What's your grandparent name?

[trof]

Jack, our first grandchild, named us.
I'm Baba and Miz t. is Gigi.
Go figure.


Jack is 19 now, and we had a little talk a few weeks ago.

"Jack, you're about grown now. Is it a little embarrassing for you to still call me Baba?
If you want to transition to 'grandpa' or 'granddad' that OK with me."

"Nope, you're still Baba to me."

[brer cat]

1. Gramma.

[mgardener]

46. Gramma

And grandpa.
Two of the sweetest words to me!

[Bev54]

2. Gigi and Grandma

[trof]

3. So wait...is Gigi a grandpa?

Or the other grandmother?

[Bev54]

4. No Grandmother, but my grandchildren call me different names.

My 2 eldest granddaughters call me Gigi, the younger ones call me Grandma.

[trof]

9. Interesting

I wonder why?
Jack's younger sister calls us the same thing her older brother does.

"The Grandmother With TWO NAMES!"

[Bev54]

11. It was because when she was younger (around 5) and was calling for me in a crowded

hockey arena to come and tie her skates. When she called Grandma many came because nobody knew who the child was calling. She was embarrassed and so her older sister and her decided to change my name to Gigi. The other family has always called me Grandma.

[trof]

15. A similar story:

Miz t. and I were running through O'Hare to try and make a flight.
I was several yards ahead of her and she yelled "HONEY!"
Damn near every guy on the concourse turned to her.

[Bev54]

21. LOL

[FalloutShelter]

5. We're Nana and PopPop

Transitioning recently to Nan and Pop.
Old school, maybe just old.

[leftieNanner]

6. My parents were Honey and Grandpa

Always. My sister is Mimi. I don't have grandchildren YET.

I think Baba is a delightful name.

[trof]

12. Baba:

Baba (lit. 'Father' or 'Sir') is an honorific term, of Persian origin, used in several West Asian and South Asian cultures. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu and Sikh ascetics (sannyasis) and is used as a suffix or prefix to their names, e.g. Sai Baba, Baba Ramdevji, etc.

How the hell Jack came up with Baba, I have no idea.
He's never been to Iran OR Persia.

[leftieNanner]

23. My cousin's wife is Turkish

Her parents were visiting and we all called her father Baba. He loved it!

[trof]

27. All right!

I like my name.
I always have.
I was just giving Jack an out.

[dweller]

7. Granda

😁



✌🏻

[yonder]

8. I'm pappou. Mrs. Y is yiayia.

[trof]

18. Is that ethnic?

I mean, is there a language source?

[cloudbase]

26. It's Greek. n/t

[trof]

28. I spent a couple of months in and around Athens.

Loved it.
Especially the food.

[cloudbase]

29. Me, too.

Mostly around Piraeus. Not months, though. Just a few days at a time.
Back in the days when I had black hair.

[yonder]

38. Yes, Greek. Mrs. Y is 2nd generation, 100% Greek

I'm 100% Northern European Heinz 57. I could be the anglo guy in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" so Greek wins out at our place.

[Binkie The Clown]

10. Boompa

Picked up from the 1962 Jimmy Steward, Maureen O'Hara comedy Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation.

[trof]

13. Oh god...oh jeez...

BOOMPA
😄

[rsdsharp]

24. The call us gramma and grampa,

but when they were little I was Bumpa.

Actually, the first time Zach got kind of excited and it came out Ga-ga-gabumpa!

[Binkie The Clown]

64. My oldest granddaughter is in her 30s and she still calls me Boompa. I love it. haha. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. NanaP

[trof]

19. Of course

babe.
Howya' doin'?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. I'm pretty good, my dear trof!

Just got my first Shingles vaccine yesterday and today I've been a little spacey! Yeah, more than usual! But it's passing.

[trof]

34. Lady, I am effing bulletproof.

Vax for: shingles, pneumonia, flu, covid (3 times, so far).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. I guess you are!

Way to go, my dear trof!

[Cracklin Charlie]

16. I am Granny.

Granny is babysitting right now. Dance Party!

[trof]

20. BOOGIE CHILLUN!

[trof]

30. Oh, my granny was granny.

And he was granpaw.
That's what it sounded like to me.

