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What name.do you go by

(57 Posts)
1147Belle Mon 01-Mar-21 20:55:12

I just found out i have a grandchild onway .
I suggested I would be happy to be called Nana
but its been suggested i choose something else as nana was my mother in Law .

Any ideas

Gransey Tue 02-Mar-21 01:00:48

See my username. Found by my DIL on Mumsnet just as she was going into labour, just a little different. Now used by all three DGC

Ro60 Mon 01-Mar-21 23:47:33

Congratulations! I had a Granny & a Mamgu - Welsh. I'm Gran & the other one is Granny. Don't know what the other is (2DDs)

DGD solved the Grand-dads problem by calling one Grandy - which he thinks is just grand. ?

Maggiemaybe Mon 01-Mar-21 23:26:58

Blimey, the thread’s been running over 2 hours and as yet nobody’s come out with the usual unoriginal guff about Nanna being a goat or the paid help. That’s a first! smile

Just add your name, as others have said, if Nana’s the term you prefer? Even though my opposite numbers are all known as Grandma, I’m Nanna Maggie and love it.

And congratulations, OP - it’s the best job in the world!

Esspee Mon 01-Mar-21 23:14:48

I’m grandma, but I have noticed the elder one sometimes refers to me as “gee ma” lately, presumably the letter g is what she means. I’m ignoring it in the hope it is just a phase ?.

Witzend Mon 01-Mar-21 22:56:49

I’m Granny (first name), the other GM is Granny (first name) too.
I never liked any of the other grandmother names, but funnily enough when a very tiny Gdd would call me Nanny, because she couldn’t yet say the G-word, I found I liked it after all.

heath480 Mon 01-Mar-21 22:51:22

I am Nonna,my children were born in Italy and I love being Nonna.

rafichagran Mon 01-Mar-21 22:47:23

Another Gran here, I am called that by all the Grandchildren.

nanna8 Mon 01-Mar-21 22:04:31

I’m nanna ,my daughter is also nanna to her grandchild so for him I am great nanna. Sounds quite complimentary when I think about it !

lemsip Mon 01-Mar-21 22:03:58

I was nanny park as thats where I took them. Other nan was nan nan and didn't take them out.

Calendargirl Mon 01-Mar-21 22:02:35

Granny to all my five GC.

Have always said, if it’s good enough for the Queen....

Nanagem Mon 01-Mar-21 21:57:10

I’m nana, but my granddaughters have changed that to nannan I’m more than happy with that

muse Mon 01-Mar-21 21:43:38

Mama to one. Gran to the other.

grannyrebel7 Mon 01-Mar-21 21:40:38

I'm Granny with my Christian name on the end. The others are the same Granny with their Christian names on the end.

Grandma70s Mon 01-Mar-21 21:29:02

I called my maternal grandfather just that, Grandfather. It looks very formal, but it seemed quite natural. My father’s father was Grandpa, but he died when I was barely six and I don’t really remember him. Grandfather lived with us for some years after Grandma died, and was a major influence on my life.

My husband didn’t live to see his grandchildren, sadly.

LauraNorder Mon 01-Mar-21 21:25:58

Always been Gran and Grandpa. All the various other grandparents have other titles so never a problem

GagaJo Mon 01-Mar-21 21:25:49

They can read us like books tanith. Even before they can read real books

Grandmabatty Mon 01-Mar-21 21:25:24

I'm ganma to my dgs.

crazyH Mon 01-Mar-21 21:23:50

My little grandsons call me Nan and my little granddaughters call me Nanny....

tanith Mon 01-Mar-21 21:19:57

I’ve always been nanny but my grownup GC now call me Grandma and the GrtGC call me Gaga.
GagaJo seems we’re out Gaga ?

Grandma70s Mon 01-Mar-21 21:19:31

I’m Grandma. The other one is Granny. This is also what I called my grandparents.

nadateturbe Mon 01-Mar-21 21:18:11

I'm Grandma to my eldest son's children., granny to my daughter's and Nan to my younger son's children.
I don't like Nan, I sign their cards from Gran, which is what I would like to be called by all of them.

Jaxjacky Mon 01-Mar-21 21:14:33

I’m grandma, DH grandad.

Nana3 Mon 01-Mar-21 21:13:27

Nonna ?

GagaJo Mon 01-Mar-21 21:10:31

I was going to be granny, like my two grannies. But DGS had other ideas. So I am Gaga. To be fair, he's right.

Grannynannywanny Mon 01-Mar-21 21:09:49

I’m Gran and my daughter’s late mother in law was Granny.