My stepmom is only 36... gonna be 37 next week. She thinks she's too young to be called grandma, so we gotta find a grandma alternative for the young ladies! HELP!
My friends kids call their grandmother "gaga" ... my cousins used to call my grandmother "bamma" or "jamma" ... and my own mother is being called "baa."
My mom wants to be called Nani (na-ah-nee) and my friend's kids call her mother Nona (noh-nah) for that very reason, lol. They think those names are less aging.
Abizzzle- it's spelled babcia. My DH's mom is babcia. I just became Ciocia Ashley. (pronounced ch-uh-chee. It means Aunt I just looked it up. Polish spelling is odd.
My grandma was 35 when she became a grandma and wanted to be called Aunt, but my mom taught us to call her grandma anyway because she thought it was silly. She doesn't mind anymore.
Lol. I have been hearing about this since we announced our pregnancy. My mom will be 38, until about two months after the baby. She loves the fact that she is going to be a grandma, but hates the idea of being called grandma. As of right now she wants to be called 'grace'. LOL. She says it starts with a 'g' and that she doesn't care what anyone else thinks. So we shall see. Good luck!
When the babies start talking, they will call them whatever they want. My two ss call the same person different things. The older calls her grandma and the younger calls So it gets a little confusing.
My MIL became a grandma at a young age and was perfectly happy being called grandma.
Mee-mee for my mom, and Avo (vaaa-VOE) for DH's mom. Portuguese for grandmother I guess.
I didn't think DD would catch on to all the different names so quickly but they do..so be prepared and start calling them by their chosen grandparent names early on!!
My mom is gonna be called GiGi, she is 52 and thinks she is to young to be called gradma, i dont blame her.. of course my dad being and old school Italian wants to be called Nono... so we have new and old.
My stepmom is only 36... gonna be 37 next week. She thinks she's too young to be called grandma, so we gotta find a grandma alternative for the young ladies! HELP!
My mom goes by GiGi ... her name is Angela "Angie" but she didn't want to be called Granny ... which worked out b/c DD calls my grandmother Granny - like we all do .. so it isn't confusing & works out
EEEEE GADS! I am older than some of the grandmas listed. My kids named my dad PomPom for som reason. It stuck until they were about 4.
From the posts above I liked GiGi and I bet MiMi would be good too. I didn't see MiMi but I just scanned them - so maybe I missed it - probablydueto the shock of being so relatively old .
Re: I need a name for a young grandma!
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When the babies start talking, they will call them whatever they want. My two ss call the same person different things. The older calls her grandma and the younger calls So it gets a little confusing.
My MIL became a grandma at a young age and was perfectly happy being called grandma.
My step mom went with "Mimi"
(Although for some reason she spells it "Meme" wth?)
My daughter calls my mom "Nana"
Mee-mee for my mom, and Avo (vaaa-VOE) for DH's mom. Portuguese for grandmother I guess.
I didn't think DD would catch on to all the different names so quickly but they do..so be prepared and start calling them by their chosen grandparent names early on!!
My mom goes by GiGi ... her name is Angela "Angie" but she didn't want to be called Granny ... which worked out b/c DD calls my grandmother Granny - like we all do .. so it isn't confusing & works out
EEEEE GADS! I am older than some of the grandmas listed. My kids named my dad PomPom for som reason. It stuck until they were about 4.
From the posts above I liked GiGi and I bet MiMi would be good too. I didn't see MiMi but I just scanned them - so maybe I missed it - probablydueto the shock of being so relatively old .