop-Pop. No idea what my husband's parents will be. I guess Grandma and Grandpa.

mrssburnison · October 2010

Unfortunately our LO will only have one set of grandparents (my parents) DH's parents both passed away before we were together. We will teach our children about them, and try to have them be as close as they can through stories and pictures, and visiting the cemetary. They will be called Grandma/Grandpa B. My mom and dad will be Grammie, and Grandpa. We have problems with lots of Great-Grandma's. We both have both our Grandma's still, so LO will have 4 great-grandma's. My mom's mother is GG, my dad's mother with be Great-Grandma M. DH's mom's mom will be Great Grandma S. and Dh's dad's mom will be Mam (family name for her... i don't get it) I know there are other names for grandpa's but they are typically more traditional based on a culture/nationality. I can't think of too many now but there is Opa and Oma, pawpaw, and thats all i can think of... sorry!

Kids sometimes develop their own names too... so you could always just let you're LO decide.

bella85 · October 2010

My step dad brought this up this past weekend. He doesn't think he should be called grandpa (even though my dad and I don't really get along and he could care less that I'm even pregnant). I have no problem with my LO calling my step dad that though. His name is Dan and he thinks he should be called GrandDan. lol. My DH's parents have names they want to be called. I can't remember them b/c the names are German. My mom is simply going to be grandma, just like she is to our dogs.

Spin313 · October 2010

My parents are Abuelo and Abuela (Spanish for Grandparents), and DH's parents are Grandpa and Grandma.

Do you speak another language or identify with another culture that you could borrow names from...?

hyperangel_8509 · October 2010

My parents will be Avos (portuguese, pronounced a-vo for grandpa and a-voa for grandma), and DH's parents will be called Nana and Papa

mrswright2006 · October 2010

DD has

Grandpa Rich/Linda (paternal grandparents)
Nan and Grandpa (maternal grandparents)

My FIL wanted to be called Granddad, but I just couldn't remember to call him that, so she calls him Grandpa Rich.

DD came up with my mom's NN, Nan when she was just starting to talk. My mom likes it, because she had a hard time coming to grasps with the fact she was becoming "Grandma," and

We have a family friend whose Grandkids call him Pa.

Kered6799 · October 2010

I have no idea what we are going to do. I may have them duke it out!

I have friends who use grammy and papaw, nana, etc. I don't care what our child calls them at this point. I think it will be harder for names for the great grandparents to figure out.

ruchemist · October 2010

I called my dad's parents Granny and Granddaddy and my mom's parents Grandma and Grandpa. Maybe your child(ren) will come up with names themselves?

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