[Freddie]

17. Mom-Mom and PeePaw

DH was pretty determined to be just plain “Grandpa” but when our grandson was 2 he was christened “PeePaw” and of course, PeePaw it is. He’s 7 now, and the girls (11 and 3) do the same.

[A Brand New World]

22. Grandma

[cloudbase]

25. Meow or woof.

No human grandchildren as of yet.

[trof]

32. I have a granddog. His name is Gus.

He is a HUGE American Mastiff.
My daughter's family pooch.

[Atticus]

36. "Papaw" here. nt

[Rebl2]

37. My nephew,

who is well into his twenties, still called my Dad that as well. Dad passed away last August and still refers to him as that.

[Sneederbunk]

39. Geezer.

[LakeArenal]

40. My parents were called Poppie and Poonie.

[evolves]

41. My mom's parents

were "Bubba and Pop." My parents are "JoJo and DadDad."

I called my grandparents "Bubba and Pop" until they died (she at 89 and he at 95)-- I was well into adulthood by then. You are never too old to love and need your grandparents and to call them the names that harken back to childhood.

[Hamlette]

42. our first names

what can you do?

[spike jones]

47. I tried to get my grandchildren to call me by my first name, but they would not do it. n/t

[thenelm1]

43. Grandpa & Nana from dad's side, Bippee & Grammie on mom's.

No idea where Bippee came from. My maternal grandfather passed when I was really young, but all my older cousins from that side of the family called him that as well.

[ornotna]

44. You're gonna love this one, I know I do

My grandson Apollo calls me 'Fun Grandpa'

[Danmel]

45. Going Jewish traditional

Bubbie for me, Zaydie for Mr. Danmel.

[relayerbob]

48. Grammy and Papa

[summer_in_TX]

49. My grandmother was GanGan.

Until I was maybe 18 and she decided then that she wanted to be called Grandmother. (She was not really the type, but we accommodated her.) She probably needed that respect because as the middle child in her family of five she was teased a lot. Her nickname from her big brother was "Botchy."

But I get why she thought GanGan was something she wanted all of us to outgrow.

After her example, my mom picked out Gram as her name (her grandmother had been Gran). I decided on Grana. (Short a).

I don't plan on outgrowing it.

[dflprincess]

50. I am not a grandma but when when she was about 2-1/2 one of my grandnieces named me

"Aunt Grandma".

[dupagelib]

51. Bubbie and Pi

Bubbie, traditional, Pi, 1 year old's version of Papa. My daughter thought is was cute so it stuck.

[catchnrelease]

52. I'm Grandma to my grands

My daughter had her kids call my parents Oma and Opa. (She took 3 yrs of German in high school and we have a lot of Germanic genes on my side.)

[AllaN01Bear]

53. im my own grand pa.

[4dog]

54. Bapa

Original with the child apparently. No Euro ethnic precedent.

[MFM008]

55. mine was Robbie

we didnt know her well enough to call her grandma.
Her and my mom didnt get along and my dads parents died young
as did my moms dad.

[pansypoo53219]

56. went traditional.

[txwhitedove]

57. Called Grandma by 5 grandkids and their friends, or sometimes Gammy. Four of

them were just here for dinner and quick visit before homework. Grandson raked storm limbs and leaves off the roof. He just turned 14 and is 6'1", wow.

[BoomaofBandM]

58. Booma and grandpa.

[cannabis_flower]

59. I have one granddaughter

I’m Grammy Tami

[Marthe48]

60. My husband's parents were at first Papoo and Gagoo

so called by one of the older grandkids. At least once, the grandchild shortened it to Gag, such as "Hey, Gag, could you get me a drink of milk?"

The grandparents went on to be called Grandma and Grandpa.

I'm just Grandma.

[ShazzieB]

61. No grandkids here.

But I have a cute story to tell about my now 50 year old niece when she was a tiny tot.

My dad's first name is Eddie (sometimes shortened to Ed). Niece also had an uncle named Eddie on her father's side. One day she heard my mom teasing my dad about being grumpy. Niece looked at him like she was thinking really hard, sortng out the multiple Eddies in her life, and then she said, "You're Grumpy Eddie!"

Dad absolutely loved it, and from then on, he was Grumpy to her.

[GP6971]

62. My wife is Harmony

and I'm Pop Pop.

[lillypaddle]

63. I'm Gram to my granddaughter nt