What will LO call grandparents?

sck601 · July 2015

just curious to see what your LO will call your parents/ILS. It's fun to see all of the different names people want to go by.

sck601 · July 2015

My mom goes by grandma and the ILS go by Oma and Opa

maeg66 · July 2015

My parents aren't sure yet, so this is a good post! I'm following to see what others say!

MissMheMhe · July 2015

I call my grandparents Grandmother and Grandfather. My mom hates how formal that name is. We were discussing names a couple weeks ago and I think we decided on Mimi and Papa. My MIL wants to be Nana and DH's stepdad will be called Pup Pup, which is a family tradition on his side.

JandJ62914 · July 2015

My sister and SIL already have children so my parents already have established names! My parents will be called Gomma and Pops.

On DH's side it is Grandma and Papa.

stephseg · July 2015

My side will be Grammi and Papa (already have niece and nephew)

DH side is Granny and Grandpa

vvitchhazel · July 2015

I've realized that all bets are off when it comes to what kids are going to call people. My niece calls my mom 'momma' and my dad 'Bill' and my nephew calls his grandma 'B' even though her name is Heide.

enkb · July 2015

On husbands side it will be nan and granddad, as they already have a grandkid. My parents were talking about it last week and don't have specifics set. For some reason my mom really wants my dad to be called boompa, but he (and me a little) thinks its kind of strange, so it probably won't stick.

kalahall13 · July 2015

My mom wants to be called Gammy and my MIL wants to be called mamaw. I have three sets of grandparents and am wondering what in the world my LO will call them.

JandJ62914 · July 2015

vvitchhazel said:

I've realized that all bets are off when it comes to what kids are going to call people. My niece calls my mom 'momma' and my dad 'Bill' and my nephew calls his grandma 'B' even though her name is Heide.

@vwitchhazel That's so true. I responded with what we're assuming the kid will call everyone...but my whole life I called my grandparents Liz and Joe lol. All the other grandchildren called them Gommie and Pops, but they watched me when my parents were at work and that's what they called each other. So when I started to talk I called them that too and it stuck! You had a really good point!

indibidule · July 2015

Have nieces/nephews on both sides so names are already determined. My mom is gram and step dad is grandpa Dan. My dad is pawpaw. My FIL just wanted to be called grandpa but my niece calls him peepaw. My MIL passed away nearly two years ago so she didn't get to hear anyone call her anything but wanted to be called mimi, so that's what we'll tell our kids.

willashbaby · July 2015

My Mom requested Nana and I think Pop Pop for her husband. I have no clue what the in laws want.

Myelhsa · July 2015

LO will only have one set of Grandparents and their last name is Mason. The other grandkids call them Grandma and Grandpa Mace so that's probably what my babies will use.

shelbell0116 · July 2015

MIL wants to be Grandy. My sister is Aunt Kiki and my mom wants to be Mimi. My dad has a nephew who calls him popo (he's a police officer) so I think that's what we're going to stick with haha

Sovvy · July 2015

We have grandma, Grandma firstname, nana, and beebee.

sheashea407 · July 2015

Just have my ILs, who are Nana and Papa...they're Grandma and Grandpa to all their other grandkids. DD calls my grandma "Gramma" like I do

Monilee1017 · July 2015

My parents are Grammy and Papa and my IL's are Nana and Grandpa

steph_pegasus · July 2015

We call my mom "Grandma," MIL wanted to be called "Nana" then changed her mind so we got creative and call her "Grandma Julie" and FIL is "Grandpa."
My dad is "Granddad" and stepmom is "Grandma Kate."
We've told them all if they prefer something else we're happy to go with it.

rbourassa99 · July 2015

I've got the good ol' fashioned mixed family...LO will probably follow my nephew and call my father "Pepe" which is grandfather in French and my stepmom "Basaan" which is grandmother in Japanese. I guess we like to honor our heritage. My mom will probably be called whatever name the baby comes up with first...my nephew calls her "Addy", which was a first attempt at Grandma Netty and it stuck.

rlynch00 · July 2015

My ILs will be "Honey & Grandad" and my mom will be "Ma".

PreggoInTheCity · July 2015

Pretty sure both sides just want the classic grandma and grandpa. Although, it's so true what PPs said about kids deciding for themselves. My nephew called my grandpa (his great-grandpa) "Papa" because that's what his great-grandpa on his other side was called. I was amazed that he pieced the generation lineup together all on his own!

BabyRut2015 · July 2015

My mom's name is Bobbie and we have 4 grandmas so she said she wanted "BB" (beebe). My one MIL wants nanny (I hate but whatevs lol). No clue on the others, no decisions yet lol.

