Nanna or Nana?

Whatever grandparents are called often just seems to evolve! My mother was Nana to my DGC and my MIL was Grandma. For all this generation we seem to be Nana with first name. My DGC just call me Nana as I look after them the most. The spelling doesn't seem to matter though I think I started mine following Nana, the dog who looked after the Darling children in Peter Pan.

My youngest DGD having just learned to read delights in calling me Anan which she discovered was Nana spelled backwards!

My grandmothers were both Nanna, and my mother is Nanna to my DC. We haven't worked out what the great-grandchildren should call her yet.

When I see "Nana" I think of the dog in Peter pan. And pronounce it Nar-nar. The double "n" shortens the first "a".

I'm a Nanna as was my mother. DH is Grampy

I am supposed to be Granny, but Gdd, not yet 2, can't say Gs yet so I'm Nanny for now. Funnily enough I never thought I'd like being Nanny but I'm quite happy with it.
Dh should be Grandpa but is BA-Pa at the moment, and very happy with it.

I'm definitely a Nana, as was my Mum and her Mum.

My DH is Grampy ( you are the first person Katek who has one too ).

Funnily enough both my Mum and Nana's husband were known as Nandad !

It matters if you want to spell it correctly. I've slways used 'Nanna'. If it was 'Nana' it'd be pronounced like ba'na(r)na'. The single 'n' means the a would be prounced 'ar'. Just saying...... ?

I am a proud Nana and it doesn't matter one jot what your GCs call you.

Both my grandmas were referred to by surname it was ridiculous when I think about it. I am nanny L but most times naughty nanny L because I often say No to their demands.

Nanna, as my nanna before me, I dont really know why but idont like the Nana version

Another Resurrected thread from 2017 ???

I`m Grandma to my grandchildren and nanny to my step grandchildren.

I am Gran or Granny, different GCs use both. I don't mind which they call me as long as it isn't fat

I’m nanna to my grandkids but my grandkids call inlaws mums gran and granny. I guess it depends on where you brought up or what you heard. I always called my grandparents Nan and nanna. But in my family because we all get different names grandkids don’t get confused when talking on the phone etc

There is no “correct” name for a Gran - granny, grandma, nana, nanna, nanny, whatever.
I am Granny to 3 and Janny to 3 other grandchildren.
As the saying goes, I don’t mind what you call me, as long as you call me

I am called Nannie! I was asked what I would like to be called and I said no way was I to be called Grandma or Granny! I cannot stand either of those and as I was a young grandmother! To be called either of those didn’t appeal!

When GS was born he was the first GC for both sets of parents. I said to DIL I’d let her mum decide what she wanted to be called first. She is quite a traditionalist so I was quite surprised when she said Nanna. I’m very happy to be known as Grandma as it’s what we are and what I called my own Grandma. Our son called both Grandmas as such but with there Christian name on the end to differentiate.

We are Grandmère and Grandpère as when our DGC were born, we still lived in France - it's not about to change now. Actually we love it ..... little bit different

I am mama, DH is pop

I’m Nini. Strictly speaking I should be ‘Nain’, but I called my mum’s mum Nini.

I’m Grandma, the other one is Granny. I had a Grandma and a Granny myself. Never even heard Nana/Nanna/Nanny meaning Grandmother until I was grown up. A nanny is a children’s nurse, Nana is the dog in Peter Pan or the children’s nanny in Ballet Shoes.

My DGD2 at age 9 told me she wanted to call me Nanther. When I asked why, her reply was: half Nan and half Mother. She's 16 now.

Why resurrect a thread from 5 years ago? What's wrong with starting a new one?

I was quite upset reading an old thread and realising that some of the posters have since died.

Here in Scotland it is usually gran, granny or grandma. I would be horrified to be called a banana by my grandchildren.

I didn’t realise this was a zombie thread. Why do people do that?

I’m Welsh so I’m a Nain.