Too Young For "Grandma"
My mother thought she was too young to be called "Grandma," so when her first grandbaby came, she wanted to be called "YaYa," which is greek for grandma. Now my sister just became a grandma and she is looking for a name that her grandchild can call her. I suggested "NaNa," which is what Seinfeld calls his grandma on the show. I suspect that "NaNa" is a jewish name for grandma.
What names do you prefer to be called as a grandparent or what names would you suggest my sister be called instead of grandma? |
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They address me as GrandFather, with great respect.
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How about Bama?
Or how about Big Mama? Or how about Granny? |
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I would like to be called simply "grandma" when my first and only granddaughter gets
old enough, she is only 2mo. old right now, lol I've heard all types of grandmother names or nicknames. NaNa sounds cute. I think it depends on the grandchild, what they can say at what age, and so forth, some of those cute nicknames 'stick' throughout a lifetime, lol THATS LOVE! |
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I was 40 when my daughter became pregnant with my first and I didn't want to be "Grandma" either.
My mother and also my SIL's mother were already Nana so I didn't want to confuse with another one. I thought about Mimi at first but then my daughter's stepmother decided she wanted to be called Mimi and I wasn't about to share my name with her, so I made up my own. I am Granda and I love it! |
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Dedicated Mind, here's a list of Grandma in other languages. Grandmother in Other Languages Chinese: NaiNai Filipino: Lola Flemish: Bomma French: Grandmere French Canadian: Meme German: Oma Greek: YaYa Hawaiian: Tutu Hebrew: Savta Italian: Nonna Japanese: Oba-chan Korean: Halmoni Polish: Busia Portuguese: VoVo Russian: Babushka Spanish: Abuela Yiddish: Bube [ETA] Afrikaans: ouma Basque: amona Belarusen: babka Croatian: baba Czech: babicka Frisian (spoken in Germany and the Netherlands): beppe Indonesian: nenek Maltese: nanna Mapunzugun: kuku Maori: kuia Odawa (Canadian Indian): nookmis Ojibwe (Canadian Indian): nookomis Polish: BABKA Portuguese: avó Romanian: BUNICA Slovak: BABICKA Slovenian: stara mama Spanish: Abuela Swahili: bibi Swedish: FARMOR Tagalog: nuno Tibetan: a phyi Turkish: ANNEANNE Ukranian: babusia Urdu: dadi |
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I like Madea - - lol!
I'm going with Tamor's name - Granda - - - it's a play on my name too! |
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