Gran or Nan?

Bumpa to grandchildren - Fluffy to newly acquired step grandchildren - (whose mother does not want me having grandmother status) -

There are three grandmothers in the family so when DGD was born Nanny (not that I wanted that anyway) was taken by one GM and Grandma was taken by the other so then we were last in the name decision. As my children call me Mumsie (I have no idea why) I became GrandMumsie, shortened to Gramsie.

I have loved reading the different names we are all called, as my father once said you can call me anything you like as long as you don't call me late for supper!!

I'm Oma and I love it. Easy for little ones to say and the look of delight on their faces when they master it is lovely

My grandson calls me nanoo, lately it,s been grangema or grangey. It,s different!, but he only does it indoors, not when there's a lot of people around

I am Nana Val and d.I.l's mum is Nanny Sylvie. To be called Grandma is very ageing in my opinion. As the grandchildren have got older it has been shortened to Nan.

I am Mamar-my granddaughter couldn't say Grandma,and anyway I like it!Her brothers have both taken it on board so that's fine. However.....they now live in France,so we have great mixes of Maman and Mamar.Oh hum..

Don't get this,I'm not old enough to be a gran thing,seeing that's what we are.

Thank you Nina, I've found the thread under 'acronyms' but I might stick with eldest son etc. :0)

I was meant to be Granny, but DGD has decided I am grancakes and grandad is frank x

Solitaire There used to be a thread with a list of abbreviations but the search doesn't bring it up.
I think what you are querying is DGD1 which would be dear granddaughter No1 as in your 1st born granddaughter I have DGS1 and DGS2 (grandsons)
SO significant other
DP dear partner
SiL is indeed either sister in law or son on law
BiL brother in law
MiL mother in law

I'm Nangie, part nan and part my name. I love it when my DGD calls me that and I'm looking forward to being called it by the baby twins when they're old enough.

Am I the only one confused by all of the abbreviations in posts. Some are apparent, OH for instance, but SIL? sister in law, son in law? And ddg1 etc?

I'm Nanna and my hubby was pumpkins because grand daughter couldn't say grampy. He is now Gampy so she's moving in the right direction. She can't say her name (Isabelle) so calls herself Apples.

Mamgu.

I am a gran. I am not old enough to be called granny.

My children, grandchildren, husband and everyone else I know call me by my actual name.
I call myself by my own name and call my husband, grandchildren, mother-in-law and all my friends by THEIR own names.
I see no need to have a title instead of a name. I know it's not for everyone but, after all, I don't refer to my children as "daughter" or "son" - nor to my husband as "husband".
I do think, however, that the actual name used is less important than the love behind it.

I am Nana to my two GC but I also answer to Nanny or Nan. I don't really care what they call me, I love them both so much and just feel lucky to have grandchildren.

i have a unique name - panny pat.
my oldest grandaughter, now aged 13, couldn't pronounce granny pat when she was little so i landed up with panny pat.
now that's my official title and one which i'm extremely pleased, and proud, to have.
i have four grandaughters and hopefully they'll all call me that although the two youngest are a big young at the moment.

I am Italian, so I am Nonna, and I love it! The little ones master the name much more quickly than they do 'Grandpa', which is what they (eventually) call my husband!

I'm Mimi because when my granddaughter began to talk she called me 'Me' because that is how I referred to myself. She thought it was my name. I then became Mimi and I love it. She is now 4 and her friends and even some of their Mums call me Mimi.

I am Nanny - just because that is what I called my own grandmothers. It used to be Nanny at Oxford (paternal) and Nanny at Shiplake (maternal) when referring to them in conversation - Nanny to their face.

I am known as NannyLin to my step grandchildren. I think it also helps the children if the other Grandparent is known as something else - Granny in this instance. With divorce and separation so prevalent, children often end up with 2 or 3 or even 4 sets of step/grandparents - so some agreement on titles is helpful.

My grown up kids call my Mum Grandma - and their spouses call her by her christian name. Just think - when I was child we never called a grown up by their christian name - always Mrs or Mr...... My grandparents used to go on holiday with a neighbour and I never heard them referred to as anything else other than Mr and Mrs Potter - seems so weird now.

I'm 'Gaga' and proud of it! It started with our first grandchild's attempt to say 'Grandma' and it has been continued by further additions to the brood.

I had Grandmas with their surnames. My mother was Nana to my children and I am Granny. If it's good enough for the Queen, it's good enough for me ;)

I'm Nan. I was 50 when my DGD was born and the thought of being called Gran made me feel about 102. It's personal preference of course.

As my grandsons have 2 grandmothers and 2 great grandmothers ( one has since sadly died) , we had to come up with 4 disinctive names. Mine is Nanamac -which the boys have now concertinaed into Namac! I quite like the fact that it's pretty unique. Oops - now there are going to be 100s of posts saying' that's my name too!!'