Grandma sounds too old

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Registered: 12-26-2005
Grandma sounds too old
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Mon, 01-30-2006 - 11:01am

This will be my moms first grandchild and she doesn't want to be called grandma. Do you have any suggestions of any cute names for her or a webiste that might say?

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Mon, 01-30-2006 - 6:00pm

We let my parents pick their own "grandparent" names, since we were the first on each side to have children (oldest in both families LOL). My mom and dad chose Nana and Poppy (although our oldest already changed that to Poppa), and his parents chose Gramma Joy (and insisted on Joy, but our oldest has shortened that to just Gramma already LOL) and Grampa. I also have a Nanny, Pop Pop, Pappy, Nonna (Non-ah ... Italian) and Grammy, and friends use Oma and Opa, I believe, which is cute. HTH! :)

~Kelli


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Mon, 01-30-2006 - 9:12pm
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Lisa

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Registered: 07-03-2004
Mon, 01-30-2006 - 9:54pm
My mom is Bonny and when she first became a grandma (19 years ago) she refused to go by Grandma and only went by Bunny. Now that she has 25 grandkids, and a great grandkid on the way she chooses to go by Grandma Bunny.
My father in law is called Papa by most of his grandkids.

 

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Registered: 01-31-2006
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 4:12am

It isn't up to her. It's up to you. Either way, the baby will call her what he wants later on. Ask me how I know? My grandmother's name is Memere because we are French and my daughter called my mother Memere until she reached 5 years old and asked why she didn't have a grandma like her friends. From that day forward, she called my mother Grand Ma and she calls my grandmother Grand Ma Great.

Tell your mother this. There are a few billion women on this earth and out of the millions and billions of women, ONLY one gets to be called Grand Ma by your child usually as familys opt for nana for the other one...That child will love her Grand ma forever and will want to call her that.

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Registered: 12-26-2005
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 9:35am
Oh no, that is way too old. My dad is going to be Zadie though.
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Registered: 08-16-2005
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 10:21am
A friend of mine used to call her gma Momminaw (pronounced Mommy-naw).
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Registered: 01-31-2006
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 6:50pm
My Mom is in the same situation and the names we came up with to use were Miia, Mima, G-Ma, and Grammy. Our final decision is Mima for my Mom and G-Ma for my Grandma who will be Great Grandma to my son. Hope that helps a little!! Good Luck
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Registered: 12-14-2005
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 7:03pm
I have some friends who call their grandma Mom...the whole family does. gets kinda confusing tho. my mom is called Lila and dad is called Poppy

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