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Re: Too Young For "Grandma"
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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind
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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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind
I was thinking of grandma in other languages. Big Mama sounds disrespectful and Granny would sound old to her. My sister is only 43.
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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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Last edited by Sinatra; 01-27-2010 at 04:28 AM.
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