Really though, sometimes it's just what the kid comes up with, especially if they're the 1st one!

OrangeFox · July 2015

DS started calling grandpas by Papa (even though we said grandpa) because it was all he could pronounce for a while. Even though his language skills have improved he still uses Papa. I think it's cute but we'll see how long it lasts when the other grandkids all day grandpa.

For grandmas DS used to say mama. But I prefer mama to mommy so I've trained him to use grandma or granny for my mom and MIL and mama for me.

shaunahf · July 2015

My parents are grandma and papa and my IL are Nana and grandpa. My parents were already set due to my nieces and nephews and my IL chose what they wanted to be called.

MrsReynolds1224 · July 2015

My mom will be GiGi. My husbands parents will be granny and papa.

cawalp · July 2015

My dad is Grandpa and my mom is Mimi (she's vain about being called 'grandma' even though this will be her third. MIL will prolly just be Grandma. My grandparents will be Mama (pronounced mawmaw) and Papa (pawpaw) since that's what me and my sister called them and now my nieces do. Other side will be Grandma Lastname. And hubby's grandma will either be Grandma Lastname or whatever else she picks, first on that side.
It's so interesting to hear all of the different names people use.

BelleZBoo · July 2015

My parents will be Nanny & Papa and the inlaws will be Yiayia & Papa

narissa2013 · July 2015

My IL already have grandkids and go by Noni (no-nee) and Papa. My mom keeps changing her mind about this as this is her first. My dad is not the type to think about this stuff and will probably end up just granpa.

evikssr · July 2015

My parents are both in their 40s and are not ready for the grandma/grandpa thing lol. My mothers name is Sabrina so she wants to be called Mina & my father wants LO to call him big guy lol

jessielynn1 · July 2015

My parents are nonna and nonno. My in laws are grandma and grandpa

anniyas · July 2015

I have a rather odd and extended family. My parents divorced when I was young and both have new life partners. My father had another previous marriage that dissolved after many years and her being a "bonus Mom" to me. My SO's parents are also divorced but it was more recent. My DS and LO will have; Honey (MIL as that was what they called one of their grandmothers and it was her request), Pop and Mimi (FIL and his girlfriend), Grammie Goodwin and Grampie Smith (My mother and her partner), Gramma and Grampa Frost (My father and his wife), and Nana (my bonus Mom).

ChrissyD1203 · July 2015

Mom - Mimi, in laws - Nan (her name is Nancy) and Bubba. I'm sad no one wants to be grandma and grandpa

banders8 · July 2015

My dad passed 9 months ago, however my baby girl is still going to know who he is-- Poppy and my mom is Nonnie.

My boyfriends parents are just simply grandma and grandpa. Its their first grandchild, and we let them decide what they wanted to be called

kaitlinjayne · July 2015

My LO will call my parents Nana and Tide (welsh) and my partners parents will be called grandma and grandpa

mysquishy18 · July 2015

I already have a niece and nephew so my Dad is Happy. My mom passed away but we call her Gigi when talking about her, and my husband's parents are Grumpy (bc we thought it was funny after already having a happy) and Mia (DD calls her Niya though), and the step granddad wants to go by Newtsie. She doesn't call him anything at the moment however.

chellechan1 · July 2015

My parents are Grandma and Granddaddy, and my in laws are Nana and Pepaw. My grandmother, and my husband's are Great-Grandma, and my other grandmother is Mema to everyone who knows her.

mollyj931 · July 2015

Grandma and grandpa but the names my kids have called them when learning to talk have been cute.
My daughter called them Gaga and Baba and my son currently calls them Anya and Baba.
My daughter also calls my parents Regular Grandpa and Grandma and my husband's parents Silly Grandma and Grandpa.
I'm not really sure how the "regular" got started maybe because we see them more.

mvhyde · July 2015

My mom and late father are Ammachi and Appacha (my Indian language is Malayalam). Hubby's parents are Oma And Opa (my SIL already has kids so we all follow their kids).

Eta I already have a son but her kids are older.

dksport03 · July 2015

Hubby's parents Nanny and Papa (step-dad), Grandpa and Grandma (his step-mom)

My parents Nanny and Grand-Daddy.

With 2 Nanny's we call his mom Nanny Evon when talking about granparents so he's not confused.

sarah92544 · July 2015

I have two kids already and 3nieces and 3 nephews so my mom is booma her husband is papa D and my dad is old man dont know what my FIL will be seeing my other two are drom a previous marriage and this is our first together MIL died 3 years ago but DH says shes the babys guardian angel .

Knottie67525693 · July 2015

Being as though my mom just turned 37 on Thursday she's already made it clear she's not grandma lol so they better call her ma, or Mimi or something other than grandma related.

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