What to call a grandfather?

My oh was called grumpy gramps when baby just a bump , but to her now he is Grampy and I an Granny x

Hello granahoy and congratulations. I hope you share the profound joy of the situation as most of us here seem to. Just wonderful. As to handle for Grandad........ Well........ I have a rather unusual one myself and it's no big deal. I just gave it a lot of thought and what I wanted emerged. The adults were a bit 'WHAT?' but the children had not a minute's problem. Go with your fancy and don't be even remotely traditional unless you really want to. Happy days indeed. My heart warms for you all.

"Bumpy"......!

I'm Nanny. (My DC decided I should be officially Nanny Og from Terry Pratchett's Three Witches as they seem to think there's a resemblance!). DH is Grandad Grumps - because he relishes being grumpy.

First GD couldn't pronounce Grandpa/Grandad and it somehow got changed to Balmpop! Luckily he didn't mind in the slightest but it did amuse the rest of us.

My OH is Gangan, the SiL calls his grandfather Pompa! Lots of choice then

I would think very carefully about using a title that has only local meaning. I would have no idea what a child might be referring to as a nonnie and would assume that any reference to nana would be about fruit.
Much better, as others have suggested, to use the terms grandma and granddad and then let the child produce their pronounciation as a cute nickname.

Mine live in Wales so I had better change my name to Nain then in case some stranger might be confused.

We're known as Grandma and Pappy and the other set of GPs are Nan and Gramps.

My friends hubby is Pamps to their grandchildren.

Jalima

My husband is still complaining as he did not get a choice with the latest grandsons. Their mother insists on calling him Grandpa which he hates, even though all of our other 10 grandchildren call him Grandad. I have mentioned that he wants to be called Grandad and we always sign cards and presents with that title, but she still insists!

My maternal Grandparents were, Nanny and Dampty. The latter being a corruption of Grampy which my older sister couldn't pronounce when she was little. My Paternal Grandparents were, Granny (up the garden), our houses backed each other so that was logical, and Dan-Dan, again because my sister couldn't manage Grandad when very little. The thing is, the first thing the little one begins calling you, is often the nicest, and most characterful. This is why I'm Ganny, and I love it!

When he was just starting to talk, GS1 [son of DS2] decided my DH was "Das" for some reason. His other granddad is "HarryDas"! My DD hates "Das" so DH is Granddad to them.
My Granny was horrible so that was last thing I wanted to be called, and my other GM was "Meregrand"; which I didn't really want. So I'm "Grandma" - a compromise for "Grandmere" which would have been my preferred option.
I think unless one is very fussy, one takes the name one is given by the child.

Grampie works for me and my five grandkids.

...and they call the other grandfather Gramps.

GS2 remarked, 'Grandad is funny and sometimes grumpy'. The other Grandad is known as 'Grandpa'. Once when I picked up my GD from school, the teacher said, 'Here's Granny to pick you up'. GD corrected her, 'That's not Granny, that's Grandma'. They're so funny, aren't they?

Whatever you like... The little one will come up with their own version of it anyway, which will probably stick. :-)

Congratulations granahoy Such a wonderful time for you.

In out family we are Bubbe (yiddush) and Saba (hebrew). Just because!! I wanted something that would be easy for the little'uns to say and different to their other GPs

My husband is called Pop Pop as was his grandfather........ All the grandchildren and their friends call him Pop Pop.

Youngest GD (19 months) can say something that sounds like grandma for me, but calls my OH dad. Her father is daddy. Caused a little confusion at first!

We had this problem too. In the end they settled on calling us both Grandma and Grandad with the addition of our Christian names. It has pleased everyone....and the children know immediately who they are talking to on the 'phone.

My GSN could not say grumpy so it merged into Pappy so all the GC call him that,but the older ones now call him Paps it sounds very affectionate.

Gaga!

I banana but by husband is grumpy ( and he is grumpy) ???????

DH is Granda, common here in NE Scotland.