Grandmother variations

[cassie_lakes]

I was just curious about what different variations of grandmother people use. Strangely I use grandma for my mother's mum and nanna for my fathers mum. I have a friend who calls her grandma mami (not sure on the spelling of that though) but that is supposedly french colloquialism. I also know someone who uses gammi - i like that one.

[jeanette1976]

I'm the same as you, but I had a mate who said granda for her grandad.... I think its a northern thing.

[unruliejulie]

wait for this then, my mum and her hubby are known as bam bam and bum bum respectively! Thats what my little one named them when he first learnt to speak and its stuck!!!!

[spudqueen]

My children use Grandma for their paternal Grandmother, and used Gran for my Mother. Mr Spudqueen used their first names along with Gran eg GranDoris and GranEdna for his Grandmothers. It does help if you can distinguish which Grandmother you are talking about easily!

[bubblegum-31]

my kids call their grandparents nanny and granda and my mother in law gets called granny. i always called my grandparents nana and granda when i was growing up

[hellywellywo]

My little kidlings call my Dad & Step-mum Nanny & Grandad, which is very traditional.

They Call Mr Helly's parents Oma & Opa. This is German, although they are not German themselves, Opa served in the army and they spent a lot of time out in Germany. Plus Our oldest who is turning 10 soon was born when they were about 45 yrs old, they weren't quite ready to be called granny and gramps.

[OBonio]

My mum's parents were known as Nanny and Pop (pop came from the popping noise he could make pulling his thumb out of his mouth, I was very taken with this trick as a child and just called him Pop from then on). My dad's parents were Gran and Taid (welsh for grandad). My parents are known as Grandma and Taid by my little one, and my wife's mum as Nanny. My dad called his grandma Nain (again, welsh version).

[shopper]

When I was little my dads mum was Grandma, and my mothers mum was called NIN. Dont know why,

[cassie_lakes]

It seems so strange to have all these different variations. Thanks everyone for answering. I love the bam bam and bum bum names.

[Bellringer]

I am Grandad, my wife (the apple of my eye) is Granny Smith